Crafts | thepodunklibrarian 7/12

Jan 29, 2019

Narnia Night

I've been trying to have an event for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe for over a year now. And, despite some bad weather, we...

Jan 24, 2019

Story Time: Hippos

We read Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Suzanne Watts and The Hiccuping Hippo by Keith Faulkner and Jonathan...

Jan 6, 2019

Giant Confetti Poppers

So, these weren't actually for the library. But I have made the regular-sized confetti poppers at the library for the 4th of July and...

Dec 19, 2018

Waffle Cone Christmas Trees

I helped with the town's Gingerbread House Contest earlier this month, so this year I thought I'd do waffle cone Christmas trees at the...

Nov 27, 2018

A Christmas Story Event

Turns out 2018 is the 35th anniversary of A Christmas Story. And I'm always looking for an excuse.... So I invited patrons to come and:...

Oct 23, 2018

Frankenstein Bash

I wanted to do something for the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, but for kids. That turned into a Halloween, cartoon-y version. Here's...

Oct 9, 2018

Balloon Ghosts

We were invited to Dewey Lake's first annual Harvest in the Park. They asked us to set up and provide candy for trick-or-treaters as well...

Sep 25, 2018

Mario Night

I've been wanting to do a Mario event at the library for a while, ever since my co-worker painted Boos on one of our Halloween carnival...

Sep 22, 2018

Curious George Paper Bag Puppet

This year for Curiosity Day, I dressed as the Man in the Yellow Hat and read the first Curious George book, alongside our George costumed...

Aug 28, 2018

Girl & Doll Headbands

Crafts for American Girl dolls (or any 18-inch doll) at the library have been popular. We've done hats for the Derby, masquerade masks,...