6.12.2013

DIY Art is EZ


We have started a tradition at our library of holding some kind of kid-led DIY art or decoration program within the first week or two of the start of Summer Library Program.  We gather art materials and let the kids loose.

It may be our easiest, mellowest and most delightful program. And we never have to worry about pre-decorating the area to a theme. The kids take care of it with their creative touches.

This year, thanks to Crayola Window Markers, a crowd of kids created a garden of beauty on our windows. These few pictures hardly do justice to the work of the sixty kids who filled eight windows with their ideas. If you happen to be passing by in the next eight weeks though...











6 comments:

  1. I am glad to see someone using Crayola Window markers. We have been wanting to try them, but haven't been able to push them past our Facilities people yet. :)

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    1. We just use Windex and paper towels and they wipe right off. It helps to spray the windows and let the windex soak for a few minutes too. It's a bit of a chore, but the quality is so much better that I think it is definitely worth it.

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  2. Someone drew the TARDIS, which is absolutely spectacular. Great idea!

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    1. I know... we were so impressed. Bad wolf too! An exceptionally fascinating bunch of kids in La Crosse!

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  3. The markers are easy to get off, they just swipe away. Window crayons...not so much. I speak from experience (and 3 days of hard labor and my aide glared at me every time we met for the next 3 weeks)

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  4. This is great Marge! I had done something similar with my tweens during the dregs of winter to brighten up the windows in the tween space. We used simple acrylic paints and brushes, along with coffee filter flowers, which was fine for only a few working at a time. Markers sound like a much better option for lots of kids! (By the way - acrylics wash off easily as well with soap and water)
    I need to "borrow" this idea for out tween lock-in so we can redo the windows, the coffee filter flowers are all faded out :(

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