Program Date: 1/24/19
I was very inspired by a teacher in my Twitter circle and her reading event for her students! I thought it would easily transform into an after school program, so I went for it! It was very low key and chill, and I think it is the perfect program to do in January.
During this program, the kids were to either bring a book or check one out that day, and they could pick a comfy spot to read and eat some reading themed snacks while they enjoyed their books! I had several different types of eating available and also several different types of snacks! We had 9 kids at this program (not bad for it being the first program after Christmas break) and that was honestly the perfect number. We had a little trouble with distracting others, so the more kids who attended, the more potential for distraction there would have been.
Seating options I had available were:
Picnic blankets
Large dog beds (washed first)
Large floor pillows
Yoga mats
Exercise balls (stabilized with pool noodles)
Snack options were very punny and I thought it was hilarious!
Popcorn (Pop Open a Good Book)
Goldfish crackers (Fishing for a good book)
Skittles (Reading Rainbows)
Gummy worms (Book Worms)
Fruit by the Foot (Book Marks)
Chips Ahoy Cookies (Smart Cookies)
Bottles of water (No pun for that one!)
Each kiddo got their book and picked a spot, and then got a late full of yummy snacks!
This one was a really easy one. There were some times where they got a little squirrely and distracting but for the most part they sat quietly and READ their books and ate snacks and it was awesome!! I sat and read and snaked with them so it was fun for me too. 🙂
Miss Meg's Library 