Photo Share

Greetings!

We're going to try and make it easier to share photos of youth activities.  A new ASZ photo album can be found here.

Jasencio’s Bubble Chain

As people send in new photos we'll expand the albums and share those links. Photos of activities can be sent to Sara, Rebecca, Corey or any of the Youth Managers. Make sure to include which activity and location the pictures are from.

Cheers,
Rebecca, Youth Services

STEM Program Ideas

Want to run a STEM program during ASZ or on the weekend, but forgot to request a kit in time? Want to include a STEM activity in storytime? Here's a STEM resource that I've added to the Kids, Tweens, and Teen pages: STEM In Libraries. I do love that you can filter for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or just look at all the ideas they offer.

What project do you want to try at your location? Let us know in the comments by November 1st , don't forget to include your name and location in your comment, and get a prize from the treasure chest at the next youth meeting!

Amazing Art Resources!

If you are looking for ideas for art programs that you might want to do at your location, either for March programming or for any general time, check out the Art Lab books! They are available as ebooks (some through Hoopla!) and as physical books. What I especially like is that most of them feature 52 lessons, so you could, in theory, do a unique program every week for an entire year. Check them out!

Share your ideas for incorporating art into your library programs in the comments!

Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

We have done this game a few times at STE and each time it has been a hit with school aged kids/tweens.

I got the idea after seeing this video: https://youtu.be/X55rcKDlodo

This can be played one on one (or two on two). Players will stand behind the table opposite of each other but facing the trash can that they will be throwing their paper ball into. When a paper ball makes it into the trash can, they can put down an X or O. The first to get tic-tac-toe wins the game!

Tip: Let the players know that if they run out of paper balls, they can grab the paper balls on the ground that are behind them. Do not go to the other side of the table. That will only cause chaos.
The first time we tried it during ASZ, the kids did not want to play until my co-worker and I started playing that they decided they wanted to play. You may need to demo this so the kids will find it interesting.

Equipment:

• 1 Table
• 2 trash cans or 2 cardboard boxes
• Lots of crumpled up paper balls
• Paper X’s and O’s
• Masking Tape or Painter’s Tape (alteratly you can draw the lines with a marker)

(If you do not have any these items, it is easy to substitute with something else.)

-Nhu