1. Tween SRC Program Ideas
Daphne Silchuk-Ashcraft
Medina County District Library
2012

2. Slumber Party Activities
-Crafts
-Games
-Snacks
-Nail Zone
-Drawing/Writing Table
-Music
-Book Discussion

3. CRAFTS… Dream Catcher Magazine Collage “Dream Big” Journal
Shrinky Dink Jewelry
*We plan on having 2 crafts available at our “Slumber Party”
and will be doing the other crafts as stand alone summer programs…

4. Dream Catchers
Materials Needed:
Recycled Bracelets (10/$1.00 Dollar Store!)
Yarn or String (Leather if you can afford!)
Feathers
Beads
*There are easier patterns for young children

5. Practice the single half hitch…
Practice the single half hitch… There are lots of great resources online!

6. Magazine Collage “Things you Dream of…”

7. Materials Needed:. Tons of old magazines. Scissors. Glue. Card Stock
  Materials Needed: Tons of old magazines Scissors Glue Card Stock Markers (Permanent) *Besides making a collage to take home, have everyone add something to an additional collage to display in your library!    

8. Dream Big Journals Materials Needed:. Brown paper lunch bags
Dream Big Journals   Materials Needed:   Brown paper lunch bags Multi-Color Card Stock Stickers-Ellison shapes….. Old Magazines Glue Sticks Scissors Ribbon

10. Shrinky-Dinks Materials Needed: Shrinking Plastic
Materials Needed:
Shrinking Plastic
Colored Pencils/Permanent Markers
Variety of picture stencils
Hole Punch
String & Beads
Toaster Oven/Craft Oven (350°)

11. Necklaces, pins, rings…..

12. GAMES
am Big Journals  
Materials Needed:   Variety of video games Board games Play some classic party games! Go on a scavenger hunt…

13. SNACKS Chocolate pretzel dipping station!
(I use a small crock pot to melt the chocolate…..works great!)
We will also have pop, water, misc. chips & popcorn available for snacking. Look into getting pizza donated!

14. NAIL ZONE…. Materials Needed: Variety of Nail Polish/Polish Remover/ Table Covering… *Send out an … I got about 40 bottles of polish donated! Invite a local Nail Tech to come!

15. DRAWING & WRITING Materials Needed: Colored pencils Markers Crayons
Paper

16. MUSIC Materials Needed:. Variety of Music. Boom Box/ Ipod /Speakers
MUSIC Materials Needed: Variety of Music Boom Box/ Ipod /Speakers Karaoke Machine Wii Dancing Games….

17. BOOK DISCUSSION. Things we will talk about:
BOOK DISCUSSION Things we will talk about: Do you know about our Tween Book Club? Book Trailer our Tweens made… Rapid Book talk 10 new books What is your all time favorite book?

18. The End….