Project Tween: Book Bags (June 2013) Gallery
Participants decorated cotton book bags with acrylic paint for this month’s Project Tween.
Participants decorated cotton book bags with acrylic paint for this month’s Project Tween.
Tweens created a variety of wooden Kokeshi dolls (traditional Japanese dolls) in this fun class.
Tweens created a variety of back-to-school items to help them transition back into their classes with some fun and panache!
Many Barbies were transformed into terrifying zombies (and posed around our graveyard) by our enterprising tweens at this month’s Project Tween!
Participants made “ice castles” out of Styrofoam pieces and other arts & crafts supplies.
The newest (and final, according to our sources) Maximum Ride book is out! We celebrated with a Maximum Ride event that tested our “bird kid” attendees’ physical and mental skills. After a brief warmup, our flock honed their dexterity, reflexes, and hand-to-eye coordination. We also had a chocolate chip cookie tasting, played a life-sized game of Flock vs Erasers, put together book cover puzzles, and made feather hair extensions. Whew! I’m exhausted. Congratulations to Harini, … Read more
Batman fans this July competed in a number of physical and mental challenges to hone their bat-skills. We indulged in some tasty bat-snax and were pleased that our Batman beacons turned out so well!
Rebecca Huston, henna and tattoo artist from Heathen Ink (Summit, IL), returned to the Huntley Library in July 2012 to share the history of henna body art with area teens. All participants went home with a temporary henna tattoo (lasting around 2 – 4 weeks), and information about how to create henna art of their own!
On June 26, 2012, Teens created their own dream journals at the library’s Teen Tuesday: Big Dreams event.
On June 19, 2012, for Teen Tuesdays, area teens created fashionable, unique, and handy (also possibly indestructible) duct tape wallets. Check out some of their creations.