[OPLINLIST] Teddy Bear Sleep-over at the Library

[Ann Riegle-Coursey]

Alan and others- we did a Stuffed Animal Sleepover at our library just last
week.  The kids gathered on a Friday afternoon.  We read a couple stories
and made a big deal of the animals having the chance to "camp" at the
library for the weekend.  We took pictures of all the kids and their animals
and we let the kids sit in the tent we set up and they roasted marshmallows
over our faux campfire.  Anyone who wanted to leave an animal could so.  We
took pictures of the activities the animals did over the weekend.  We gave
each child a printed sheet of pictures when they picked up their animals at
our next program on the following Monday.  It was very popular and FREE!
The parents had a lot of positive comments and the adults and kids all loved
the picture print out.

 

If you would like to see some pictures, check out our Facebook page-just do
a search for New Madison Public Library.

 

Ann at New Madison

 

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[mailto:oplinlist-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Alan Hall
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Subject: [OPLINLIST] Teddy Bear Sleep-over at the Library

 

If you are looking for a great children's program that doesn't take a lot of
work, and provides wonderful PR for the library, try a Teddy Bear Sleep-over
at the Library.  We "borrowed" the idea and did it earlier this week.

 

Children bring their Teddy Bears to the library on the appointed day, where
they are gathered to "Sleep-over" at the library.  The bears are
individually photographed doing things at the library, as well as Group
Activities such as a Story Hour, Pizza Party, and time on the Internet.

 

The photos are gathered into packets along with a board book that each bear
receives for being part of the "Sleep-over," and the children pick up their
bear and the packets the next day.

 

Library staff can get very creative with this, children love it, and the
media thinks it is great!

 

Alan Hall

Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County

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