My (college-aged) daughter and I were discussing life skills, A.K.A. “adulting”. I realized that they have changed a little bit since I was starting out in the world. For example,…
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We are living in interesting times. I’d usually have most of my summer planned out already, filling my Saturdays with magicians, scientists and themed parties, teen gatherings one weeknight, elementary…
Up next on our apocalyptic life skills series, weaving. Materials needed: newspaper gluestick scissors To make strips, cut a full page newspaper lengthwise 4 inches from the fold. Fold in…
How to make bunnies that look like those marshmallow treats they sell for Easter. I’ve never been a fan of eating them, but they are colorful and cute. If you’ve…
I hosted a kid’s glow party at the library. They loved it! It got a bit wild at the end because they were so excited, and there are some things…
We just had our summer reading kick-off with the theme of “Universe of Stories.” So we pretended that the library was a space station and our readers were reporting in…
Mermaid Tail Blanket I sewed a mermaid tail blanket for my 3-year-old honorary niece. I had left-over fabric from the “Boo” costume I made her (sorry, no picture of that,…
A-Mazing Mazes Mazes are good for a STEAM program because they teach spacial relations and problem solving while being fun. For our maker lab, which this time had a large…
Zombie Party Planning I almost left my brains in the fridge, but fortunately my clerk reminded me. I think we all had a great time, and I only had to…
Pokemon Party The event of the week was our pokemon party. I got a lot of ideas off Pinterest, of course. There are so many creative people sharing what they…
