Squishmallow Fun in Minoqua

Today's guest blogger is Jennifer Davis, the YA Coordinator at Minocqua Public Library. Welcome Jennifer!

Our library has a twice a month club called Club Connect that anyone (kids-teens) can attend, with no registration required. Each one is a different theme. One is run by our children's librarian and the other by our teen librarian (myself). We've had a few that have been more successful than others - this one being one of those more successful ones! 

Prep for this program consisted of putting out plastic tablecloths, canvases, paint, water dishes, and brushes as well as some printed images of some of the more popular Squishmallows. I set the Squishmallow images (in frames) on a table for kids to choose to bring to their spots for inspiration. I had one of our staff members create several cardstock templates for me of the basic shape of a Squishmallow (like a large gum drop) for kids to use to trace in pencil on to their canvas. Once the basic form was traced, they then could design their own Squishmallow or draw one using one of the sample images of an existing Squishmallow. Once they had completed their sketched designs, they went to town painting! 

Music was playing and I set out some basic snacks consisting of Rice Krispie bars, and it was a super fun and easy program where everyone left with a smile on their face! 

If you have any questions, I can be reached at jdavis@minocqualibrary.org. Happy programming!