Girl holding Christmas gifts
| |

Homemade Holiday Party for Kids & Tweens: 5 DIY Gift Ideas

Give kids and tweens an opportunity to have fun and make holiday gifts for the special people in their lives. Set out supplies for these 5 DIY gift ideas, play some holiday music, and set attendees loose to get crafty! Much of the supplies may already be hiding in your craft closet. These ideas work…

Snoopy Party: 10 Fun Crafts and Activities for the Ultimate Peanuts Gang Party
|

Snoopy Party: 10 Fun Crafts and Activities for the Ultimate Peanuts Gang Party

Party with Snoopy and the Peanuts gang! Host an event in August to celebrate Snoopy’s birthday, in October, alongside a showing of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, in November to celebrate Peanuts creator Charles Schultz’s birthday, or any time! The target audience for these activities is ages 3 through 8, but the whole family…

Book cover of Snoopy for President
| |

Book Character Election Day: Engage Readers with A Fun Passive Activity

Don’t let parents have all the fun on election day, have kids vote for their favorite book characters! The target audience for this passive activity is ages 3-8, but tweens, teens, and adults may enjoy casting a ballot, too. Promotional Blurb “Which book character has YOUR best interests at heart? Stop by the youth department…

A family wearing halloween costumes
|

Monster Mash for Kids and Families: 15 Spooktacular Crafts and Activities

Calling all ghouls and goblins, it’s Halloween season at the library! Children of all ages will enjoy these fang-tastic books, activities, crafts, and snacks. Incorporate one or two into a not-so-scary storytime or try an all-ages event with stations sprinkled throughout the library for families to enjoy at their own pace. These ideas have been…