Stay & Play

This fall we started our Stay & Play time to follow-up our Toddler Time. During this time our 2-year-old appropriate toys, games and activities & the feedback has been phenomenal!

Most weeks we stick with our oversized Melissa & Doug blocks.

We just keep 2 giant tubs full of them and pull them out during our building times.

Another thing that must always come out: Sensory Balls!

from Lakeshore Learning

Overall, play time combined with chat time for your adults proves to be a win-win scenario. I don't see ending this program anytime soon.

DVD Cases: Great for Crafts

Do you end up with a stash of unused DVD cases at your library for one reason or another?

Before you start posting it on the Listserv to share, consider whether or not you can use any first.

One of our favorite crafts (which works beautifully for outreach visits) is DIY Pencil Cases.

Well Played: Bunny Hop

Again we are giving a shout out to Educational Insights.

"Bunny Hop" by Educational Insights

Well Played:: Raccoon Rumpus

This is follow-up to Tuesday's post where you were introduced to the amazing: "Koala Caper". Now meet:

"Raccoon Rumpus" by Educational Insights

Are you game?: Well Played

Did you know that next month is a global event celebrating gaming in libraries?

That's right International Games Week is approaching and if you aren't already on the gaming bandwagon might I suggest you hop on....

End Result: Space Art

This is a follow-up to a previous post.

We held a generically titled program called Space Art that allowed for creative freedom and it was such a hoot!

Step one was selecting their "canvas": canvas or wood.

Then they started selecting their decorations: paint, scrapbook paper, glitter glue, stickers, stencils, etc. We had so many choices.

The end results were as diverse as we expected.

End Results: UFO Banks

This is a follow-up to our previous post.

Here's the end product that our teens created:

We always appreciate how above and beyond the go to be creative!