Webinar presented by Katie Salo about using crafts in a library-based storytime program. Includes resources, craft examples, and explanation of craft philosophies.

1. READ IT,
MAKE IT,
TAKE IT.KATIE SALO
NEFLIN – 6.6.13

2. GOOD AFTERNOON!

3. CRAFTS IN STORYTIME?
 Making Connections
 Bridging the Library & Home
 Early Literacy
 School Readiness

4. HOW TO
CHOOSE
CRAFTS

5. CHOOSE
CRAFTS
WITH A
MESS LEVEL
YOU CAN
HANDLE.

6. CHOOSE
AGE-APPROPRIATE
ACTIVITIES.

7. USE THE
SUPPLIES
AVAILABLE.

8. PROCESS VS.
PRODUCT

9. PROCESS ART
Process art places
emphasis on
making art and
using different
mediums as a
means of
exploration.

10. PRODUCT ART
Product Art
places
emphasis on
following
instructions to
achieve an
expected result.

11. SUPPLIES

12. CRAFT STAPLES
 Crayons
 Gluesticks
 Paper Bags
 Paper Plates
 Popsicle Sticks
 Stickers
 Tissue Paper
Squares
 Toilet Paper
Rolls

13. EXTRA SUPPLIES
 Clothespins
 Cotton Balls
 Feathers
 Glitter
 Glue Dots
 Markers
 Paint
 Ribbon
 Stamps
 Teen
Volunteers

14. RIGHT VS.
WRONG
CRAFTS

16. CRAFTS

17. Weather Wheel
Emotions Hanger*
Alligator Clip
Dinosaur Craft
CLOTHESPIN CRAFTS

18. Ice Cream Cone
My Favorites*
Elephant Puzzle*
Dinosaur Puppet
Alphabet Caterpillar
Elephant Puppet
Clothesline
COLORING CRAFTS

19. Backpack
Hibernation Cave
House
Bear Puppet
Turkey Puppet
Zebra Puppet (Oriental
Trading)
PAPER BAG CRAFTS

20. Cover Your Mouth!
Pumpkin (Oriental Trading)
Clock (Oriental Trading)
Fish (KidsSoup)
Winter Hat (KidsSoup)
Ladybug (Oriental Trading)
Puppy (KidsSoup)
PAPER PLATE CRAFTS

21. Lion Mask (KidsSoup)
Butterfly Puppet
Bear Puppet*
Bird Puppet
Rabbit in Hat
Hello/Goodbye Hands*
Monster Mask
Pig Mask
POPSICLE STICK CRAFTS

22. Scratch Art
(Oriental Trading)
SCRATCH ART CRAFTS

23. Space Scene*
School Bus*
Jungle Scene*
Snake*
Aquarium
Art Palette*
Gumball Machine
STICKER CRAFTS

24. Bear & Quilt*
Winter Bear (KidsSoup)
Fall Apple Tree*
Friends (KidsSoup)
Paper Kite*
Rainbow*
TISSUE PAPER CRAFTS

25. Mo Willems’ Pigeon
Chicka Tree
Astronaut
Owl
Octopus
Itsy Bitsy Spider
TOILET ROLL CRAFTS

26. FREE ART

27. PUT OUT SUPPLIES
 Chalk
 Clay
 Paint
 Playdough
 Stamps

28. RESOURCES

29. BLOGS
 Mommy and
Me Book Club
 No Time for
Flash Cards

30. PINTEREST

31. PINTEREST BOARDS
 Barbra Wengler
 I Heart Crafty
 Kelly Bagdanov
 Lisa Luthringer
 Odalys Combs
 Teach Preschool
 Valerie Eich

32. QUESTIONS?

33. CONTACT:
 Katie Salo
 simplykatie@gmail.com
 http://storytimekatie.com
 @katietweetsya