As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the
We are passionate supporters of public libraries here at Pages Unbound. But there are still awesome services and programs I would love to see libraries provide! Here are ten cool ideas that would g…
A lot of these ideas could also work for a Percy Jackson party!! For us, we decided not to call it that so we could also focus on telling the stories too. The idea behind this program was to repli…
The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information.Kids ages 8 to 12 are often too busy with scheduled activities of their own to make it to library programs in the afternoons or evenings. For librarians who wish to increase attendance at programs for this age group, this can be very frustrating, […]
Learn to make this cute apple scented potpourri pouches to welcome Fall season. It is an easy craft and you will be tempted to make more.
Explosions are almost always a hit with the school-age crowd. When my library offered a Volcano Science program last year, the excitement in the room was palpable as we erupted individual volcanoes; there’s just something about witnessing a destructive force that connects with kids. If that’s what it takes to get school-age library visitors interested in STEAM concepts, well, hook me up with the (child-safe) explosives. Geyser Science is just the thing. First, we talked about the science. I had planned to use some terrific geyser resources from the National Park Service, but my program took place during the government shutdown and so these resources were largely inaccessible. Luckily, one Park Service video was still on YouTube. After watching the video, I pulled out a paper model of a geyser that I had made. Using the pieces of the model, we talked about the geological processes that create a geyser and...
The best crafts keep kids occupied while helping them develop fine motor skills. Check out our 8 terrific (and cheap) tissue paper crafts that do just that!
Practical tips and tricks to Teaching Kids to Sew. It isn't as hard as it sounds and kids will love to learn to sew with these great teaching kids to sew
Book Inspired Kids Crafts Roundup - I Heart Crafty Things A big hello today to all of you lovely Glued to My Crafts fans! My name is Rachel and I blog
We had another fun week during our Summer Reading Program! On Tuesday, the Blank Park Zoo visited the library, bringing several animals along. We had almost 175 people squeezed our room next door. …
Learn about France with this France preschool unit! Activities, crafts, food, songs, etc to give your child a taste of France.
Tuesday evening we hosted a Harvest Festival for families and with 50 children registered, we ended up with over 70 in attendance (thank goodness we had enough supplies!) and I think everyone had a great time! We had ten different stations for little ones and had some wonderful help from our Junior Friends (students in grades 5 – 8) to help us make sure everything ran smoothly. I love these festival-type programs because families can do as much or as little as they want and aren’t required to stay for the entire program. We ran the program for just an hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm and the families stayed for about 45 minutes for the most part and then took the kids home to get them to bed. We also were very specific in choosing are activities, staying away from more “Halloween” activities, and focusing more on fall fun! Festival Stations Which Squirrel Has the Nut The typical carnival game is where you hide a ball or in our case, an acorn, under one of three cups and you mix them around and have the person guess where the acorn is. I used Solo cups with a clip art picture of a squirrel glued to them. Leaf Craft This is a simple craft that requires leaves, Popsicle sticks, and googly eyes. I was going to collect leaves outside, but we ended up just picking up some fake leaves from the dollar store. Leaf Tic-Tac-Toe Your typical game of tic-tac-toe, but instead of x’s and o’s, we used two different types of leaves and a large piece of poster board for the tic-tac-toe board. Read Aloud We had a middle school student help us with this station and she read The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz every ten minutes throughout the hour. Guess the Pumpkin’s Weight An easy station, a rather large pumpkin, and the kids can write down their guess as to how much it wears. Our pumpkin weighed in at 7.75 lbs (but felt much heavier!) Gourd Bowling We used empty water bottles with a little rice in the bottom for the pins and those bumpy round gourds for the bowling ball. Find the pumpkin in the haystack We bought a small bale of hay from a local garden center and put in one of those big tubs and hide little toy pumpkins in the hay for the kids to find. Candy Corn Spoon Relay This event can be done in any number of ways, most of the kids just tried to scoop as much candy corn on a spoon and move it from one bowl to another bowl a few feet away during a specific amount of time. Pumpkin’ Chuckin’ This was an adorable activity, but make sure you have regular-size toilet paper rolls, apparently, I buy the super, extra big ones because it was a lot harder to wrap them in the orange felt. Paint Your Own Pumpkin This was the only station that required anything from the families themselves. If they wanted to participate, they had to bring a pumpkin with them, we had all the paint and brushes.
Teen librarian Karen Jensen walks you through turning recorded voice messages into soundwave art that you can scan and hear
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Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Engage your students with some this wonderful book study to correlate with the cute book We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins.
oh! Guys! This is the funnest roundup ever! Grab some painter's tape and whip up some amazing activities, crafts and games with these fun hacks! Canvas Finger PaintingJumping Course Jump! Marbles Painting Craft Car
Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls!
A StoryWalk® is a fun activity that places laminated pages from a picture book mounted on posts along an outside path, in store windows, around a playground or park, or anywhere else you can imagine it! The StoryWalk® concept was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and was developed with t
Kids Book Crafts | Children's book companion craft ideas. Simple & easy projects for preschoolers, kindergarten & elementary. Free PDF templates.
Free library games and resources, including printables, worksheets, and slideshow presentations designed to help kids build library skills.
Don't you love simple crafts!? These pipe cleaner butterfly rings are so pretty and they're really easy to make. Pipe cleaner crafts are so much fun, especially when you can make something really awesome in less than 5 minutes using nothing but 2 and a half pipe cleaners! You don't need any glue, and you don't need any fancy supplies. Just pipe cleaners and a pair of scissors. This is such an awesome low mess craft for kids... and tweens, and teens, and adults... it's pretty great for all ages! These pipe cleaner butterflies are Part 2 in our pipe
Free PDF agaograph art activities for all ages. These free freeprintable agamograph templates are in themes such as spring, summer, and more.
Haven't tried a book tasting with your students yet? This fun reading activity is an awesome way to introduce genres in your elementary classroom or library!
Let's welcome the bugs with these sweet bugs coloring pages for kids!
With Step-by-step Instructions Crafting is an age-old practice that has shown to have a calming effect on the mind and an uplifting effect on the spirit. People who craft regularly swear by its effectiveness in regulating anxiety and stress. This proves to be pretty great for adult
This is the list you should be checking out if you want simple and enjoyable craft projects that will enliven your free time!
Create Duck-bill Platypus Bookmark with our fun craft activity guide template. Buy art and craft supplies at Baker Ross, inspiring creativity
Geometric Robots Elements of Design: Color, Shape Art Lesson completed by students with Autism and special needs A focus on gross and fine motor skills Students had such a great time creating their very own robots, even giving them names afterwards!
A perfect kid craft. This paper project is just a fun kid activity to do at home. Have fun make these children crafts on the cheaper side and make crafting an activity to enjoy with the whole family.
This Football Jersey Name Sign requires very few supplies, is super simple, and creates a fun craft for your child and a reminder to put God first.
Use a flat flashlight made by white paper to reveal the dark mysterious undersea created by kids
Add a spooky flair to your Halloween decor with a user-friendly printable haunted house pattern. Useful for customizing windows, doors or pumpkin carving, its a simple way to imbue your space with a haunted atmosphere..
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Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.
These Beautiful New Zealand Crafts for Kids will have you amazed and spellbound by this gorgeous country and it's culture!
Summer time means there will be a lot of free time for your kiddos. In between all the vacations and pool parties, try one of these STEAM projects!
