tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post4298480985522266729..comments2024-03-28T17:39:40.759-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: End of the Puppets and Summer Reading TrailGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-69213362274864171592009-07-25T21:57:22.987-04:002009-07-25T21:57:22.987-04:00I love wondering thru stores such as you described...I love wondering thru stores such as you described. <br />Mountain MamaMountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415954976782209495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-7179003830904713772009-07-25T07:57:45.432-04:002009-07-25T07:57:45.432-04:00When I was a library branch manager, we did many, ...When I was a library branch manager, we did many, many children's programs. Kids like to craft so we made a lot of different things over the years, Janet, from sponge-painted flowerpots to paper bag monsters, masks, puppets, puzzle pins, suncatchers, books of many kinds, even paper. I loved it and I loved the search for crafts that fit the programs. Sometimes I had to come up with new crafts because we didn't find the right thing. <br /><br />I grew mini-pumpkins for the kids to decorate, and cotton to make Christmas ornaments. I brought in a long crooked branch that the kids painted and it became a big snake that still lives at the Elk Valley Library. We painted all sorts of ways and all sorts of things. <br /><br />We did science programs too, making all kinds of stuff from gak to silly putty, volcanoes and more.I loved it all and loved planning the programs. We also had presenters of all kinds, from local scientists to musicians, quilters, authors, you name it--we invited them. The kids wrote and performed puppet shows, wrote books, and helped decorate the library for programs. I told lots of stories there.<br /><br />If it sounds like I miss it, I do. It was the best job I ever had. I'm not a crafter exactly, but I like making things and I like experimenting, especially when I get to do it for kids programs.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-37374309324290578032009-07-25T05:00:42.569-04:002009-07-25T05:00:42.569-04:00Susanne, sounds like you're a crafter in addit...Susanne, sounds like you're a crafter in addition to being a storyteller. You're gonna have to start putting crafts on your site.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-72227781448558443792009-07-23T23:42:56.169-04:002009-07-23T23:42:56.169-04:00I'm glad it all went so well. Have fun at the ...I'm glad it all went so well. Have fun at the events in August.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.com