For last night's Teen Cafe, we decided to spruce up some of the book ends in the Children's Room. We gave them the option of painting or making collages with magazine pictures. Most chose to go with the collage idea, which somewhat surprised us.
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| Half the kids are still milling about the snack table |
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| For some reason, body parts were very popular. |
We did tell them not to worry about the edges, Miss Ami would trim them with a razor once they had dried. She felt no pressing need to hand out objects sharper than scissors.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD GET YOUR OWN OUT!
Sheesh. Before you city slickers freak out, remember, this is New Mexico. Everyone carries a knife. But we did make him put it away and use scissors.
This one turned out great...until she realized she had done the wrong side. Oops!
The finished products, which turned out better than expected. Nice job, guys! We'll trim up the edges and coat them with shellac. Definitely a project to do again.
What a neat project! You'll have to tell us if there are any cool patron reactions when they get to see the finished product on the shelves.
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent idea! I might have to try this one with the kids here!
ReplyDeleteBeth, Kelly from Stacked (http://stackedbooks.blogspot.com/) also used foam shapes with her kids when she did this - my teens probably would have loved those, but I have too many unattended little ones who would probably pull them all off again. You could add other 3D items like press-on jewels.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. Looks like everyone had a lot of funny creating as well.
ReplyDeleteAmi these turned out SO COOL! And I love that you did it with teens (I did it with kindergarten/elementary kids). The teens are gonna get a kick out of seeing them on the shelf.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I may steal your idea and pass it on (along with my bookends) to my school's A-mazing art teacher.
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How fun! Creepy amount of eyes, though.
ReplyDeleteThese look fabulous! 'So much better than purchased decorations or bookends. And how lovely for teens to spend an evening beautifying the library. Now when they come visit the library, they'll know, "I was part of this place." A.
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