2018

Chapter 4 Programs, Events, Presentations, Storytimes, and Puzzles

Programs Programs, Events, Presentations, Storytimes 3,2,1 Blast Off for Little Ones PK Create out-of-this-world atmosphere by dangling lights, stars, planets, and tinsel from the ceiling. Encourage little ones to explore the room at different learning stations. • MakerSPACE Space Station: Create the frame of the space station using giant boxes, and make sure to make the station open and wide enough for little ones to play inside. They will have a BLAST making the “guts” of the space station using materials such as boxes, strips of tape, old key boards, calculators, PVC pipe, bubble wrap, memory cards, RAM, glow-in-the-dark stars, and other supplies that will spark children's imaginations. Include a communication station that has old telephones, headphones, and computer monitors that little ones can use to call planet Earth. • Planet Exploration: Have little ones make pictures in the moon sand (giant wading pools full of sand) with the different-size moon rocks (painted rocks). They can pile them high, bury them, weigh them on a scale, analyze them with a magnifying glass, or anything they can come up with. • Extraterrestrial Space Bags: Create a station where little ones can explore different space-themed sensory bins and bags. For example, a bag of small rocks can be space sand, a bag of cooked pasta can be alien tentacles. Have a station where parents/caregivers can make their own bags to take home and use with their little ones.

39 Clues Scavenger Hunt C [ages 8–12] The characters in 39 Clues visit many strange and interesting places around the world. Create a scavenger hunt to recreate some of the fun. Hide various clues throughout the library for kids to find and solve. The clues can be questions about the story, rhyming notes leading from one location to another, or hiding clan shields among the books for kids to find.

ABC Walk F Families can go on a walk looking for letters of the alphabet all around them in nature. For example, two branches on the ground might form the letter T. The goal is to find the letters without having to move items around to create the letter. The family can take a picture of the letters and turn the photos into the library for a display.

Animal Habitats PK F Create a graph or chart of different animal habitats. Start with a square divided into four sections, label each square either Ocean, Forest, Desert, Arctic. Hang the chart, and allow children to throw a sticky dart (found on Amazon.com) at it. The child will act like the animal of whichever habitat the dart lands on. Pictures of each habitat with examples of animals could be hung up, as well as examples of animals in each location.

Pre-kindergarten Around the World Family Night C F PK Children Around the World Family Night will focus on stories about different areas and C cultures. Display a map of the world. Before each story, ask families if they know T Teen where the location of the story is on the map. Locate the area, and have volunteers A Adult add a sticker to the map. Give families a copy of a map to color, and have families F Family enjoy coloring in the sites they have visited during storytime. AA All ages

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 209 Programs, Events, Astronomy Night F Presentations, Create a program focused on reading under the stars. Choose space-inspired books Storytimes to read. Encourage people to bring in telescopes to look at the night sky. If you have a college nearby, you can invite a professor to speak to the group about space- related topics.

Babysitting Class T Host a babysitting class with a certified trainer or consider becoming a trainer. Check with your state’s home alone/latchkey laws when deciding your target age group.

Backyard Chickens A Find a local backyard chicken enthusiast or farmer to present a program on backyard chickens. If allowed, bring in a variety of chicks and chickens for attendees to view.

Bad Art Contest T A Ask patrons to bring in old paintings and artwork they no longer want and/or search thrift shops for “bad art.” Redecorate the artwork with a new layer of paint, glitter, beads, glue, and other art supplies. Have people (or teams, if you don’t have enough art) turn the “bad art” into fun art.

Beekeeping A Bees are in decline but are an important part of our food chain. Have a program discussing the decline of bees, the importance of bees to the environment, and the benefits of honey. Discuss backyard beekeeping and how to become a successful beekeeper.

Bike Rodeo C F Host a bike safety course, mini obstacle course, fix a flat demo, and bike decorating contest! Talk to the local bike shop to see if they would be interested in sponsoring the event.

Bike Trails A Host a program about bike trails in the region. The presenter can cover levels of difficulty, sites/landmarks to look at, planning for long trips, and any concerns bikers would have. Possible presenters include local bike enthusiasts, forest preserve personnel, or bike shop owners.

Boatloads of Fun PK F For this family program, all of the activities focus on boats. Display books and movies about boats, fishing, sailing, the U.S. Navy, and other nautical themes (fiction and nonfiction) for patrons to browse and check out. • Begin the program with a short storytime about boats • Provide a cardboard box large enough for each child to sit in or ask families to bring in their own. As a family, decorate the “boat”

210 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread with streamers, markers, stickers, duct tape, letter and shape cutouts, and other Programs, Events, craft supplies. Presentations, • Get ready for the fishing game! A template for a felt and magnetic fishing Storytimes game is provided at http://realpurdy.com/2012/10/11/felt-and-magnetic- fishing-game/. You can also make the game more educational by writing letters, numbers, or shapes on the fish and calling out which fish children should catch. Use blue painter’s tape to create several “ponds” on the floor, and have 2 or 3 children sit in their boats to fish.

Book Buds C T To combat summer slide and boost the confidence of young readers, pair teen volunteers with children entering grades 1 to 3 for literacy-based activities. Recruit a small group of teens to develop and implement themed, recurring paired reading activities. For example, teens can plan a “campout” with tents borrowed from staff, construction and tissue paper campfires, and other camping props. Teens and children can pair-read camping-themed books, have read alouds, and do other fun activities.

Book Pub Crawl A Try something fun for your adult book club. Read part of a book at a different pub each week.

Bullet Journaling 101 T A Learn to organize yourself with the Bullet Journal method. This method works for minimalists and creative minds alike. Find information about the system at http:// bulletjournal.com/.

Camping + Family Reading F Host a camp-inspired event at the library. Encourage families to bring blankets to the library. Families can use their blankets to build tents with chairs and tables. Serve camp-inspired food. Instead of toasting marshmallows on a campfire, serve a mix of marshmallows, chocolate chips, and graham crackers. Cook hot dogs in a slow cooker. Tell campfire stories, play games, and explore the night sky.

Cardboard Challenge AA Begin prepping for the Global Cardboard Challenge, which is inspired by Caine’s Arcade. Teach children how to manipulate cardboard to make different creations. This is also an opportunity to talk about recycling. Ask families to save large cardboard boxes, and talk to local big box stores to save their boxes for your program.

Career Fair T Host a career fair for teenagers. Ask community members to come in and speak about their careers and the steps they needed to get into their fields. Be sure to get people from all walks, not just college-dependent careers.

College Visit Programs T Have the college come to your library! Invite college recruiters to come and discuss the programs, campuses, and typical college life. You can also have library patrons talk about their colleges and universities; this is especially helpful for colleges and universities that are not in easy traveling distance.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 211 Programs, Events, Comic Con AA Presentations, Hold a mini fan fest/comic con. Have patrons come to the event in costume for a Storytimes costume contest. Host mini programs during the event, including crafts, lectures, comic drawing lessons, and movie showings.

Composting A Ask a master gardener or member of a local gardening club to discuss composting. The speaker can talk about composters, worm composting, and the garden benefits of composting.

Cookbook Discussion T A Tis is a twist on a traditional book club. Participants each check out a copy of the same cookbook and choose one recipe to make and share with the group at the next meeting. Staff can choose books based on what’s new, popular, or according to a theme. They can also take suggestions from participants about cookbook ideas.

Cooking Around the World A Host a cooking around-the-world demonstration. Ask a cooking instructor (look at the local college) or professional chef to show different techniques and create dishes from around the world.

Cosmic Sky Activities PK These activities are based on the theme Reading Takes You Everywhere. Encourage children to use their imaginations and to reach the highest of highs in the cosmic sky. • Cosmic Goop: Mix cornstarch, school glue, and glitter to make a cool cosmic slime. You can find many different recipes on Pinterest. • Starry Night Play Dough: Here’s a fun twist on the old salt dough recipe. Mix 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt, and ¾ cups of water. Add brightly colored plastic stars and glitter to the dough. • Telescopes: Make an easy telescope out of a paper towel tube and plastic wrap. Kids will be able to look at the night sky with their ready-made telescope. There are many how-to instructions on the Internet, including this: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/make-a-telescope/. • Catch Stars in a Jar: Use a glass jar to catch the stars. 1. Paint the inside of the jar with a glow-in-the-dark paint (use any color you like). 2. Shake in some fine gold or silver glitter. 3. Put the lid back on, and let the paint dry. 4. Hold the jar up to the light for a minute, then turn off the lights. You now have an amazing jar of stars! • Galaxy Putty: This putty will look so cool, and children will love making it. Mix glue, starch, and food coloring (purple makes a great night sky look). Roll up the putty and flatten out. Press stars, moons, and glitter into the putty. Now you have super galactic putty!

Country Clues Activity C Create country clue sheets (see images). The first clue should be the hardest clue and could be a famous landmark or building. The second could be an animal or food that country is known for. The third could be the country’s flag. Children hunt for the country clue sheets, and when they figure out the country from the clues, they

212 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread earn a small prize. Make up a set of three country clues about one place for each Programs, Events, week of your summer reading program. Laminating the sheets is recommended. Presentations, Change country clue sheets weekly. Storytimes

Crafting Club A Provide a selection of craft books for members to choose from. Each member chooses a book and makes an example craft from the book. At the meetings, members show their crafts and evaluate the book they choose.

Create Your Own Adventure A F Make an adventure jar with “bucket list” activity ideas: museums to visit, restaurants to eat at, parks to explore. Encourage attendees to share ideas and locations with the group. Provide information on discount days at local eateries and attractions. Write each idea on a slip of paper. Use one color of paper for places in your city or town and another color for ideas outside your city or town. Give attendees a glass jar (with the cap) to fill with the paper slips, but let them decorate the jar before filling it. Give them chalkboard paint, tags, ribbons, beads, and other craft supplies.

Creative Community Play PK Celebrate your city! Create different dramatic play stations dedicated to different highlights of your community. You can create a dramatic play station about your city’s favorite bakery or community garden. Have little ones create their own masterpiece while highlighting your community museum or have them compose a letter and pretend to send it at your dramatic play post office. This is a great way to highlight areas of your community that younger children don’t quite yet get to explore. Encourage members of your community to volunteer at your program, such as the local dentist, restaurant owner, public works employee . . . all of them would be honored to be part of such an event!

Cutting the Cable Cord A Offer a program on how to cancel cable without sacrificing great content to watch on the TV. The program can talk about different streaming devices and streaming services.

Daddy Daughter Hairstyling Class A Host a program teaching fathers how to care and style their children’s hair. Have them bring their child to the class. Request that they bring their own hairbrush, ponytail ties, and other hair supplies, or provide them with new items. You can find these supplies at the dollar store. Find ideas at http://www. daddydaughterhairfactory101.com/2015/11/daddy-daughter-hair-factory-101.html

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 213 Programs, Events, Decorating Tote Bags C T Presentations, If you’re going to explore, you’re going to need something to hold your stuff! Provide Storytimes children with blank tote bags and fabric paint. Let them decorate the tote bags with a travel theme. Cut pieces of cardboard to place inside the bags to keep the paint from gluing the fabric together.

Design Your Own Life-Size Board Games C F Create and play a life-size board game based on a map of a fictional world. You may have played life-size Candyland in your library, so why not use a map of Middle Earth as a jumping off point for a life-size game version of Lord of the Rings? Colorful foam floor tiles or carpet squares can serve as spaces on the game board. Paint cardboard boxes to serve as dice. Add a cosplay component, such as having players dress up and role play, for extra fun.

Do You Know Your Map? C F Print out copies of a map puzzle. Cut out the states or have families cut out the states during the program. Mix up the pieces for each family’s puzzle. Have a contest to see which family can put the puzzle together the quickest. Print out a map at https://mrprintables.com/map-of-the-usa-jigsaw-puzzle.html

Drivers Safety Program A Ask AARP (or a similar organization) to host a driver safety program. Highlight the possible insurance discount for completing the program.

Drones T A Have a certified drone pilot come and discuss drones and their uses. The speaker can have a drone flying demonstration, along with a discussion of safety and laws governing their use in your state.

Escape Room T Have teens solve a series of puzzles in order to escape the room. This exercise can be fun but can also help develop critical-thinking skills and encourage teamwork. Purchase a kit from Breakout EDU (http://www.breakoutedu.com/) or buy the items individually from other stores. Find games with different puzzles and elements online or create them yourself.

Essential Oil Pendants and History of Oils A Hold a program on the history of essential oils. Do the research yourself or invite an expert in to give a talk about where different oils come from and how different cultures use items similar to essential oils. Add a craft project to the event by making clay oil diffuser pendants. This can easily be done with air dry clay and cording.

Exchange Students AA Invite local exchange students to host a program or create a display about their country. Have them talk to a group about their counties. They could also serve favorite treats from their countries.

Exercise Challenge T A Host a summer-long exercise challenge. Set an end goal for participants. It can be a time-based or activity-based goal. Have a celebration at the end of the summer for all the participants.

214 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Experience the World: Library Style C T F Programs, Events, Bring the world to your patrons with this travel program. Choose places and related Presentations, activities that are of interest to your teens. For example: Storytimes • England: Afternoon Tea: Enjoy a full tea service of scones, finger sandwiches, sweets and, of course, a classic cup of tea. Afternoon tea is a time for socializing, so bring your friends and enjoy a taste of England. Have different teas to try, along with proper tea pots. Share information about table manners and the history of tea. You can even use one of the many tea cup/mug decorating ideas on Pinterest to have the teens decorate the teacup they’re drinking from to take home with them. Encourage everyone to wear fancy hats. • Japan: Kooky and Kawaii: Take a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun, where thousands of years of culture and fast-paced, tech-savvy society collide. Roll your own sushi, learn to write kanji characters, and design a chindogu (silly Japanese inventions). Have other Japanese activities for them to enjoy, including highlighting your manga/anime collections. • Polynesia: Head to the Islands: The tropics await you! Bring in someone to do a hula dancing workshop and explain the history of hula. Then make ribbon or flower leis. End the program with a limbo contest. • Middle East/Mediterranean: The Great Hummus Debate: Many countries claim that they created hummus (or hommus or hommos), but nobody can say for sure. Explore the many homes of hummus, try several delicious dips—and different breads to go with them. Create Moroccan lanterns using old jars, glass paint, and gold puffy paint. Create hamsas with tinfoil and cardboard.

Explore Your Community’s History with Local Resources AA A local history museum can be a great resource for families. Invite a speaker to talk about how your community looked 50 or 100 years ago. If your community has been around longer, even better! If your library has display space, ask if they can loan items from the local museum. Encourage families to visit the museum. If incorporating badges/codes/etc. in your program, tie that in with a visit to the museum.

Family Game Show T A F Have a family game show event and create travel-themed questions. Categories could include states and capitals, amusement parks, famous beaches, landmarks, geography, foods from around the world, identify the image, famous travel movies/ books, and other categories you can come up with. A compilation of free templates for Family Feud, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, The Price Is Right, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Deal or No Deal, and Cash Cab can be found at https://www. thebalance.com/free-family-feud-powerpoint-templates-1358184

Fandom + Art = Games T F By taking a map of a fictional place and turning it into a game, library patrons of all ages can practice artistic creation and interpretation. For children, incorporating games and art into literacy contributes to language development by engaging them in discussion of their projects and by introducing related vocabulary. This can be particularly important for children who struggle with reading and language. Game- making also helps to build STEM skills through the use of creative thinking, logic, and math.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 215 Programs, Events, Fandom Spelling Bee or Trivia Night T A Presentations, Explore the worlds of popular fandoms (Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Walking Storytimes Dead, etc.) through a spelling bee or trivia night. Teams can register together or be matched up at the event. Award prizes to the winning team.

Fantasy Card Games T A Hold a weekly group to play the card games Magic: The Gathering and/or Dungeons & Dragons. Hold two mini courses on how to play and strategies for playing. If your budget allows, purchase cards so that members’ cards do not get damaged.

Fantasy Short Story C T F Invite participants to visit the imaginary place they occasionally retreat to in their fantasies, a strange place they have dreamed of, or even the idea for a world that they’d like to write about someday. Supply paper and art supplies to let them record their fictional world in a tangible form, then allow time to write about it. They can write anything, from a paragraph-length encyclopedia entry about its natural history to the prologue for a novel they’d like to eventually write.

Fantasy World Board Game C T F Have teams design their own fantasy board games. Provide paper, basic art supplies, dice, blank index cards, and a few favorite literary maps to serve as inspiration. Make sure to supply extra paper to let participants refine their games through trial and error. Break out the heavyweight cardstock, cardboard, or foam board for the final versions. When everyone is done, have other teams try out each other’s games.

Fictional World Map C T F Some authors are not fans of maps. Break out the paper and art supplies to let participants create their own maps based on their interpretations of an author’s descriptions. Stock up on parchment paper and calligraphy pens to make the final versions look like the real things.

Fishing Club A Start a fishing club. Ask the local forest preserve to present a program on local fishing ponds and lakes. Meetings can include discussions and reviews of lakes near and far, fishing equipment, and people's greatest catches. Have someone come in to teach how to make fishing lures and about fly-tying.

Flag Playdoh Mats C F Print out a flag image, hand out play clay, and let the children create! Free printable flags of the world can be found at http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/flag-printables. Children can copy flags or come up with flags of their own designs.

Foreign Films A Travel to a different country each week through foreign films. Show a movie, make posters with some phrases in the language of that week’s movie, and maybe make or buy some snacks to enjoy that are from that country. Check out an Asian market for Japanese chips and candies for a Japan night, for instance. Note: Check your movie license to make sure you have public performance rights.

Galaxy Prints T Use black cardstock and a variety of paints to create a unique galaxy print. This can be left as is or matted and framed to create a piece of artwork.

216 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Game of Thrones Jeopardy T A Programs, Events, Winter is coming! Gather all those George R. R. Martin fans and host a Game of Presentations, Thrones (GOT) Jeopardy night. It is very easy to find an online GOT template Storytimes on Jeopardy Labs (https://jeopardylabs.com/play/a-game-of-thrones). The online template has many great Jeopardy-like questions that will have teams rolling in laughter and tears. Another great idea would be to have participants dress up as their favorite GOT character. Gather up a few prizes for the winners. The GOT series would be amazing for the grand prize winner. Find the Game of Thrones Jeopardy template at https://jeopardylabs.com/play/a-game-of-thrones

Geocache T A F Celebrate the Reading Takes You Everywhere theme by hosting geocache activities. Partner with the business community for prizes and clues.

Getting to Know You: Culture 101 A F This program will allow groups to share each other’s cultures. There are so many different customs and traditions represented in our communities, and it would be fun to offer a program where each group could share with others. This is a great way to learn how different cultures vary. Participants could bring in clothing, jewelry, or other interesting pieces. A cultural show and tell for adults!

Goodwill Recyclemania T A Find everyday and unique items at Goodwill or a thrift shop. Show patrons how to upcycle items into decorations.

The Great Race T F Race around the world (at the library), stopping at different stations representing different world locations. At each station, participants must complete one of two challenges (physical/craft/trivia/etc.) about that location (city/state/country) to continue on. This can be for single players or teams.

Grown-up Recess A Hold an afterhours grown-up recess party for adults. Play Dodgeball, Sardines, Red Rover, Four Square, Red Light Green Light, Heads Up 7 Up, and other classic recess games! Everyone enjoys recess!

Group Trips AA Arrange for transportation and group tickets to various attractions. Consider visiting a local farm, theater, nature center, zoo, or amusement park.

Guess the Country C F Each week during your summer reading program, feature clues about a country and have families guess the name of the country and enter a drawing. Award prizes for the first correct answer drawn each week. Prizes for the first correct answer drawn each week could include a gift certificate from a local restaurant.

Health Fair A Hold a mini health fair at the library. Ask various doctors, therapists, and pharmacists to provide free testing and talks. Also showcase mini classes on Tai Chi, Ageless Grace, Yoga, and other health-related activities.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 217 Programs, Events, Kindness Rock Project AA Presentations, Be part of the Kindness Rock Project. Decorate rocks to inspire kindness. Leave the Storytimes rocks along trails or public areas for others to find. Find more information about the Kindness Rock Project at http://thekindnessrocksproject.com/

Learn a Language A Host a series of classes to learn a language. Use this opportunity to highlight your language database. It is often helpful when a native speaker is available to help, so find out if you have any library patrons who are interested in helping with the program.

Life Coach A Hire a life coach to come in for a presentation. The coach can tie in the theme of Reading Takes You Everywhere by discussing planning for the future.

Life-size Board Games C T F Create fun life-size board games that focus on reaching a goal or destination. Make “spaces” with electrical tape on flooring or spray paint on grass. Have participants help design the game and obstacles.

Light Table PK Make light-table manipulatives from colored cellophane, tissue papers, plastic cups, and clear beads. Choose a Reading Takes You Everywhere inspired theme, such as a time period or travel, and make manipulatives that reflect that theme. For example, choose to explore dinosaurs with dinosaur and volcano cutouts. Other shapes can be added for children to explore as they explore the dinosaur manipulatives.

Little Explorers PK Invite your local Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops to come and show the awesome things that they are doing in your community for little ones. Encourage hands-on exploration of your library’s natural habitat with the troop, and have little ones create a badge that they can wear with pride. Teach little ones that they don’t have to travel far to explore new things—wonderment is inside and right outside our library’s doors!

Little Ones’ First Flight PK Take a hot air balloon ride over your city! Have little ones create a kid-size hot air balloon out of a cardboard box and helium filled balloons. Ask your city’s geographic information systems department to create a landscape map of your city. Print out the map so that it fits the entire floor of your meeting room. Highlight different parts of the map with different 3D markers, and play a loop of a hot air balloon ride on a screen so that it gives the sensation of flight. Partner with your local airport, and invite a pilot or flight attendant to come and showcase the exciting world of flight. Everyone can earn their “wings.”

Local Travel Bucket List C T Create a BINGO board or checklist of local places around your library or library system, and have patrons travel there this summer. If you get your community involved, you could have them stamp the board or list. This would promote local businesses, encourage patrons to try new local businesses, and is a great way to show library support. Some examples would be coffee shops, restaurants, pools, insurance agencies, hardware stores, and grocery stores. This can be a summer-long passive program, and when patrons turn in their boards, they are entered into a drawing.

218 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Look Around Town Scavenger Hunt C F Programs, Events, Each week, hide a library mascot at a local business. For the first week, leave a clue Presentations, at the library to lead the participants to the business. For the following weeks, the Storytimes participants will find the next week’s clue when they locate the mascot. Create a form for the participants to record the name of the visit each week. Try to contact a variety of businesses, particularly places your patrons might not regularly visit. This is a great community partnership program.

Magic Tree House Program C [ages 8–12] The Magic Tree House Books, by Mary Pope Osborne, can take you everywhere! Start with a treasure hunt based on books from the set, then have stations children can explore.

Treasure Hunt (Magic Tree House Magic Numbers): Divide children into two or three groups. Each child receives a “book” and needs to find the “object” that goes with it. (Variation: Have different objects out and have kids guess which book they are from.) Have a station for each book you want to highlight. Here are a few examples: • Dinosaurs: Have a station where children can fold origami dinosaurs, one where they can draw dinosaurs, and another where they can make dinosaur fossils out of air-dry clay. • Ancient Egypt: Children can make hieroglyph cartouche bookmarks, paper towel roll mummies, and learn to play the ancient game of scarab. • Middle Ages: Children can make shields and crowns, create a craft stick catapult (to shoot small marshmallows at a target), and learn to play the game Nine Men’s Morris. • Pirates: Stations for this this book could be making a treasure chest, treasure map, pirate map, or pirate hat. Children can learn to tie nautical knots or follow a treasure map to a treasure, and then learn an old dice game. • Ancient Greece and Rome: Children can make mosaics with cut paper, and they can create or draw an exploding volcano. Hold a mini Olympics, including straw javelin throw, book balance relay, cotton ball shot put, and balloon toss. • Ancient China: Have children make dragon masks and origami dragons. They can also have activities about the Chinese New Year and zodiac. • American Indians: Children can make parfleches (dried hides), learn games that Native American children played, and learn a few Plains Indian phrases. • Other Ideas: Trivia games, making mini journals, braided bracelets

Make Travel Journals/Memory Jars A Families can make either a kit for their upcoming travels or bring things from their past travels. Include scrapbooking paper, stamps, cutouts, and other things to decorate the journals and memory jars with.

Mapped Nails T A Remind everyone that the world is at their fingertips—or nails! Begin by painting nails white/cream (or any light/pastel color without sparkle or iridescence). Next, soak nails in rubbing alcohol for five minutes. Then press nails to map and hold for a minute, and the image of the map will transfer to the nails. Paint with a clear coat immediately after it dries. This technique also works with newspaper, book pages, and other printed materials.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 219 Programs, Events, Meditation: It Will Take You Everywhere A Presentations, Discuss the importance of mediation and its role in various cultures. Practice a Storytimes variety of meditation exercises. Have a display of different techniques for those who would like to pursue this area of study.

Memoirs A Host a program on how to write a memoir. The instructor can discuss brainstorming, outlines, and writing techniques. This can be a summer-long program or a one-time seminar. If you have a summer-long program, have a celebration and sharing period at the end of the program. People can read and share parts of their memoirs.

Miniature Golf F Create a miniature golf course in your library using donated books. Stack books to create towers and bridges. Find golf putters and golf balls at the local thrift shop.

Mini Fun Run/Superhero Challenge AA Have a mini fun run/superhero challenge for patrons of all ages. Hold this on your lawn, parking lot, or in the local park. You could include obstacles, paint, mud, and bubbles! If your budget allows, award medals to participants. Or have volunteers make medals using cardboard, foil, and ribbon.

Music from Around the World A Music can also take your everywhere! Create a playlist of music from around the world. Post the playlist online. If your library has CDs to checkout, provide a display of some of the music.

Mutant Toys T Give new life to old creatures by making mutant toys from leftover toy parts. Solicit old toys and stuffed animals from staff and patrons or buy them from thrift stores. Deconstruct them with tools (make sure to wear goggles to protect your eyes), and let the teens reattach the pieces using hot glue.

My Book Came Back PK C This is a new twist on the camp classic “My Aunt Came Back,” which can be made into a flannel board, display, or song. To use as a flannel board story, make a book that can open to bring back different items.

My Fantastic Land PK C During this program kids will talk about taking adventures to their imaginary lands. The program can start by reading Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Where the Wild Things Are, Follow That Map, or another great adventure story. Children will then start to create their own fantastic land. Have a parent or volunteer help them fill out the questionnaire about their fantastic land on page 221, then have the kids create their land with the template country below on page 222. For younger children, you can have small precut pictures of mountains, lakes, rivers, and animals that the children can glue to the page.

220 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Programs, Events, All About My Fantastic Land Presentations, Storytimes My Fantastic Land is named:

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Special Bird or Animal that lives in my fantastic land:

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The Song of my land:

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Flower or Plant you can find in my fantastic land (write the name and/or color a picture of it):

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The ruler of fantastic land is called or named:

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What is something special about your Fantastic Land?:

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222 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Nature Scavenger Hunt F Programs, Events, Design a form with common aspects of nature that are easy to find in your area, such Presentations, as specific plants, trees, and animals. Add any special natural features unique to your Storytimes location such as rivers, lakes, mountains, or other features. Ask families to check off each nature listing and where it was found. Award families with a book or other prize as an incentive to take an adventure together during the summer reading program.

Origami C Teach children about the art of origami. Start by explaining what origami is and its history. Show how to make sharp folds and different folding techniques. Teach a variety of simple origami patterns, such as a cup, dog, and/or pig.

Packing Hacks A Have a travel agent or personal organizer come in to show the best way to pack a suitcase. The program can cover avoiding baggage fees, different carry-ons, what you do and do not need for foreign travel, and other hints and tips.

Paint Your World T A While not everyone can travel everywhere, everyone can still use their creative skills to explore the world. Have a series of painting events. Each week could offer a chance to paint a beautiful picture of a different place in the world. Provide printouts of lovely scenes from that week’s country. You can also ask patrons to bring in photos from their travels.

Palm Reading or Handwriting Class T A Have a palm reader or handwriting expert come to your library to read palms or interpret handwriting.

Passport Club C [ages 5–8] Grab your passport and pack your bags as you journey each week to a new destination. Share stories and sample food associated with that foreign country. Print plane tickets listing that week’s destination, and hand them out to each participant upon arrival. Stamp passport pages after visiting each new exciting locale. (Passports can be easily made or purchased from Oriental Trading.) Be sure to make a fact sheet about each country you visit, adding a greeting as well as a recipe for children to try at home with family. Please note: If you decide to serve food, check with parents about food allergies. There are foods that may not be recommended for children with allergies.

Australia • Books to Share Baker, Jeannine. Mirror. Candlewick Press, 2010. Berkes, Marianne Collins. Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under. Dawn Publications, 2011. Lester, Alison. Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia. Kane/Miller, 2005. Lumry, Amanda. Outback Odyssey. Scholastic, 2009. Napoli, Donna Jo. Ready to Dream. Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2009. Scillian, Devin. D Is for Sown Under: An Australia Alphabet. Sleeping Bear Press, 2010.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 223 Programs, Events, • Food: Serve kiwi, vegemite on toast, and pavlova. Presentations, • Craft: Have children color a boomerang. Enlarge the boomerang template to Storytimes fit on 8.5 × 11-inch copier paper. Trace onto poster board and cut out one for each participant. Provide crayons/markers to decorate.

Turkey • Books to Share Demi. The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey.Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004. Manzione, Lisa. Let’s Visit Istanbul! Bella & Harry, LLC, 2012. Pyper, Nilüfer Topaloğlu. T Is for Turkey. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2010. Townsend, Julia. Zeynep: The Seagull of Galata Tower.Citlembik Publications, 2005. • Food: Serve hummus and pita chips, and rice pudding. • Craft: Have children make evil-eye magnet good-luck charms.

Germany • Books to Share Barker, Michelle. A Year of Borrowed Men. Pajama Press Inc., 2015. Manzione, Lisa. Let’s Visit Berlin! Bella & Harry, LLC, 2015. Ungerer, Tomi. Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear. Phaidon, 2010 • Food: Serve pretzels and pfeffernuse. • Craft: Make Edelweiss hats. You can find step-by-step instructions online at http://www.ehow.com/how_10041138_make-german-hat-made-out-paper. html

Netherlands • Books to Share Coville, Bruce. Hans Brinker. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2007 Fleming, Candace. Boxes for Katje. Straus and Giroux, 2003. Noyes, Deborah. Hana in the Time of the Tulips. Candlewick Press, 2004. Rogers, Gregory. The Hero of Little Street. Roaring Brook Press, 2012. Woelfle, Gretchen. Katje, the Windmill Cat. Candlewick Press, 2001. • Food: Serve gouda or edam cheese, licorice, and pancakes. • Craft: Make a wreath with silhouettes that showcase Dutch themes. Cut the centers out of large paper plates for the wreath base. Cut out shapes, or use Ellison die cut shapes, of cheese wedges, ice skates, tulips, or windmills. Provide glue sticks to attach the shapes to the wreath base. You can also have children decorate the shapes with markers or crayons, if desired.

Spain • Books to Share Evans, Ashley Putnam. Princess Prissypants Goes to Spain. Pink Angel, 2009 Manzione, Lisa. Let’s Visit Barcelona! Bella & Harry, LLC, 2015. • Food: Serve olives and churros.

224 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread • Craft: You can have children decorate maracas, which can be purchased from Programs, Events, Oriental Trading, Discount School Supply, and S&S Worldwide. Or, if your Presentations, budget is smaller, make the maracas. You’ll need small plastic Easter eggs, Storytimes beans, plastic spoons, and decorative tape. Have children put beans into an egg and close it. Place a spoon on either side of the egg, and tape the spoon heads to the egg. They can also tape the handles of the spoons together to make a single handle. Then play some flamenco music while they shake their instruments!

China • Books to Share Compestine, Ying Chang. Boy Dumplings: A Tasty Chinese Tale. Immedium, 2016. Lumry, Amanda. Project Panda. Scholastic, 2008. McClintock, Barbara. Lost and Found: Adele & Simon in China. Straus & Giroux, 2016. Yun, Yeo-rim. Liang’s Treasure. Big & Small, 2015. • Food: Serve dumplings and almond cookies. • Craft: Everyone loves a panda, so have children paint a panda face. Find step-by-step instructions online at http://www.craftymorning.com/fork-print- panda-bear-kids-craft/

Passport to the World F Create a series of programs that explores different cultures or geographic regions. Invite families to participate. Solicit help from community members who have unique cultural backgrounds who can be featured as guest speakers. Make a passport that families can bring with them to the library and get a stamp for every program that they attend.

Pinterest Night A Host an adult Pinterest night. Provide a variety of crafts to choose from. Search for supplies at the local dollar store. You can also ask patrons to bring any craft supplies they may have to supplement your supplies, such as glue guns, ribbon, yarn, and other things they might be willing to share or donate.

Pop-up Storytimes A Host storytimes at unique locations throughout the area. Work with local organizations and businesses to determine high traffic times. Consider farmers markets, craft fairs, children’s museums, zoos, and forest preserves. You might consider finding books that relate to the organization’s theme, such as a book about farmers for the farmer’s market.

Postcard Challenge F Display a map of the United States and a world map. Distribute postcards that you have addressed to your library. Encourage patrons to mail you a postcard from wherever they travel this summer (because Reading Takes You Everywhere!). Display the postcards on the map for everyone to see. Your goal is to receive a postcard from every state and as many countries as possible. You can also provide slips with the library’s address so people can purchase postcards with pictures of their vacation spots.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 225 Programs, Events, Postcard Craft C Presentations, Provide blank postcards for children to design. Have them color a picture on the Storytimes front of a place they would like to visit. Then show how to address a postcard. Display the postcards on a bulletin board.

Reading at Hogwarts C T Divide your readers into different Hogwarts houses. You can use an actual house sorter or patrons can pick a house from a hat. Each participant will earn points for their respective house by reading books. Librarians will be the heads of the houses. The heads of the houses will provide reading suggestions for their readers. If participants read the suggestions, the house will get extra points. The winning house will win the Tri-Reading Cup. This is a great program to combine readers from different grades and schools to work toward a specific goal.

Reading Takes You Everywhere! T F Where are we? Take several photos of library staff reading at different places in the community. It could be at the local animal shelter, Story Walk, park or dog park, little league game, or any other nearby location. Post photos on Facebook, and have followers guess where you are. You could also partner with your local newspaper, and post a photo in the newspaper (make it a difficult one to figure out). Provide a prize for the correct answer.

Reading Takes You Everywhere! Book Club C T Host a book club at the library featuring a book set in another country. For the program, include snacks and music from the country where the book is set. As part of the discussion, talk about what participants learned about the country and what other places they have “traveled” through books.

Reading Takes You into the Dark C [ages 8–12] Time for a good, old-fashioned Goosebumps program! • Activities Dem Bones Relay Race: Curly, the Goosebumps mascot is in a pickle. His pieces are all over. Can the kids put him back together again? You will need a party supply plastic skeleton (readily available around Halloween). Before the game, disassemble the bones and hide them in various places around the room. Divide the participants into two teams. Team A will find and assemble the skeleton from the waist up, and team B will assemble the skeleton from the waist down. See how long it takes them to put Curly back together again. Goosebumps Monster Mystery: Have everyone sit in a circle and close their eyes. Dim the lights. Have someone walk around the circle and secretly tap one person on the head. This person is the secret monster. Once a monster is chosen, turn the lights on and have everyone walk around the room and exchange handshakes. The monster will scare their victims by softly scratching them on the palm while shaking their hand. The victim will silently count to 10 and then fall to the ground. The rest of the group now has to figure out who the monster is. Once the person is revealed, the steps are repeated. Is Your Teacher a Creature?: Create a list of funny attributes that will make children laugh, such as, Does your teacher spin around when she gets angry? Make sure these questions are respectful and won’t offend. Jokes: Have participants create Goosebumps jokes about the books they’ve read. You’ll be surprised how creative and funny the kids can be.

226 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Mystery in the Dark: This game has to be played with at least five people. Programs, Events, From a deck of cards, pick out an ace, a jack, and a queen. You will need Presentations, enough cards for each player to have one in his or her hand. Pass out the Storytimes cards (include the ace, jack, and queen), one per player, and tell them not to show it to anyone. Explain that the person with the jack is the murderer, the person with the queen is the victim, the person with the ace is the detective, and all other players are innocent bystanders. The detective leaves the room while the murderer and victim reveal themselves to the rest of the group. The victim screams, which is the detective’s cue to enter the room. The detective asks each person to tell his or her alibi, and players will recite the exact same thing except the murderer, who will change just one word. The detective must pay careful attention to each player to figure out the murderer. If the detective gets it right, they win. If they can’t guess, then the murderer wins. Mystery Maze: Create a maze with all those Goosebumps books. If you want to make a game of it, have players see who can complete the maze in record time. Pass the Jack-o’-Lantern: Don’t use your hands! Line up in teams. The first person in each team is given a mini pumpkin to place under their chin. They must pass the pumpkin to the next person in line but neither may use their hands. The first team to get the pumpkin all the way to the last person is the winner. If the mini pumpkin drops, the person who dropped it picks it up and continues trying to pass it. Ping-Pong Pumpkins: This game gets everyone up and moving. Divide children into teams of two. Give one person ping-pong balls and the other a plastic trick-or-treat pumpkin, which they will tie to their waist. The teams line up against separate walls and try to get as many ping-pong balls into the pumpkin by tossing the ping-pong balls at their partner’s pumpkins. The person with the pumpkin can run to try to catch the balls but they cannot use their hands. The winner of this party game is the team with the most ping-pong balls in their pumpkin. Return of the Mummy: Make two groups (or three groups if it is a large gathering). Select one person from each group to be the mummy. Give each group a roll of toilet paper. When you say go, each group wraps toilet paper around the mummy participant. The first group that empties their roll of toilet paper wins. You can also give a prize to the best wrapped mummy. (Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, Return of the Mummy) Spider Web Maze: Are you ready to take your chances in the Spider Web Maze? This game transforms your room into a giant spider web maze! You will need one very long piece of yarn for each team or player. Tape one end of the yarn to a central place, and attach a number to the other end. The number will correspond to a party favor prize or treat. Then wind the yarn around your library. Each child grabs a piece of yarn and rolls it up until the end is found. (Are You Terrified Yet?) Swamp Crawl: Fill the floor with balloons, and divide the children into teams. Have them crawl through the balloon swamp without popping any of the balloons. For every balloon that is popped, give that team a time penalty. First team to get everyone across the finish line, wins. Trivia: Have a few volunteers create a Goosebumps trivia contest. As prizes,

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 227 Programs, Events, give away Goosebumps books! Presentations, Whipped Scream: You’ll need lots of plates, whipped cream, and gummy Storytimes bugs or bubblegum pieces. For each set of two players, place a gummy bug in the middle of each plate and cover the bug with a big pile of whipped cream. Players put their hands behind their back, and they try to be the first person to get the bug in their mouth and show it to everyone. It can get pretty messy so you may want some paper supplies like paper towels to clean up. You may also want to put down newspaper or plastic tablecloths to control the mess. (The Girl Who Cried Monster) • Crafts Fake Wounds: Materials: Vaseline, toilet paper, cotton swabs, red and green food coloring, cocoa powder. To make the wounds: Have the children rub Vaseline on a spot on their arms or hands and place a small piece of rolled-up toilet paper on top. Have them rub a bit more Vaseline over the toilet paper. Use a cotton swab to rub either red or green food coloring over the toilet paper; then sprinkle the “wound” with cocoa powder. (Note: This will not dry, so make sure children don’t rub the “wound” on anything.) Make a Haunted Mask: Provide glow-in-the-dark paints, paper plates, markers, scissors, and other craft supplies so children can create their own visions of ghouls and goblins. Monster Blood: Make slime with a cornstarch base, and add glow-in-the- dark paint for added scare factor! Other craft ideas: Shrunken head pop-up cards, tarantula bracelets, clothespin bats Slime: There are many recipes on the Internet to make homemade slime. Provide supplies and small containers for children to take some home. • Food Bloody Brain Salad: Brain gelatin molds are available, or make a red gelatin and add fruit. Eyeballs: Make deviled eggs with olive slices and decorated cupcakes. Putrid Punch: Any punch recipe can be renamed putrid punch! Tasty Eyeball Treats: Let children make their own eyeball treats by providing chocolate sandwich cookies, gummy circles, chocolate chips and mini candy- covered chocolates, red frosting, and pull-n-peel licorice. Worms in Blood: Add gummy worms to red gelatin cups. Worm Guts: Make a pasta salad with spaghetti, and add cut-up vegetables and cheese. The spaghetti strands are the worms. • Handouts: Hand out coloring sheets from different Goosebumps books. Provide markers and crayons.

Reading Takes You to Fantastic Worlds C [ages 9–12] T Take kids and teens to fantastical worlds with programs to Narnia (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe), Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings), and more!

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Read part of the book to introduce everyone to it. Create character flip cards, detailing the main characters in the book. Have everyone talk about the book, and provide time to have questions and answers.

228 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread • Games/Activities Programs, Events, Trivia Challenge: Have a person familiar with the books create a trivia test. Presentations, Have people form teams to answer questions. Award a small prize to each Storytimes winning team member. Freeze Tag: This is played like regular freeze tag, but the White Witch is it. Dufflepud Tag: The game starts with all players hopping on two feet, except the person who is It hops on one foot. Once the person who is It tags someone, that person is also It and has to hop on one foot and try to tag people. Keep going for a certain amount of time or until the whole group are Dufflepuds. Who Am I?: Print out strips of paper with characters’ names. Tape a name on each person’s back, and have them ask other people questions to try to figure out who they are. This is a great way to introduce kids to each other. Narnia Charades: Come up with different scenes from the book, and write them on slips of paper. Have people play in teams to act out the scenes. Narnia Treasure Hunt: Create a treasure map, and hide small items around your library. Have children work in teams, or if you don’t have many participants, they can work by themselves. You can award a prize for the team that completes the treasure hunt first. Find 12 hidden items: bags of taffy, swords, juices of fireflowers, bows, crowns, lanterns, capes, sacks of potatoes (wrapped in burlap and string), a scroll of parchment paper with clues for next game, flute, Narnian book, loaf of bread. Pin the Crown on the Lion: Create a large lion, maybe by enlarging a photo on a copier. Or have teen volunteers draw a large lion. Print out crowns, and place double-stick tape on the backs. Blindfold children, and have them try to place the crown on the lion’s head. Hot Wands: Who stole the White Witch’s wand? Children sit in a circle, and music plays as children pass the wand around the circle. When the music ends, whoever is holding the wand is “caught” and is out of the game. Alternatively, the person can become a prisoner of the White Witch with a task to perform, such as 10 jumping jacks, cross their eyes, run in place for two minutes, or other tasks. Other Ideas: mini archery tournament (with foam arrows), a Mad Libs game, coat race relay, a crowning ceremony • Crafts Toffee Trees: Provide each participant with toffees, a tree branch, and yarn. Have them tie the toffee to the branches. Aslan Mask: Have children make masks with either paper plates or cardboard, markers, and string. You’ll also need to have scissors and glue available. Create Shields: Cut shield shapes out of cardboard, and provide markers and metallic paints and paintbrushes. Have participants draw and paint or color their shields. Tape or glue a wide ribbon to back of shield for handhold. Banners: Have participants cut out banners from felt. They can decorate the banners with either cutouts or paint. Crowns for Kings and Queens: Have children cut out crowns from paper or heavy paper, and let them color and decorate the crowns. You can provide glitter glue, plastic gems or beads, and markers.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 229 Programs, Events, Race Through Narnia Board Game: Participants can design and create their Presentations, own board game based on the book. Have them make the game as a team, Storytimes and then let them play it. Snowflake Bookmarks: You can cut out snowflake shapes or let children cut out their own shapes. Glue the snowflakes to the top of a cardboard rectangle for a bookmark. • Food: Provide some book-themed treats, such as Turkish delight, fairy cakes, bread or toast with marmalade or honey, crystals (sugar crystal candy), whipped cream fool, sherbet, ice cream snowballs (roll ice cream balls in coconut), hot chocolate, sugar-topped cake, or sticky marmalade rolls. • Other Ideas: Decorate a large box like a wardrobe for children to walk through. Make a handout to give participants when they leave about how to make many colored sugar. Have children try to draw a map of Narnia. Other handouts could include a crossword puzzle, word hunt, scrambled Narnia names, and a Narnia-themed maze.

Reading Takes You Through Time and Space T F Geek out with Doctor Who and Star Wars programs, or stick closer to home with programs about settling on Mars (Black Hole Sun, The Martian) or living on the moon (172 Hours on the Moon, This Place Has No Atmosphere)!

Star Wars • Activities Lightsaber Training: With foam lightsabers (pool noodles would also work), participants must keep balloons from hitting the floor. Lightsaber Training 2: Hit practice balls (plastic golf or ping-pong balls) with lightsabers. Carbonite Search: Han Solo is temporarily blind after being thawed from carbonite. Each child has a chance to be Han. Place five items in bags and let each blindfolded Han try to figure out what the items are. Variation: Put five items in a box and have the kids feel around inside and list what the items are. Sith Droid: Play hot potato with a ball that is painted black and silver. Who Am I/Escape Vehicle: Have headband for each participant, and tape a character or vehicle from Star Wars on it. Put the headband on each patron when they come in, not letting them see the picture on the headband. The other players can give the person one clue each and the person has to guess which character or vehicle it is. Movie Trivia: Create a trivia game that children can play in teams or singly. Have a small prize for each member of the winning team or single winner. Proton Torpedo Toss: Use a Velcro dartboard as the thermal exhaust port of the Death Star. See if players can get their proton torpedoes (Velcro balls) into the port to blow up the Death Star. Luke Skywalker Treasure Hunt: Each hidden Luke has a letter. Unscramble the letters to solve a puzzle. Star Wars Charades: Write scenes from the movies, and have teams act them out. WAMPA: Make a Star Wars Bingo game. What Happens Next?: Have participants tell you what they think should happen after Return of the Jedi.

230 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Rescue Yoda: Create an obstacle course featuring a Dagobah tunnel (fabric Programs, Events, tunnel to crawl through), planks to walk over lava (red plastic tablecloths), Presentations, and a black hole (a large cardboard box painted black, from which children Storytimes will retrieve small black paper asteroids with either Yoda or Vader on them, using tongs). Attack on the Death Star: Cover a long box with black paper and decorate the inside with silver glitter to look like the death star trench. The children use the force to guide their proton torpedo (a foam ball) down the trench into the exhaust port (a hole cut into the bottom of the box). Battle the Droid Army: Children toss sticky darts at a poster of the droid army. You could change it to any villain you can get a poster of. Star Wars Mad Libs: Create a Mad Libs game with the children, having them supply words to create sentences. Be ready for much laughter! • Snacks Edible Lightsabers: Make chococlate-dipped pretzel rods. You could also provide Pocky, which can be found in Asian food stores. Storm Trooper Cupcakes: Decorate white cupcakes with black decorations to look like storm troopers. Or you can have the children decorate their own cupcakes how they’d like. Jabba Juice: Make a punch with lime fruit drink and lemon/lime soda. Optional: add ice cream and gummy spiders or worms.

Reading Takes You to Myths and Legends C [ages 7+] Myths: Programs about Percy Jackson, Kane, or Magnus Chase will give you access to many of the popular mythical pantheons. Legends: A Spiderwick or Rainbow Fairy program would be exciting and fun.

Percy Jackson Party Outline • Introduction: Visit the web site to talk about Rick Riordan, at www. rickriordan.com. You can also show one of the movie previews and talk about the books. • Activities Greek Names: Enlarge the Greek alphabet into poster size, or make handouts for each child. Have them write their name in English and Ancient Greek. Let them decorate their pages with markers and crayons. What God Claims You?: Make a spinning wheel, and let everyone spin to see which god claims them. Percy Trivia: Create a quiz game for patrons. If you want to make it like Jeoparday!, you can use categories such as Who’s Their Daddy?, Geography Percy Style, Got Skills?, and other categories related to the books. Toga Relay: This is a group event. Each team has two rolls of toilet paper and has to dress their team as quickly as possible. First team to finish is the winner. Thunderbolt, Trident, Helm of Darkness: This is an individual game for points. It is a rock, paper, scissors tournament, with new names. Helm of Darkness is a fist. Thunderbolt is pinky and thumb extended, hang ten/ surfer-style. Trident is three fingers extended. Thunderbolt beats trident because it can’t be shattered or shaken. Trident beats Helm of Darkness

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 231 Programs, Events, because it can shake the ground underneath a person, even if the person is Presentations, invisible. Helm of Darkness beats thunderbolt because you don’t have to see Storytimes someone to aim a thunderbolt at them. Scramble Challenge: This is a team event. Make a Percy Jackson series- themed word scramble and project a scrambled word on the wall. The first person to correctly write the word on the board gets a point for their team. Continue until a team hits a pre-determined number of points, such as 10 or 15. Quest Scavenger Hunt: Create a scavenger hunt, and hide clues in library books. First team to solve all the clues wins a mythology-related prize. Mad Prophecies: Create a Mad Lib game, and have patrons fill in the blanks. Read the completed story for lots of laughter. Quest for the Golden Fleece: Buy a small plastic sheep, spray paint it gold, hang it from a tree outside. Let the children try to find the sheep. Capture the Flag: Play this game outside. They actually played this game in one of the books. Ancient Greek Olympic Games: Set up a library Olympics with footraces, javelin throwing (pool noodle), arm wrestling, discus throw (flying disk), three-legged race, and other games. Greek God/Demigod Bingo: Create a bingo game using gods and demigods. Relay Race (10 stations): At the Artemis Station, have children throw long balloon javelins. At the Perceus Station, children will make swords from paint stirrers, duct tape, and plastic jewels. At the Apollo Station, they will make wreaths from foam leaves and floral wire. At the Aphrodite Station, they must use toilet paper to make another team member a toga. At the Athena Station, they make a name tag for themselves in Ancient Greek. At the Hermes Station, they can make a pair of winged sandals with duct tape and cardboard. At the Zeus Station, they will toss three clothespin bolts through a hanging loop. At the Ares Station, they will make a shield. And at the Poseidon Station, they can make a fish necklace out of diecut fish or beads. Draw a Fury: Have children use their imaginations to create their fury. Provide art supplies, including paint, markers, beads, glue, yarn, ribbon, and any other supplies you have on hand. Make a Greek Vase: Show children pictures of Greek vases. Have them draw a vase shape on their paper and then paint Greek-inspired designs on their vases. You can also, if you have the resources, have them paint clay vases provided by a local pottery painting store. Reader’s Theater: Have children choose parts, and have them read chapter 2 from Titan’s Curse. • Crafts Hero Banners: Child can cut out felt banners and decorate them with their names, using the Greek alphabet. You can also provide permanent markers, glue, scissors, and other craft supplies. Swords: Children can make swords out of paint stirrers, duct tape in a variety of colors, and jewel stickers. You can also provide plastic jewels and glue. Wanted Poster: Make a wanted poster for Luke. Show children some samples of wanted posters, and then let them design their own.

232 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Origami Station: Check the Internet for different origami designs, including Programs, Events, Pegasus, flowers, hearts, and other designs for different gods. Presentations, Beading Station: Children can make a necklace, bracelet, or bookmark using Storytimes various beads. Use large beads in various colors, and let the children draw a god’s symbol on it with a fine-point permanent marker. For instance, they can draw skulls on plain white beads for Hades, flowers on pink ones for Persephone, and tridents on blue ones for Poseidon. • Food: For treats, you can provide bread dipped in olive oil; olives, grapes, or figs; nectar punch (lemon-lime soda with apricot nectar); lightning bolt-shaped cookies; fresh strawberries (from Camp Half-Blood); ambrosia brownies or cookies (don’t eat too many or you might go up in flames!); golden drachmas (chocolate coins); blue foods (blue cupcakes with stars, blue gelatin, blue tortilla chips, blue candy); ambrosia drink (ginger ale and orange sherbet). • Handouts: These can be given as children leave or used as part of the program: Olympian crossword puzzle, Escape the Labyrinth maze, Percy Jackson word search, Greek Gods coloring sheets. • Other Ideas: Make laurel wreaths for winners. String amethyst beads on a rope (the kids at Camp Half-Blood get a bead for each year that they survive).

Spiderwick Chronicles Program • Games/Activities: In Pursuit of Spiderwick Game, Magical Things Treasure Hunt, Fencing Lessons, Faerie Treasure Hunt, Trivia Challenge, Hogsqueal’s Insults, Tangles Spiderwick Web. • Crafts Faerie/Woodland Elf Mask: Children can use paper plates and construction paper, and markers, crayons, glue sticks, glitter, and other supplies to create masks. You can also supply Ellison mask, fake leaves and flowers, if you like. Make Your Own Field Guide: Give children blank books, along with craft supplies, for them to make a field guide of their area or of the book’s area. Let their imaginations run. Secret Book: Have books on hand with openings and pockets. You can also have children create these books themselves. Let them decorate the books, and then they can hide things inside! Mice Are Nice: Make pom-poms and provide glue, felt pieces, beads, and other craft supplies. Children can make pom-pom pets. Other Crafts: Mallory’s Medal, Thimbletack’s Key, Brownie House, Seeing Stone Necklaces, Secret Hiding Place craft. • Food: As treats, hand out Pixy Stix and Brownie brownies. • Handouts: These can be given as children leave or used as part of the program: How to Create a Riddle, If I Were a …, Faerie Porridge, Are There Faeries Nearby?, Dress a Sprite, Spiderwick Chronicles word search.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 233 Programs, Events, Reading to the Past … with American Girls C [ages 7–12] Presentations, Take kids on a journey to the American past with the American Girls. Do one Storytimes program on each girl’s time period or one on games the girls would have played. If children have the dolls, have them bring them in to show. If they don’t have those dolls, have them bring in a special doll they do have.

American Girl Favorites Program Activites Crafts Tangrams...... Addy Button Spinner...... Addy Goose...... Felicity Puzzle Purse Valentine...... Felicity Decoder...... Molly Patriotic Pin Wheel...... Molly New Mexican Checkers...... Josefina Paper Flowers...... Josefina Stick Toss...... Kaya Parfleche...... Kaya Hobo Signs...... Kit Paper Dolls...... Kit Cat’s Cradle...... Kirsten Friendship Bracelet...... Kirsten Food Holiday Nut Basket...... Samantha Lemonade Sugar Cookies Popcorn

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1764—Kaya’s Program Kaya, continued Activities Snacks and Drinks Cats Cradle (storytelling Tool) Fry Bread Coyote Stories (trickster tales)—learn a story & tell Fruit Leather it. Steamed Clover Learn the Nez Perce language (names for the Pemmican (mixture of sunflower seeds, chopped months) jerky and raisins) Games Dried Meat (smoked jerky, salmon, etc.) Shinny ( Game like field hockey played with a Camas bulbs rawhide ball and curved sticks) Kouse Roots Stick Game Stick and RingBeaver Lodge Berries (Huckleberries) Ball In AirBird FlightCrooked Path Water alone or with: mint, spruce or wintergreen Hop! leaves, honey, fruit juices, twigs of raspberry, Hop, Jump! chokecherry and wild cherry (steeped in hot Hop Between water). Jump Race Notes: Flying Feather Bowls made of horn, wood & stone Hidden Ball Woven baskets Guess Stick Wooden flutes Find the Chief Large shells for containers Straight Path Ball Bead In Hand 1824—Josefina’s Program Hand Game Activities & Games Pebble Patterns El Floron StalkingTracks Rainbow Five Stone Toss Sea Serpent Whirl and Catch Coyote and the Fox Bowl CatchPinecone Game Little Burro Crafts Little Blind Hen Weaving—grass, hemp, cord (weaving baskets, mats, Button Game and rope) San Miguel’s Wheel Necklace—shells (abalone), bone, wood, ceramics Moon & Morning Stars (from the west, gotten by trading) Pinata Buckskin doll—fleece, needle & thread Las Chivas Parfleche—Brown paper grocery bag, yarn, markers Bob for hanging Apples Twig horses—thin twigs, hemp Waltz of the Broom Petroglyphs—Large disc (plaster, wood, cardboard) Dance La Vaquerita pen, paint Learn Spanish Sayings Music Spanish poems vs. English translations Find traditional Nez Perce music. Riddles Crafts Ramillete (decorative paper flower) Beaded Necklace Luminaries (paper lunch bags, scissors, candle) Memory book (paper, wallpaper, paper punch, ribbon Pinatas (Paper mache form, tissue paper, string or yarn)

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Josefina, continued Kirsten, continued Crafts, continued Crafts New Mexican Checkers (paper, markers, buttons, Punched-Tin Picture (Aluminum, nails, hammers) instructions) Handkerchief Doll (cloth, handkerchief, wooden Rebozo (loosely woven fabric, thread, needle) bead, ribbon, markers) Corn husk doll Thaumatrope (cardboard circle, paper punch, string) corn husk flower Corn Husk Dolls (wet corn husks, string) Majolica (decorated pot) Wooden Spoon Puppet (spoons, colored felt, Food markers, scissors, glue) Flan Clothespin doll (wooden clothespin, markers, glue, Bizcochitos (cinnamon cookies) colored cloth) Empanaditas (fruit turnovers) Charm Bag (felt, needle, thread, hole punch, yarn, Marquesote (Sponge cake, apricots, apricot jam) glue, beads) Feast day cookies Rolled Candles (bees wax, wicking, scissors) Tortilla treat (tortillas, cinnamon, sugar, butter, Watermelon Seed Necklace (watermelon seeds, knives) needle, thread) Salsa, Guacamole, Platanos Braided Mat (long strips of cloth, needle, thread) Hot Chocolate, cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla Yarn Doll (cardboard, yarn, thread, buttons) Lemonade Embroidery (cloth, floss, needle) Friendship Bracelet (beads, cord) 1854—Kirsten’s Program Decorated Wooden Spoon (spoon, paint, paintbrush) Music Flower Crown (flowers, knife, wire) “Pop Goes the Weasel” Straw Horse (straw, string) Lively Fiddle Music/ Polka & Waltz Music Stuffed animal (fabric, stuffing, needle, thread) “Old Dan Tucker” “Old Folks at Home” Food “Buffalo Gals” Apple Cider Apple Dumplings Games & Activities Pioneer Lunch (rye bread, sausage, cheese, apple) Ten Fine Birds Strawberries Hop, Step, and Jump Cambric Tea Snap Apple Potato Cakes Jackstraws Homemade Butter Puss in the Corner Honey Butter I Have a Basket Clove Apple Here I Bake, Here I Brew Ginger Cookies Honey Pot Lefsa Fox and Geese Maple Sugar Candy Apple Dance Prairie Teacakes (lemon muffins) Barn Dance Cat’s Cradle Butterflies & Flowers Swedish Rhymes Rabbits in the Orchard Potato Scoop Guess the Footprint Old Dan Tucker dance

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1864—Addy’s Program Addy, continued Music Food “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” Ice Cream “Follow the Drinking Gourd” Corn Bread “Goober Peas” Sweet Potato Pie “This Little Light of Mine” Letter Sugar Cookies “Go down, Moses” Peanut Candy Games & Activities Peanut Butter Bread Jump Rope Hush Puppies Blindman’s Bluff Bread Pudding Cat’s Cradle Cucumber Salad Marbles Lemonade Mancala Peach Cobbler Riddles Benne Candy Ribbon’s End Tongue Twisters 1904—Samantha’s Program Huckle, Buckle, Bean-stalk! Games and Activities Clapping Rhymes Soap Bubbles Jack Straws Twine the Garland Track the Rabbits Tin Can Telephone Hot Boiled Beans French and English Barefoot Buttons Suit up for a swim Beanbag Contest Russian Scandal Hand Shadows Make Calling Cards Language of the Safe Houses Perfect Posture/Specter March Marbles Learn to Waltz Feather Language of the Fan Little Sally Walker Victorian Tea Party Hand Clap Games (Miss Mary Mack, etc.) Pantomimes Crafts Blind Man’s Bluff Tangrams (carboard square, scissors) Tableaux vivants Button Spinner (Buttons, string) Mother’s Mishaps (enclosed games) Shadow Puppets (cardstock puppets, scissors, Bag & Stick (Pinata) markers) Bluebirds Bean Bag or doll (cloth, needles, thread, beans) Whispers Revolving Serpents (cardstock serpents, scissors, Taboo markers) Throwing the Smile Animal Chains (master, paper, scissors) Crafts Adinkra-Print Stationery (paper, potato, knife, ink Fancy Fan (2 gift wrap strips 30" x 4", craft sticks, pad) ribbon, glue, rubber bands) Rag Ball (cloth strips) Sachet (lace, felt, potpourri, ribbon, thread and Keepsake Necklace (beads, shells, cord) needles) Flip Books (paper, markers, pencils) Victorian Valentines (paper, doilies, colors, scissors, glue) Needle Book (cardstock, ribbon) Paper snowflakes (paper, scissors, glue, glitter) Ribbon Bag (wide ribbon, needle, thread) May baskets (basket pattern, ribbon & lace, glue, Love-ly Pillow (cloth, needle, thread) scissors, paperclips) Kite (Paper, sticks, string, markers, glue) Holiday crackers (toilet paper tube, gift wrap, small Spool Puppet (spools, string, dowel, markers) prize, tape, ribbon) Paper Lanterns (paper, scissors, tape, string)

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Samantha, continued Kit, continued Crafts, continued Craft Leaf Rubbings (leaves, tissue paper, crayons) Paper Dolls Victorian Ornaments (Lay out dolls, clothes, trim, glue, scissors, sequins, Victorian Bookmarks & markers) Pressed leaves and flowers Hand out boy and girl dolls Sketchbook Let the kids pick clothes, trim, and any “extras” that Music they like. “Bicycle built for two” Let them decorate the clothes, about three sets per “Sweet Adeline” doll, and put “Maple Leaf Rag” facial features on dolls. “La Mer” by Claude Debussy Handouts “Yankee Doodle Boy” by George Cohan Find Out More About Kit’s World Snack Games (marbles, jacks, jump rope, hopscotch) Petite Fours (frozen pound cake, spreaders, frosting) Trivia Gingerbread (cookies, frosting, spreaders, ribbon) Lemon ice (crushed ice, lemon, sugar 1944—Molly’s Program Lemonade Fizz (Lemons, sugar, club soda) Games & Activities Ice Cream in molds Around the world Small Sandwiches (cucmber, water cress, etc.) Secret Agent Jam Tart cookies Make a radio sound effects tape. Victoria Sponge Radio Play Notes: Follow the Leader Borrow Tea Set from Friends of the library Handshake Game Pepper, Salt, Mustard, Cider 1934—Kit’s Program Make Soda Pop Try a Tape Dance Step Introduction Sprint Tug of War Things happening during Kit’s time Make a cola volcano (See info sheet) Dance the conga (play first 2 selections on tape) Sock Hop Activities Skim the milk Learn to Swing Rag curls Take them through the steps slowly, I Spy then let them dance to the music. Pom Pom Pull Away (Music on tape) Prisoner’s Base Prices Then and Now Statues Let the kids fill in the prices for now. Flag Relay Tell them the prices to fill in for 1930’s—compare! Red Rover Hobo signs Music (Tape up hobo signs around room) “Let it Snow” See if kids can guess what the signs mean. “Sentimental Journey” Games “Swinging on a Star” Create circle for marbles “Don’t Fence Me In” Create grid for hopscotch “You’re a Grand Old flag” Find areas for jacks and jumpropes “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” Divide kids into four groups—rotate them through “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” four games

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Kit, continued 1974—Julie’s Program Crafts Activities Star Whirler (Dowels, Cardboard, glitter) Learn sign language (from book) Victory Crown (cardboard, markers, glitter) Celebrate Earth Day (from book) Patriotic Pinwheel - (Paper, pencils, straight pin, foil Celebrate Chinese New Year (from book) stars, wooden beads) Disco Dance or the Hustle Scrap-paper jar - (tissue paper, glass jar) (http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-do-the- Lend-a-hand Quilt - (felt squares, thread or yearn Hustle-line-dance-2535) and needles Crafts Noodle Necklace Tie Dying Carve soap animals Make a Pet Rock Food Make Denim Pouches Jelly Flags or PBJ Roll-UpsDoughboys Bead Bracelets (from book) Applesauce CupcakesS’mores Macrame (from book) Peanut Buttery PopcornPigs in a blanket Make Eagle Kites (from book) Oatmeal Apple CookiesBanana bread Make your own journal (from book) Make Friendship bracelets (from book) Foods Fondue Pop Rocks Smiley Face cookies or cupcakes Tie dye drinks (a pinch of colored drink-mix to Sprite or 7up) Nachos (from book) Snow cones (from book) Cupcakes (have kids decorate with state capital ideas) (from book) Julie Handout on next page

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 239 Julie,Programs, An Events, American Girl Presentations, WhatStorytimes was happening in the 1970s? Events • In 1971 the voting age for Americans went from 21 to 18. • The agicM Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida opened in 1971. • November 1972 saw the release of the first video game—Pong! • The 1972 lympicsO saw Olga Korbut from the USSR was flawless in gymnastics and American TV Shows Mark Spitz set world swimming records in 7 Brady Bunch events. Happy Days • The US launched it’s first space station in May M*A*S*H 1973—it was called Skylab. The Waltons The Muppet Show • In 1974 President Richard Nixon resigned as president of the US. Toys • In 1975 the scariest ocean movie hit the big Rubik’s Cube screen —JAWS Mystery Date (game) • In 1976 American celebrated it’s 200th birthday. Kerplunk (game) • Elvis Presley died in 1977. Clue (game) Liddle Kiddles (dolls) Popular Things Mood Rings Pet Rocks CB Radios Smiley Faces Prisms

Music Hotel California Stayin’ Alive Let it Be Dancing Queen ABC Bridge over Troubled Waters Hustle Stairway to Heaven

Movies Star Wars Jaws Alien Rocky Godfather Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Close Encounters of the Third Kind

240 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Rocketship Run Obstacle Course C F Programs, Events, Create a space-themed obstacle course. Some obstacles to include: Presentations, • Meteor Toss: Decorate balls to look like meteors. Make a stand-up target Storytimes with holes, decorated to look like space. Children have to toss three balls in the holes. • Orbit: Create a giant sun, and have children spin around it. • Constellation Jump: Draw a constellation on butcher block paper, and have participants jump from star to star.

Road Trip Kits F Make kits with various activities to keep kids busy. Include activity sheets, crayons, memory games, and printable board games. Find printable board games at https:// mrprintables.com/printable-board-games.html

Route 66 A Host a program about the history of Route 66. Provide history and the current state of the route. Discuss some of the attractions, and provide a display with books about it. Also, you can have music about the route playing in the background.

Running 101 A Ask a representative from a local running store or physical therapy center to present a program for beginner runners. Topics to cover include avoiding injury, increasing mileage, stretching exercises, and the importance of cross-training.

SAT/ACT Practice T Good test exams will take you places! Host a practice exam for high school students. Ask a local testing company to provide materials and a proctor. You could also see if anyone from the local college can help with the program.

Scavenger Hunt C T Create a scavenger hunt. Create clues that lead patrons to places in the library and around the library. The clues lead to coupons, which can be redeemed for small prizes.

Scrapbooking A Host a scrapbooking event. Make example layouts for celebrating milestones such as birthdays, anniversaries, first days of schools, holidays, and other occasions. Provide scrapbooking paper, punches, stamps, and stickers. Have patrons bring in photographs and other memorabilia to add to pages.

Senior and Toddler Music and Movement Class PK A Music is important for children and senior citizens. Combine the two age groups for a fun intergenerational program. Play fun dance music from previous eras and classic children’s songs. See http://www.startribune.com/kid-therapy-mixing-seniors-and- youthful-energy/264117411/

Sensory Travel Machine AA Travel around the world or around the USA by using your senses. Have signs explaining what each sense does and some follow-up questions. Designate an area where the sensory travel machine will be located. Make the sensory machine using

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 241 Programs, Events, fabric, curtains, tension rod, and a giant box. Have your teen volunteers work on the Presentations, machine; you’ll be surprised at how creative they can be. Depending on resources, Storytimes time, and where you plan on traveling, not all senses may be used every time. Add flare to machine with lights, clocks displaying different time zones, and old CDs or circuit boards. SIGHT: Show pictures of famous landmarks, including book landmarks, such as platform 93⁄4 in London, Hobbit homes in New Zealand, and others you can come up with. HEARING: Play music or sounds from set locations. YouTube is a great resource for this. SMELL: Have scents for people to smell, including spices from exotic places, flowers, and perfume. TASTE: People can try different basic foreign foods. (Note: Make sure ingredients are listed for people who might suffer from food allergies.) TOUCH: Provide fabrics and earth elements, such as sand, rocks, grass, for people to feel.

Slime Program C T Children love slime! • Edible Slime: Purchase guacamole packets and have children scoop out avocado and combine it with guacamole mixture. Serve with blue tortilla chips. Delicious! (Note: A rule of thumb is one avocado for three people.) • Black Light Kryptonite Slime: For each child, provide four cups and a mixing spoon. One has kryptonite powder (green glitter), one has green food coloring and water, another has white glue, and the last has liquid starch. Also provide a plastic closable sandwich bag, on which the child can write their name and the name of the slime. Have the child add some green water to the white glue. Then add some kryptonite powder to the liquid starch. Add the starch mixture to the water mixture, and mix until they are slime. Place slime in the bag. Explanation: The glue is a liquid polymer. This means that the tiny molecules in the glue are in strands like a chain. When you add the liquid starch or borax, the strands of the polymer glue hold together, giving it a slimy feel. The starch acts as a cross-linker that links all the polymer strands. • Ooblek (Messy) Slime: You’ll need two cups for each child, one with water and one with cornstarch, a choice of food colorings, a plastic spoon, and a plastic closable sandwich bag. Have the child choose a food color and add it to the water and mix. They then add the colored water to a cup of cornstarch, and stir. Leave this slime in its cup. Put the cup in the plastic bag. Explanation: The cornstarch goo (sometimes referred to as “Oobleck” from the Dr. Seuss book) is what scientists call a non-Newtonian liquid. Sir Isaac Newton stated that individual liquids flow at consistent, predictable rates. As you discovered, cornstarch goo does not follow those rules. It can act almost like a solid but flow like a liquid. Technically, the goo is a suspension, meaning that the grains of starch are not dissolved, they are suspended and spread out in the water. If you let the goo sit for a while, the cornstarch would settle to the bottom of the bowl. So why does this concoction act the way it does? Most of it has to do with pressure. The size, shape, and makeup of the cornstarch grains cause the cornstarch to lock up and hold its shape when pressure is applied to it. People have filled small pools with Oobleck, and they

242 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread are able to walk across the surface (as long as they move quickly). As soon as Programs, Events, they stop walking, they begin to sink. Presentations, Storytimes Sole Stories T A Ask patrons to bring in a pair of plain shoes. Teach them how to use Mod Podge and old books to create a fun, spunky new pair of shoes. Provide pages from children’s books about different countries or by authors from different countries.

Space C Host a program exploring space. Include information about life on a shuttle, including what happens when you sneeze, how to use the bathroom, what space food is like, and other interesting facts about living in space.

Stories from Around the World C Read classic stories from different countries. After reading the book to children, have them guess which country the story came from. You can provide coloring pages about that country, along with some snacks that country is known for.

Succulent Garden T A Purchase succulents, succulent/cactus soil, moss, little figurines, and glass bowls. Let patrons design and plant the succulents. Provide a short presentation on succulents and their care.

Summer Journal C F Get a stuffed animal mascot for the summer. Depending on your population, you may want four or more stuffed animals for this program. Purchase a journal to go along with each animal. Families can check out the mascot and the journal for three days. The child or family can write a journal entry or add a picture of what the mascot did with the family. The mascot is then returned, and another family can check it out. At the end of the summer, display the journals so patrons can see all the exciting things the mascot did over the summer.

Survivalist Club A Host a monthly meeting featuring different survival techniques! Provide a scenario, and have attendees discuss the best ways to survive/escape each situation. Discuss different ways to filter water, find food, use escape ropes, climb mountains, and escape zombies! You can also provide information about home emergency kits in case of natural disasters.

Tea Ceremony A Host a Japanese tea ceremony. Talk about the history of the tea ceremony and the importance of tea in the Japanese culture. Walk patrons through the steps of a tea ceremony and then show a tea ceremony without interruption. It would be wonderful to get someone familiar with the ceremony to lead the instruction.

Teen Book Swap T Host a book swap for teens. While promoting the event, be sure to specify that the books should be for teen readers and in good condition. Collect teen books from donations throughout the year or search for used titles at thrift stores. Encourage teens to trade among themselves or let them choose from books you have gathered.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 243 Programs, Events, Throwback Thursday Night T A Presentations, Based on the age of your targeted patron group, choose a decade to celebrate. Screen a Storytimes popular movie from that time, decorate the room with old board games found at thrift stores or old books from your collection, and ask trivia questions about important moments in that decade’s history. Buy old school candy as prizes or giveaways.

Toddler Dance Party PK Find a variety of upbeat music from around the world. Provide toddlers with musical instruments such as shakers, rhythm sticks, and tambourines. You can center each meeting around a different world music for lots of international fun.

Tool Petting Zoo A Have a local hardware store representative come to the library and showcase different tools and their uses. The instructor can provide a simple DIY project demonstration.

Toss the Globe T F Paint a ball to look like a globe or buy one (there are many inexpensive foam or inflatable globe balls online). Ask teens to form a circle. Throw the ball to a teen and ask, “Where in the world would you go and why?” After the teen responds, they toss the ball to the next person and ask the same question. Take turns until everyone in the circle participates. Next, teens can talk in more detail about where they would like to go or they can play again!

Touch a Truck F Work with local municipalities (police, fire, public works) and nearby military bases to feature trucks that children see around their community. This event can be held at the library or you can partner with another organization, such as your local park district, to find the optimal space in your town. The library can offer a transportation-themed craft or outdoor storytime at this event.

Transportation Derby PK Collect cardboard boxes of all shapes and sizes, and encourage little ones to use their imagination to create airplanes, cars, trucks, space ships, or other vehicles from the different boxes and art supplies provided. Have everyone march in a parade, and hand out awards for different categories. End the program with a drive-in or fly-in, as everyone sits in their vehicles while watching a short video.

Transportation Family Night C F Host a family night for parents with young children. The program theme will be transportation. Read books about cars, buses, planes, trains, and other transportation. Consider reading Mo Willems’ Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Incorporate songs, such as “The Wheels on the Bus” and “Down by the Station,” into the storytime portion of the program. Finish the evening with an activity, such as creating paper airplanes with origami paper.

Travel Time Fun PK Parents and little ones can put together great travel games that they can use on long road trips. For each child, you will need a clear pencil case. To the case, have the children add pony beads and small items, such as game pieces and toys. (Be sure an adult works with each child to avoid choking hazards.) When the case is about 1⁄3 full, have the adult seal the case with clear packing tape. Give the adult a list of suggestions for the child to find, such as a yellow bead, a bird, a star bead, and other things in the case.

244 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Travel Tips for Teens: Fun Things to Make Before Programs, Events, Going on the Road T Presentations, Plan a six-week maker program for teens, focusing on fun items teens can take while Storytimes traveling over the summer. • Emergency Road Trip Kit: Fill an old shoebox with items that are needed for an emergency road trip kit. Ask teens what they think should be in their kits. Add items such as bandages, rubber bands, ear buds, bookmarks, bottled water, and anything else to make this kit fun. • Make a Travel Pillow: Cut two squares of fleece, and cut 1-inch slits all around the square. Tie the corresponding pieces together, leaving a small hole. Stuff filling in the hole, and finish tying pieces. • Traveling Snack Power: Find a plastic box that has several compartments. Fill the compartments with little snacks such as raisins, pretzels, cereals, cranberries, and other fun snack items. • Make Your Own Game Pack: Have teens make games to include in their kits. See what great ideas they come up with. Some ideas are mini tic-tac-toe, a deck of cards, and a hangman book. • DIY Travel Bag Surprise: Use a brown paper bag or gift bag. Ask teens to make a list of items they think their travel bags need. For the program, use simple items that can be found at the library, such as paper clips, rubber bands, pencils, erasers, and pens. Purchase a few items that will be fun, including travel toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and a few other items that would make the bag special. • Laminated Map: Save old maps from books and magazines, and have a great time cutting out and laminating them as decorations or for real traveling expeditions. Purchase self-adhesive laminating paper from a local office supply store to laminate the maps.

Ukulele Class A The ukulele is a very easy instrument to learn. Take a few weeks to learn a few chords and how to read sheet music. Provide a class to beginners, teaching them what you have learned. Provide a few ukuleles and sheet music for checkout. You can also find out if someone in your community is an experienced player, and they can be the instructor for the event.

Video Conference T A Arrange to have a video conference with patrons from another state or country. Have a prepared list of questions to ask each other to learn more about the area they live.

Video Game Flashback A Host program(s) on two popular Reading Takes You Everywhere! themed video games: Where’s Carmen San Diego and Oregon Trail.

Vision Board A Host a program that is part lecture, part craft! Have a presenter come talk about vision boards. Spend the second part of the class making and designing the boards. Provide supplies, including old magazines, glue sticks, markers, and paint chips.

Walking Book Club A Lead a book club discussion while walking on a designated path or trail. Choose books that are about traveling, such as hiking and mountain climbing.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 245 Programs, Events, Where Did You Take Your Reading? T A Presentations, Have patrons take pictures of their books in the places they take them (e.g., picture Storytimes of a book on an airplane, in the car on a road trip, on the trail during a hiking or camping trip, in their backyard, or at the park). Post the pictures on your library’s social media pages and come up with a hashtag for patrons to use.

World Trivia AA Host a trivia night at the library, local restaurant, or bar. The questions can focus on world culture, world news, and world history. Events

2018 in the Movies T A Show the 1975 film Rollerball (Rated R), which takes place in 2018. Have a discussion about the imagined 2018 of 43 years ago compared to the actual 2018. You can include a discussion about organized sports, including the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia during June and July.

Around the World in 80 Pages T A Hold a book club, where participants read books whose authors are from different countries. They can communicate with the author and ask him/her questions using video technology, such as Google Hangouts or Skype. Recipes from the authors' country can be served as appetizers.

Craft and Vendor Fair A Host a craft and vendor fair at the library. This can be a fundraising opportunity if the library charges a table fee. First, create an application and post information about the fair on various craft fair websites. Second, choose your crafters and vendors. Third, assign crafters and vendors to table areas. Fourth, staff the fair with extra staff and/or volunteers.

Defensive Driving Course A Partner with a local driving school or AARP chapter to provide a driver safety program. This can be for older drivers, but you can also offer this course to younger teens who are just learning to drive.

Explore Cuisine Book Festival A F Host an explore cuisine edible book festival with patrons, and have them each use a cookbook from a different country. Bring in other businesses, such as bakeries, for a friendly competition. Provide cookbooks with recipes from different countries, gift certificates to ethnic restaurants, or an individualized food demonstration from a local bakery as possible prizes.

History Book Discussion C T A Choose nonfiction history books to read and discuss. Prepare additional material such as images and videos that correlate with the subject. Display and show the prepared materials during the meeting.

Hosteling International T A Did you know that hostels are not just for teenagers traveling around the world? Hostels provide affordable accommodations for every age. Invite a representative to share travel tips and advice about tourism on the cheap. See https://www.hihostels.com/

246 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Hula Dancers and Lei Crafts C F Programs, Events, Have performers do hula dances. Children make leis, using beads, lacing string, Presentations, and collage fabric flowers. Show a movie from a Pacific area, such as Hawaii, and Storytimes play music from those places. Display books about the region for children to look through and explore.

Ice Cream Social F Invite the community to celebrate the start or end of the summer reading program. Buy value ice cream from a local store or bulk store. Also have sprinkles, syrups, cones, spoons, and bowls available. This is an opportunity to have volunteers of all ages participate in an event.

International Film Festival T A Show a series of award-winning films from countries other than the United States. Highlight the films’ corresponding countries by serving food from the relevant country at each showing.

Travel Film Festival T A Show popular movies with a travel/international theme. Some suggestions are Under the Tuscan Sun, Roman Holiday, In the Air, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Volunteer Vacations A Invite a representative from Sierra Club to talk to your patrons about Volunteer Vacations. On these trips, you can save money by doing work during your trip, like trail maintenance and site restoration. See http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/ volunteer-vacations

Presentations

Armchair Travelers A Find presenters to provide a glimpse into a particular region’s life. Presentations could include visuals, audio, and first-person experiences.

Around the World on a Plate A F Have a chef prepare different food items from different countries, and allow patrons to sample the delicious foods.

Camping Seminar A Ask a local forest preserve official to provide a program for beginning campers. Program could include a demonstration of setting up a tent, campfire cooking, camping etiquette, and entertainment.

Disney Planning 101 A Have a Disney travel agent come in and show how to get the best deals on traveling to Disney. Include hints and tips on what to look for, and also include information about families with special needs members.

How to Plan a Cruise A Contact a local travel agent or find a community volunteer (with cruise experience) and ask they provide a program with tips on planning, packing, savings, and suggested destinations.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 247 Programs, Events, Minimalist Packing for Dummies A Presentations, This could be a class to teach how to pack light for traveling. The presenter could Storytimes also provide tips about what to pack for long and short trips.

Travel Apps for Your Next Trip A Offer a class with recommendations for travel apps that can help patrons planning vacations. Provide a brief overview and examples (handouts are particularly helpful). Some possible apps to consider talking about include Hopper, Google Maps, Gate Guru, Google Translate, TripAdvisor, Skyscanner, Waze, GasBuddy, and Roadtrippers.

Storytimes

Reading Takes You to a CIRCUS PK

Books to Share Crews, Donald. Carousel. Greenwillow Books, 1982. Ehlert, Lois. Circus. HarperCollins, 1992. Goennel, Heidi. The Circus. Tambourine Books, 1992. Happy Books. A Day at the Circus. Barron’s Educational, 2012. Hill, Eric. Spot Goes to the Circus. Turtleback Books, 2003. Hillert, Margaret. Circus Fun. Modern Curriculum Press, 1969. Murphy, Stuart J. Circus Shapes. HarperCollins, 1998. Wright, Johanna. The Secret Circus. Roaring Brook Press, 2009. Ziefert, Harriet. Circus Parade. Chronicle Books, 2005.

Fingerplays, Rhymes, and Songs Let’s Go Down to the Circus Today Sung to the tune of “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” Let’s go down to the circus today, The circus today, the circus today, Let’s go down to the circus today, And see the clowns all play.

The circus is here, let’s go on by, Go on by, go on by, The circus is here, let’s go on by, And see the acrobats fly. At the circus, see the spot, See the spot, see the spot,

248 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread At the circus, see the spot, Programs, Events, Where the horses trot. Presentations, Storytimes

The circus is over, but I want more, I want more, I want more, The circus is over, but I want more, I love when the lions roar!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Go the Lights Sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Twinkle, twinkle go the lights (hold hands up and flutter fingers) As the acrobats climbs great heights. (shade eyes and look up) We all clap as they ascend, (clap hands) At the circus we attend. (march in place) Twinkle, twinkle go the lights (hold hands up and flutter fingers) As the acrobat climbs great heights. (shade eyes and look up)

Five Clowns This is a rhyme for your flannel board. One clown went out to play, At the circus in town one day. He thought it such tremendous fun, That he called for another clown to come.

Two clowns went out to play, At the circus in town one day. He thought it such tremendous fun, That they called for another clown to come.

Repeat verses, changing two to three, then four, then five clowns.

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 249 Programs, Events, Reading Takes You Everywhere!, Even to the Moon and Stars PK Presentations, There are many wonderful books to read about the moon, the stars, and other things Storytimes you see in the sky. Here is a simple storytime with a moon and stars theme.

Books to Share Asch, Frank. Moondance. Alladin Publishing, 2014. Brisson, Brisson. Star Blanket. Boyd’s Mills Press, 2003. Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon. Greenwillow Books, 2004. Ryland, Cynthia. The Stars Will Shine. HarperCollins, 2005.

Fingerplays, Rhymes, and Songs The Man in the Moon The Man in the Moon looked out of the moon, Looked out of the moon and said, “’Tis time that, now I’m getting up, All children are in bed.”

I See the Moon I see the moon, the moon sees me Shining through the leaves of the old oak tree. Oh, let the light that shines on me Shine on the one I love.

Over the mountain, over the sea, Back where my heart is longing to be. Oh, let the light that shines on me Shine on the one I love.

I hear the lark, the lark hears me Singing from the leaves of the old oak tree. Oh, let the lark that sings to me Sing to the one I love.

Over the mountains, over the sea, Back where my heart is longing to be. Oh, let the lark that sings to me Sing to the one I love.

250 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread Hey Diddle Diddle Programs, Events, Hey, diddle, diddle, Presentations, Storytimes The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!

Reading Takes You to a FARM PK

Books to Share Baire, Karen. Baby Animal Farm. Candlewick Press, 2014. Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn. HarperFestival, 1995. Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Animal Sounds. Philomel Books, 2006. Downs, Thomas. Farm Animals. Fog City Press, 2007. Lawrence, John. This Little Chick. Candlewick Press, 2002. Lobel, Anita. Hello, Day. Greenwillow Books, 2008. Murphy, Mary. Say Hello Like This!Candlewick Press, 2014. Pipe, Jim. Farm Animals. Stargazer Books, 2007. Smith, Miranda. My First Book of Farm Animals. Ticktock, 2013.

Fingerplays, Rhymes, and Songs

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 251 Programs, Events, Farm Sounds Presentations, Sung to the tune “Wheels on the Bus” Storytimes The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo, Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo. The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo, All around the farm.

Additional verses: …pigs in the pen go oink, oink, oink …hens in the coop go cluck, cluck, cluck …rooster on the fence goes cock-a-doodle-do …ducks in the pond go quack, quack, quack …sheep in the field go baaah, baaah, baaah

Cow Hokey Pokey Sung to the tune “Hokey Pokey” Put your hooves in, Put your hooves out, Put your hooves in And stomp them all about. All the cows say moo as they walk around the farm, That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses: ...put your snout in and sniff it all about ...put your tail in and wag it all about ...put your whole cow self in and shake it all about

Are You Listening? Sung to the tune “Frere Jacques” Are you listening, are you listening? To the cow, to the cow? Hear the cow calling. Hear the cow calling. Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo. Additional verses: ...Hear the pig calling. Oink, oink, oink.

252 • 2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program • www.ila.org/dodsumread ...Hear the horse calling. Neigh, neigh, neigh. Programs, Events, ...Hear the hen calling. Cluck, cluck, cluck. Presentations, Storytimes ...Hear the duck calling. Quack, quack, quack. ...Hear the rabbit’s nose twitch. Twitch, twitch, twitch.

Five Little Ducks Five (Four, Three, Two) little ducks went out one day, Over the hill and far away. Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack.” But only four little ducks came back.

One little duck went out one day, Over the hill and far away. Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack.” But none of the five little ducks came back.

Sad mother duck went out one day, Over the hill and far away. Sad mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack.” And all of the five little ducks came back.

Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn! The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn. Where is the boy who looks after the sheep? He’s under the haystack, fast asleep. Will you wake him? No, not I, For if I do, he’ll surely cry.

Farm Animals and Their Sounds Place small pictures/flannel pieces/wooden pieces of farm animals into a box where you can see into it but the children cannot. Pull out an animal, and have the children say the sound the animal makes, or make the animal sound and have the children guess what the animal is and then show it to them. This can also be done with puppets (finger or hand).

2018 DoD-MWR Summer Reading Program www.ila.org/dodsumread • 253 The library has been invaded! Help The Librarian rid the building of monsters and rescue her patrons!

Go to page 273 to help her escape The BiblioMaze! Letter Tiles #1 Puzzles

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Letter Tiles #2

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2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 255 Puzzles Letter Tiles Solution #1 Knowledge is a seed that grows when you read

Letter Tiles Solution #2 Reading feeds the Imagination

Letter Tiles Solution #3 Sail on a sea of books

256 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Word Search Puzzles CLI B RARYJWTUANTXIZDK WALSAFAKAJNFIYAWXAWX GMN B TSJRHIJCSTNKGZTV B PDAEDPHTHPPSUUEPJMY TJKSDNZEIQ B EUHHPKIVA JCLYQADHGSN B RRNEOHRL CWCVXLNZUGYPQ B YCVSAW VMLKZGZGKZFEEFIAIYLI ALOFQNAASZSWMXWUSZSL ISTQ B EZDLYKNELRIWLDY HJTZSQOZJQDM B RAZILQN ZTAPTCPCZQLQFSICZYYL QIYEAOOWXZLTXJTUXHIF KKCRTACWLAMUIHZTPMPG CT B LE B FPTOPXRKLKFHKE LHPXSSSRYZALOOHARIHN KEIY B NOIAOEQM B ADAHFC SH B NGJOZLTCVWAVENRNZ YNMVAENCEQMCXS B JCJUP KKLKZXGOIUHKYPFZEKXE

BRAZIL KENYA CANADA MEXICO CHINA RUSSIA EGYPT STATES ENGLAND UNITED FRANCE

Can you find the Bonus Word?

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 257 Puzzles Word Search Solution CLI B RARYJWTUANTXIZDK WALSAFAKAJNFIYAWXAWX GMN B TSJRHIJCSTNKGZTV B PDAEDPHTHPPSUUEPJMY TJKSDNZEIQ B EUHHPKIVA JCLYQADHGSN B RRNEOHRL CWCVXLNZUGYPQ B YCVSAW VMLKZGZGKZFEEFIAIYLI ALOFQNAASZSWMXWUSZSL ISTQ B EZDLYKNELRIWLDY HJTZSQOZJQDM B RAZILQN ZTAPTCPCZQLQFSICZYYL QIYEAOOWXZLTXJTUXHIF KKCRTACWLAMUIHZTPMPG CT B LE B FPTOPXRKLKFHKE LHPXSSSRYZALOOHARIHN KEIY B NOIAOEQM B ADAHFC SH B NGJOZLTCVWAVENRNZ YNMVAENCEQMCXS B JCJUP KKLKZXGOIUHKYPFZEKXE

(Over, Down, Direction) FRANCE (17, 15, S) BRAZIL (13, 11, E) KENYA (17, 5, NW) CANADA (1, 1, SE) MEXICO (12, 11, NE) CHINA (1, 15, SE) RUSSIA (13, 6, N) EGYPT (6, 19, NW) STATES (5, 11, S) ENGLAND (6, 10, N) UNITED (12, 1, SW)

BONUS WORD: LIBRARY

258 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Math Square Puzzle #1 Puzzles

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Try to fill in the missing numbers. • The missing numbers are integers between 0 and 9. • The numbers in each row add up to totals to the right. • The numbers in each column add up to the totals along the bottom. • The diagonal lines also add up the totals to the right.

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 259 Puzzles Math Square Puzzle Solution #1

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260 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Math Square Puzzle #2 Puzzles

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Try to fill in the missing numbers. • Use the numbers 1 through 9 to complete the equations. • Each number is only used once. • Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation. • Remember that multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 261 Puzzles Math Square Puzzle Solution #2

3 — 8 / 4 1

+ — /

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6 + 1 — 9 -2

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262 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Math Square Puzzle #3 Puzzles

X — 5

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5 24 16

Try to fill in the missing numbers. • Use the numbers 1 through 9 to complete the equations. • Each number is only used once. • Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation. • Remember that multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 263 Puzzles Math Square Puzzle Solution #3

1 X 9 — 4 5

— / +

2 X 3 + 7 13

+ X +

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5 24 16

264 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Falling Letters #1 Puzzles

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2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 265 Puzzles Falling Letters #1 Solution

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266 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Falling Letters #2 Puzzles

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2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 267 Puzzles Falling Letters #2 Solution

KNOWLEDGE

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268 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Maze #1 PK C Puzzles

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 269 Puzzles Maze #1 Solution

270 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Maze #2 C Puzzles

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 271 Puzzles Maze #2 Solution

272 • 2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org Maze #3 T A Puzzles

2018 iREAD Summer Reading Program • www.ireadprogram.org • 273 Puzzles Maze #3 Solution

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