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Program Goals Fun, messy art program for kids who are off school Sub for toddler storytime (provider is n/a) Non-Halloween activities for families I planned to run this approximately from 10am to noon. Toddler storytime usually meets at 10am and 11am. Since there was no school, I had both my aides available. I also pulled in additional staff to cover the youth services desk in the morning. The focus was on paint and messy art for the morning and some sensory activities. Painting activities Painting pumpkins - leftover pumpkins from a program, tempera paint, brushes Fingerpaint - fingerpaint, paper Scratch art - pre-made cardstock with crayons, kids cover it in black paint and draw designs with popsicle sticks. Additional crayons and cardstock to make your own. Watercolors and biocolor - diffusion paper in various shapes, brushes Sensory activities 1 swimming pool with a pumpkin cut open to be investigated 1 swimming pool with water and dish soap and plastic food from the kitchen Other ...

Program Goals Introduce Beth Krommes and her art Encourage gross and fine motor skills Attendance: 10 Art Project Part 1: Scratch art (10-10:15) If I had an older group I would have had them make their own, but during the school year this group is smaller. At 10:15ish, I sing the Storytime Song Supplies scratch art paper scratch art tools Storytime/Snacktime: 10:15-10:40 I get all the kids more or less sitting down and ask a parent or two to pass out the snack during the first story. Depending on the age of the kids, we'll talk about different aspects of the art, anything from identifying colors and shapes to asking questions about the author's process and materials. Books The house in the night by Susan Swanson Blue on blue by Dianne White Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root Butterfly eyes by Joyce Sidman Swirl by Swirl by Joyce Sidman Art Project Part 2: Paint (10:40-11) This was fingerpaint, but they had popsicle sticks to make patterns. Each kid got to pick three colors and ...

Program Goals Encourage creativity and problem-solving Allow children to experience different art products and styles Develop fine motor skills Attendance: 35 Project: Embossing foil pendants I got this idea from Make and Takes . We pretty much did it exactly as it said and it was very popular. Supplies Foil Pasteboard strips and cards (donated by artist) Wooden styluses (originally bought to us with scratch-art and worked great for this) Permanent markers Ribbon Tape, Scissors, scratch paper (to put under while coloring) Evaluation 10-24-17 Attendance: 24 Notes : My attendance at these programs has dropped way off. People are just busier after school, stay later, etc. I did have a group of middle schoolers join in and several families stayed for quite a long time. 11-19-15 Attendance: 40 Feedback/Connections: Some regulars and some folks I hadn't seen in a while, plus a handful of middle schoolers Notes : This was VERY popular. We haven't done a new project in a while and this...

Program Goals  Experiment with the science of force and motion  Encourage kids to problem solve and be creative  Attendance: 35  Project: Catapults I made some signs with instructions and pictures from several online sources, one for a super easy catapult and one for a more difficult model . I laminated these and put them out on the tables for people to refer to. I also put a warning sign that only adults could use the hot glue gun! Supplies Popsicle sticks, plastic spoons, rubber bands  Bottle caps, cotton balls, small pompoms  Glue dots, hot glue gun, glue, tape, duct tape  Project: Mini-Marshmallow Shooters I had a variety of cups and sizes of balloons that kids could experiment with. It really only works well with really hard plastic cups, but we did fine experimenting with other cups and paper tubes. This would also work with pompoms, you don't have to use marshmallows. I got this from Amy Koester . Supplies  Plastic and paper cups (differe...