by Leah Langby | Aug 18, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
The artists and their finished explosively awesome artChristy in Pepin sent in another great post about making Exploding Paint Bombs at her summer storytime. The basic instructions are here, but Christy had a few extra tips for librarians considering doing...
by Leah Langby | Jul 25, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Process Art in action, from Authentic Parenting Blog, another great resource!I found an archived Infopeople webinar about giving young children meaningful art experiences at the library, Creative Spaces and Family Engagement. Bridget Alexander is...
by Leah Langby | May 8, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks so much to Becky Arenivar from Prescott Public Library for this inspiring guest post! I am going to be purchasing this title for the IFLS Professional Collection, as well. Miss Becky was getting tired from the mental effort it took to hold the attention...
by Leah Langby | Mar 24, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Ever-hopeful in Durand! At the first Springtime Storytime for children ages 3-5 years old, June and Lori thought it would be interesting to plant tomato seeds in pots in celebration of the First Day of Spring. Hard to imagine it ever being warm...
by Leah Langby | Mar 13, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
There is a lot of debate out there about the use of apps, technology, and screens of any kind with young children. Librarians like the ones at Little ELit are embracing the thoughtful use of technology in programs, and advocating the importance for librarians to...
