August 6, 2010
Surprise! Cards That Pop
by Robert Phillip
On Wednesday August 4th at the Pawling Free Library Ms. Karen showed eight excited children how to make pop up card art. Everyone learned to make a card by folding a piece of paper in half and by folding and cutting paper to create a mouth. Next, each child drew an image around the mouth. Some cards featured sharks, birds, aliens, and other creatures. Then, they got to decorate their cards. "It's very nice and good," said one girl. After that, the children folded paper to make springs. Some glued eyes to springs and attached them to the first card they had made using the mouths. Others created other types of cards. One child made a birthday card that had a cake pop out of it! Everyone had lots of fun making their amazing cards.
Fun Zone is a program where children get to play fun games with their friends. They can play games like Avalanche, Risk or Life. Kids playing these games tell us it's a lot of fun. That's probably why it's called "Fun Zone!" by Amanda Gregis.
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On Wednesday August 4th at the Pawling Free Library Ms. Karen showed eight excited children how to make pop up card art. Everyone learned to make a card by folding a piece of paper in half and by folding and cutting paper to create a mouth. Next, each child drew an image around the mouth. Some cards featured sharks, birds, aliens, and other creatures. Then, they got to decorate their cards. "It's very nice and good," said one girl. After that, the children folded paper to make springs. Some glued eyes to springs and attached them to the first card they had made using the mouths. Others created other types of cards. One child made a birthday card that had a cake pop out of it! Everyone had lots of fun making their amazing cards.The Return of the Vikings!
By Matthew Cerny
By Matthew Cerny
Vikings have invaded the Pawling Free Library! At least it looks that way because a library
program is making Viking dragon figureheads. A dragon figurehead was a scary figure on the front of all Viking ships. Imagine the sight of hundreds of invading Viking ships heading towards your beachhead.
Today's "young Vikings" are trying to bring back a piece of history by recreating these dragon figureheads. They start by looking at a picture, but have to be creative in order to be inspired by these pictures. Each child draws a dragon on clay with sculpting tools and then shapes the dragon using their tools and hands. Next, they smooth out or create a bumpy texture on the dragon's skin. Then they're done for the day.
At the end of the session, Vincent said the program was "very fun". More praise came from Aiden who said he'd recommend this program to his friends. The program's meetings are held in the yellow annex building next to the Pawling Free Library from 7:00 to 8:30pm.
program is making Viking dragon figureheads. A dragon figurehead was a scary figure on the front of all Viking ships. Imagine the sight of hundreds of invading Viking ships heading towards your beachhead.
Today's "young Vikings" are trying to bring back a piece of history by recreating these dragon figureheads. They start by looking at a picture, but have to be creative in order to be inspired by these pictures. Each child draws a dragon on clay with sculpting tools and then shapes the dragon using their tools and hands. Next, they smooth out or create a bumpy texture on the dragon's skin. Then they're done for the day.
At the end of the session, Vincent said the program was "very fun". More praise came from Aiden who said he'd recommend this program to his friends. The program's meetings are held in the yellow annex building next to the Pawling Free Library from 7:00 to 8:30pm.
Fun Zone is a program where children get to play fun games with their friends. They can play games like Avalanche, Risk or Life. Kids playing these games tell us it's a lot of fun. That's probably why it's called "Fun Zone!" by Amanda Gregis.
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