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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1019
PUBYAC Digest 1019
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Newbery and Caldecott winners
by Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
2) movie equipment question (long)
by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
3) Food Craft Compilation (long)
by "Gregg and Mary Cage" <gmcage@earthlink.net>
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From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Newbery and Caldecott winners
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:15:15 CST
In general, I don't think most people would have a problem with a YA book
getting a Newbery award or honor status, or the same with picture books.
The problem is that this year EVERYTHING that was considered award worthy
was for a YA audience.
Which seems to say that there was nothing worthy of a Newbery status in
books for younger readers. It may be true--maybe this was a bad year for
books for younger kids. I'd like to think not.
But the bigger problem is that, over time, more and more resources are
being devoted to YA books--books with considerable depth, mature themes,
greater length--and less and less attention is being paid to books for
younger readers.
Many people could say that it's about time that YA books got their due.
There was long period of time when YA books were hardly registering on
anyone's radar. But now we are experiencing a YA renaissance of sorts.
So much so that YALSA has started its own award for YA books--so they can
be recognized. But ALSC is not going to change the age parameters on its
award just because someone else decides to give an award.
I think some people are concerned that we not forget about the books for
intermediate readers. We all want to be able to use these awards to point
kids to great literature in our time. We all want authors who will
continue to write outstanding books which, by their very nature, have to
be simple and easy to understand for younger readers.
There are those who fear that the attention to YA literature is coming at
the expense of the books for elementary ages. Since the people who give
these awards just happen to be adults, it is possible (with no disrespect
intended) that they might happen to personally prefer books which give
THEM a greater mental challenge. (And isn't it a coincidence that
publishers just happen to be devoting more and more of their lists to the
books for older readers...)
I'm not sure I've actually heard anyone bash books for YAs, but I
certainly can understand their feelings of disappointment that there was
nothing for younger readers honored by this year's award.
Julie Linneman
Coordinator of Programs and Outreach
Wichita Public Library
223 S. Main
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 261-8590
fax: 262-4540
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
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Subject: movie equipment question (long)
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:15:23 CST
This is a compilation of the responses I received when
I asked about what types of equipment libraries use
when they show movies. I was basically wondering if
our 19" screen TV on a cart was going to be OK for
groups of 20-25 kids.
Thanks to all who responded.
Lorraine Getty
*********
We use both a screen and the tv on a cart with the
VCR. I usually just use the tv for some of my
programs with the vcr and that seems to be okay for
groups up to about 30. I've had no problem or
complaints. The other part of the library (adult and
teen) have been showing movies
like Spiderman (we got rights) and they had it
projected on a larger screen. They were actually
hoping for a larger audience but the response has been
small.
Debbie Allen
Round Lake Area Library
Round Lake, IL
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We have a VCR and projector that we use with a pull
down screen. It works very well, and the projector is
also used in computer classes or
demonstrations.
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Movies are a lot of fun but getting everything set up
takes a bit of work. My husband has been in the
theatre business for more than 30 years & so was I
before I went back to school to get my MLIS. I much
prefer showing actual film in the library. The
picture quality is much better than with video/TV
equipment and I think the kids enjoy it more because
it's different from plugging in the tape at home. The
easiest thing to do is check with your library system
(if Illinois has a system or district structure) to
see if they own 16mm or 35mm films & equipment that
you can borrow. The libraries in several of the
systems here in Texas are able to borrow equipment &
films for use in library programming for free. The
best part is that the films are public performance
licensed so there are no problems with showing them in
a public setting. Many libraries have gotten away
from using 16mm films, so it can be tricky finding
titles that the public wants to see. If you want to
have a big program that is reminiscent of actually
being in a movie theatre complete with big theatrical
releases (and popcorn, of course!), there are
companies that you can rent the movies from. You
would still have to find the equipment and somebody to
run it. Sixteen mm projectors are easy to run--you
can simply read the instructions on the side of the
projector & become a pro in a matter of minutes.
Thirty-five mm projectors take a more instruction.
I've included some links to film distributors who
lease to entities other than commercial theatres.
Expect to pay pretty big bucks for Disney & other
popular flicks. You can also contact the film
companies to lease movies but I wouldn't bother with
that for the type of programming you are talking
about--much too expensive & time-consuming!
Another way to set up this kind of programming is to
find a film collector in your area. There is bound to
be someone close to you. Believe me, they are hiding
all over the United States, lurking in basements &
garages with their projection equipment & whatever
prize movie they've found on eBay this week! My
husband has a friend in the Austin area who is a
retired projectionist. He was bored so he decided to
start his own film/equipment rental business. He
spends most weekends of the year leasing his equipment
and/or his movies to community groups, parks & rec
programs, libraries, and private groups. I'm sure
there is someone around you who does what he does.
Check your phone book or use Google to seek out film
equipment rentals.
Of course, there are video projectors & digital
projectors now that do have pretty good picture
quality. Perhaps your system has something like that
you can borrow. The biggest problem with that is
finding something you can actually play in the
library. You may not publicly show any of your DVDs
or videos unless your library purchased the public
performance license to go with them. Public domain
stuff is OK.
Have a look at the following links to see what's
available & to get an idea of cost. Good luck & have
fun!
Melissa Uhlhorn
Library Manager
Schertz Public Library
Schertz, TX 78154
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.
Modern Sound Pictures
Reel Classics
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We have tried the TV/VCR route, and we also have an
older rear projection unit that shows up on the wall.
We have just decided to scrap both and invest in a
unit that video projection unit that will also have
the capability of showing information from a computer
to a screen as well as DVDs or VHS films. It will
also hook into our sound system. Our reasons for the
roughly $4500 investment are the extra features- our
meeting room is used by many groups who now ask for
the computer hookup, and we will also be able to do
instruction to groups with it. We have tried showing
films the old ways, and find that only a small group
can comfortably sit around a TV. The sound also comes
only from the TV unless you have other arrangements,
and it can be hard to hear. The film quality was
awful when we did use the older machine to project on
to the wall - you can only magnify so many times
before you lose clarity. Apparently the older machine
was sold to the library with an explanation of how
many pixels were involved, and they were told it would
lose pixels every year - and it has. We now have the
license to show films, so we felt it would be
worthwhile to get better equipment and do it right.
Something for the after school crowd to do, we hope.
We had 16 mm. projectors but the films were way too
expensive. The library system finally invested in
video projectors and they are absolutely wonderful.
And it feels much more like a movie. I don't have a
screen, I just project it on a wall in the meeting
room. The kids love that it is so big. They are quite
pricey but it seems to be worth it.
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We have a proxima projector which I hook up to the
VCR. We use a pull down screen and set the room to
look like a movie theatre. I started to do this once
a month and each month we get more kids and parents.
I only show "G" rated movies (makes it easier). There
is always a staff member in the room and for those
kids that don't need a mom or dad to sit next to them,
I instruct the parents that they must stay in the
library. No child is allowed to leave the theatre
without an adult. Last movie (Lilo and Stitch) had 23
kids and 9 adults.
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We often show videos as our library and usually have
one showing during our summer reading programs. We
have a meeting room with large pull down screen we
project on but we have also just used a TV though ours
is on a large cart and high for kids to look up to.
Both have worked well. Hope this helps some.
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We have an area for story time that can be closed to
the rest of the Children's Dept. We have a 36" TV, a
DVD player and a VHS player. The kids pull in the
floor cushions and the parents take the computer
chairs (needless to say sometimes we scramble to find
enough). No one has complained yet. Actually, they
complained more when we used the large screen and
projection camera to show the movies downstairs. It
was never dark enough to get a clear picture and the
wooden cushioned folding chairs were way too
uncomfortable.
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Videos are MUCH better if shown on a video projector.
These used to be terribly expensive but have now
dropped below $2000 (maybe even $1500). Or you may be
able to rent one from a local office supply place. If
you need more details about our projector (which we've
had for about a year and LOVE -- we use it for our
"movie" at the end of each storytime), write back to
me. I'm at home so cannot look it up right now.
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The theme of our summer reading program last year was
"Cinema Summer" -- quite similar to your theme. We
had so much fun, and used nothing but a TV and VCR --
we had an average of 35 kids at each of our weekly
programs. The amazing thing is that we showed movies
and talked about books that had been made into movies
-- and the kids were amazed that Harriet the Spy, Mary
Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, etc. were books
first! They didn't have a clue! Have fun, and good
luck
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Lorraine,
We actually showed just one movie -- Babe the Pig
(another one the kids didn't know was a book). We
handed each child tickets as they walked in the door.
We had a "concession stand" set up with candy and
juice and popcorn, and the kids could keep buying
things from the concession stand with their tickets
until they spent them all. We also handed each child
a tiny flashlight (from Oriental Trading or one of
those places) that they used to see how to get to
their seats (we closed the shades and doors, and it
was fairly dim in our storypit room). We had the
place really done up like a theater.
Other weeks we focused on books that had been made
into movies, but we didn't actually show the movie
(the prizes for our summer reading program were,
naturally, books and movies that we had talked about
at our weekly events). Some examples: One week we
did Harry Potter and had a magician come in to
entertain; one week we did Dr. Dolittle and had a pet
store bring in talking birds; another week was Jungle
Book and the zoo brought animals; Peter Pan week we
did a treasure hunt outside; James and the Giant Peach
we had a local peach orchard visit (and we got free
samples...!); Harriet the Spy week we had the police
department visit, all the kids got fingerprinted, and
we gave them all tiny magnifying glasses. Not only
did we have video tapes and books as prizes, one of
the local movie houses gave us some free passes to use
as further prizes.
Hope your program turns out as well as ours did! Good
luck! Tina Sizemore
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From: "Gregg and Mary Cage" <gmcage@earthlink.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Food Craft Compilation (long)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:15:32 CST
You guys are the best!
A week ago I asked for ideas for a simple food craft to accompany a =
food-themed storytime. Here is a compilation of responses. Many thanks =
to all who replied!
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Make pretzel dough ahead of time, have the kids sculpt the pretzels, =
bake and tell stories, then enjoy together when they are cool. Kids =
treat it like play dough.
Denise M. Pulgino Stout=20
Youth Services Outreach Librarian=20
Chester County Library=20
610-280-2672=20
dpstout@ccls.org=20
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I'm not sure what age range you are working with, but last fall I had a
very successful craft with a food-related program for 2nd and 3rd =
graders.
They made "s'mores" with fun foam. For each child, we cut 2
light brown
rectangles for the graham cracker, 2 dark brown rectangles (smaller) for
the chocolate, and one white "cloud-like" shape for the marshmallows.
=
The
kids glued the pieces together, and then we stuck a refrigerator magnet =
on
the back. Also, on the graham cracker pieces, we used a black sharpie =
to
put 6 to 8 dots on the light brown fun foam to make them look more like
real graham crackers. The s'mores were small - approximately 1 1/2 =
inches
by 2 1/2 inches. They were very cute.
Beth Weaver
Senior Assistant, Children's Services
Carmel Clay Public Library
55 4th Avenue SE
Carmel IN 46032
(317) 844-3363
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I have a variety of food-themed crafts that I like to use!
Fruit loop necklaces (preschoolers string fruit loops onto colored yarn =
and=20
make into a necklace). Good for colors themes, too.
Fruit or vegetable collage (use large xerox copies of an outline of a=20
strawberry or tomato or carrot or combinations, etc. and have kids fill =
in=20
by gluing on small colored tissue squares). Good for gardens, too.
Paper Plate Pizzas (use small paper plates and have kids glue on scraps =
of=20
yellow paper or yellow curling ribbon for "cheese" and bits of red, =
green,=20
etc. for peppers or tomatoes or pepperoni.
Carrots - Fill cone shaped icing bags with cheetoes and tie with a green =
ribbon. Good for gardens, too.
Cheese Cooties - cubes of cheese with chow mein noodles stuck in willy=20
nilly. Cubes are best room temperature. Good for bug theme, too.
Marshmallow snowflakes - take one large marshmallow and stick in 4 =
pretzel=20
rods, add small marshmallows to pretzel rods. Good for snow theme, too.
Molly Warren
Youth Services Librarian
Madison Public Library
201 W. Mifflin
Madison WI 53703
608-266-6345
mjwarren@scls.lib.wi.us
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Today was my soup storytime, and we all made paper soup after all the =
stories. I photocopied bowls for everyone (I'm sure any pattern book =
would have a bowl), handed out crayons, glue sticks, "veggies" and =
letters (to make it alphabet soup). I had a volunteer cut all the =
carrots, tomatoes, corn and letters. =20
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
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I made photocopies (onto construction paper) of a shopping cart, then =
had cut-outs of different foods that the kids could select & glue on. =20
They enjoyed it.
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You didn't say how old your children are, so I'm assuming Preschool. =
We've always found food to be a popular theme, so I've done a number of =
storytimes on the subject. Sometimes we specialize, doing soup, =
desserts, breakfast foods, or pizza. Here are some favorites. You'll =
find I like scrap crafts, using leftover paper, yarn, and such.
Paper bag pizzas
Cut circles from paper bags. Color or paint the middle red for sauce. (I =
had mine precut and painted, as well as cutting the toppings.) Glue on =
s, olives, sardines, et al all cut from paper. To add cheese, cut =
four-ply yarn into one inch pieces and pull the strands apart. White =
glue works best for the cheese, but glue sticks are fine for the rest.=20
Vegetable soup
Trace a circle on heavy paper. Color in the broth. Add carrots, =
tomatoes, onions, et al all cut from paper. Add a spoon, cut from foil =
or real, and napkin. This is an excellent chance to review vegetables, =
colors, and nutrition.
Giant cookies
Cut brown circles from heavy paper. Add chips, sprinkles, nuts, et al =
cut from scraps.
Everlasting cupcakes (An everlasting favorite!)
Line a regular cupcake tin with cupcake papers. Fill with plaster of =
paris. When it's partially dry, add a candle and allow to finish drying. =
(Needless to say this needs to be done ahead of time.) Make some AIR DRY =
salt flour dough. The children ice their cupcake by pressing the dough =
in place. Add sprinkles punched from posterboard with a hole punch. We =
made these inedible treats for our unbirthday party - a HUGE success.
Popsicles
Cut a folded piece of contruction paper to resemble the shape of a =
popsicle. Glue in a tongue depressor. This is simple enough for your =
toddlers, if you have any.
Everlasting ice cream cones (two versions)
1-Buy plain Christmas tree ornaments, glue on real sprinkles, and glue =
ball into a real ice cream cone. Add a loop of ribbon by which to hang =
the cone. I was given one of these years ago. Neither the sprinkles nor =
the cone will rot.
2-Make ice cream scoops out of papier mache and paint to resemble your =
favorite color. Add sprinkles and glue into cone.
With either one of these versions, if you use cones with pointed =
bottoms, you have to invent some way of keeping them upright until all =
the glue and paint dry. Your better off using flat-bottomed cones in the =
first place.
Those are all the ideas that spring to mind at the moment. By the way, =
do you know what I mean by sprinkles? I know some folks call them =
jimmies, but to New Yorkers they are sprinkles.
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
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I have done several different food crafts with both the two year-olds =
and the three-five group.
One easy craft is to use paper plates and magazine pictures of food =
already cut out. They can choose their "favorite" meal and paste it on
=
the plate.
Also I have stapled two sheets of manilla paper together like a booklet =
and they can paste pictures of foods they like on the pages.
Another popular idea is to have construction paper fruits and vegetables =
cut out and pasted on paper plates on on a circle drawn on manilla =
paper.
The most popular but also most time consuming to prepare was paper =
pizzas. I gave all the kids a pizza dough (manilla paper circle), =
pepperoni pieces (dark red paper triangles), cheese (strips of yellow =
paper), green pepper slices and mushrooms. They made thie own pizza =
coloring the sauce on. They all loved it including the parents. =
Fortunately I had lots of junior high girls to cut the pieces out ahead =
of time.
Lynda M. Gamble
Youth Services Librarian
Peace Dale Library
1057 Kingstown Rd.
Peace Dale, RI 02883
http://204.17.98.73/Skilib
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Mock cheese cake=3Dgraham crackers
philly cream cheese or canned frosting
jam to top it off
Mock gingerbread houses=3Dgraham crackers
canned frosting for "glue"
popcorn and canned frosting to make picutres: snowpeople
sheep
polar bears
Make sure the canned frosting is NOT "cream cheese". This kind
takes =
too
long to set up.
Best to do a test version, as I am sure you would do.
Christine Gogolowski
Y/YA Services Librarian
Trenton Veterans Memorial Library
Trenton, Michigan 48183
Branch of Wayne County Library
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I did a craft with a preschool group making necklaces from yarn and =
tubular pasta. I precut the yarn and then the children put 7-8 tubes of =
pasta on them, then we tied them around their necks. It's nice if you =
can find pasta that is colored.
Good luck
Michelle Lee Elliott
Children's Librarian
Madisonville Branch
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
4830 Whetsel Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
513-369-6029
Michelle.Elliott@cincinnatilibrary.org
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Have you seen the books _How Are You Peeling?_ and _Play with Your
Pumpkins_ by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers? These might give you =
some
ideas. They have vegetables that are made into creatures (for lack of a
better term!). They're a lot of fun!
Jennifer Zachman
Librarian, Children's Services
Harmony Library
4616 S. Shields St.
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970-204-8408
jzachman@julip.fcgov.com
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I can think of two offhand. 1. Fruit Loop necklaces =3D string Fruit
=
Loops=20
onto a length of yarn, then tie ends together to form a=20
necklace. 2. Watermelon slices =3D cut small, red paper plates in =
half,=20
decorate with a strip of green crepe paper along the edge for the rind, =
and=20
black 1/4" round stickers for the seeds. -Karen
Karen Lucas
Youth Services Librarian
Madison Public Library, Sequoya Branch
261-9807, 266-6385
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Mary, I did a food storytime not long ago, and our craft was called
"Create your Own Feast"! We cut out lots and lots of magazine
pictures
of food, and gave the children a paper plate and glue stick and told
them to create their own feast with pictures of their favorite foods.
The key here is to have alot of pictures cut out, so that they have lots
of choices. The kids loved it! Good luck with your program.
Susan Fisher
Bethesda Public Library
4905 Bethesda Road
Thompson Station, TN 37179
615.790.1887
fax: 615.790.8426
sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org
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The simplest food craft I have ever done is to provide the children with =
paper plates & magazinecutouts of food items, and let them glue their =
favorite food pictures to their plates.=20
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
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A couple of ideas: You can start with a paper plate and some pre-cut =
(possibly Ellison die) food shapes. The kids arrange the food items as =
they like on the plate and glue them in place.
Or: Cut out bread shapes, plus various sandwich fillings: Bologna, =
cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, or brown and purple blobby =
shapes for peanut butter and jelly. Let kids assemble their sandwiches =
and glue together.
Have fun! These are waaay simple, but the kids seem to have enjoyed =
them when I've done them in storytime.
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
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I've always liked "drawing" with spaghetti -- cold, cooked spaghetti =
makes=20
great pictures on construction paper, and the starch in the pasta =
adheres=20
naturally to the paper. I give a small bowl to each child filled about=20
halfway and the kids can eat and create. Finger painting with pudding =
is=20
fun, too. And, when in doubt, I have kids ice large sugar cookies and=20
decorate with mini chocolate chips, sprinkes, etc.
Good luck.
Donna Moran
Fresno County Library
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Fruit loops on licorice strings. Beautiful and tasty jewels and the =
kids love them. Just a note of caution...buy the actual brand "fruit
=
loop" or the holes are too small.
Have fun,
Jess Dafoe
Children's Services
Terrace Public Library
BC, Canada
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Pasta necklaces or pasta pictures.
Potato or apple stampers (cut shapes out, dip in paint, print)
Carol and Gary Levin
144 Smoke Rise Road
Bedminster NJ 07921=20
908 781 6041
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When I did a fruit and vegetable story time, instead of a craft, I =
brought in a variety of fruits and veggies some the kids are familar =
with some that are new. I did that instead of a craft. Hope that helps
Cathy Henderson=20
Children's Librarian=20
Seymour Library=20
Brockport, NY 14420
cathyh@frontiernet.net=20
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One good one is a pizza:
Large tan/brown/cream circle
Smaller red circle
Scraps of all colors--can be odds & ends
Glue the small red circle on the larger brown or whatever one, then glue =
on=20
scraps for toppings. Cute, and the kids like to "make their own
pizza".
Another good one is pumpkin pie:
Large cream or tan circle
Smaller brown circle
Glue the brown circle on the cream circle, then rub glue stick all over =
the=20
brown circle. Sprinkle pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon on the glue. Mmmm!
Hope this helps!
Kim
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One extremely simple craft, if you have a clip art program, is to print
out pages of food items. The kids can cut out and then paste the food
onto a sheet of construction paper. They can either choose their
favorite foods or try to make some balanced meals. This could also
become a placemat if you have a laminator or want to use contact paper.
Kathy Richter
Jefferson Park Branch
Chicago Public Library
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If by chance you're reading Gregory the Terrible Eater, make a full
page outline picture of Gregory and show the children how to do rubbings
(coins, paper clips, etc.) so they look like they're in Gregory's tummy.
It was simple and fun when my storytimes did it.
Karen Vollmar
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I did a food craft just last week and the kids loved it! They strung =
fruit loops on shoestring licorice - "candy necklaces"! The room
was =
totally silent ( a good thing); they were stringing fruit loops with an =
intensity that I didn't know the 3 to 5 crowd was capable of. Very =
funny!
Christine Montgomery
Byron Branch Library
1295 Commissioners Rd. West
London, ON N6K 1C9
(519) 471-4000
Christine.Montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca
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Last year I did a craft where the kids made paper plate pizzas--I had to =
do=20
a lot of the prep work, but they came out really cute. I had a variety =
of=20
things for them to glue on, like little foam fish cutouts I bought at =
the=20
craft store on clearance, yarn I cut into small pieces like shredded=20
mozzarella, small red felt circles for pepperoni, little (not TOO =
little)=20
black beads for olives, you get the picture. You could do it all with=20
construction paper, if you wanted, too. It's also handy if you have =
pages=20
or volunteers to help you with the prep. Hope this is helpful!
Elizabeth McKay
Children's Librarian
The Ferguson Library
1 Public Library Plaza
Stamford, CT 06904
<elizabeth@fergusonlibrary.org>
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