A coworker of mine found this book called What To Do With A Box By: Jane Yolen and Chris Sheban. in our new book section. I absolutely knew that a fun program or story time could come out of this.
The actual story is a short one about two children who are simply playing with boxes. They make libraries, beaches, and a tea time spot among other things. The book would make for a very easy read aloud.
Below I have a template for a program featuring this book. Bare with me as I am new at creating programs. Please if you have any comments or suggestions feel free to pass them along.
Objectives: Participants will be able to flex their creativity skills by creating something entirely from their imagination out of a box and some simple craft supplies.
Materials: Plain boxes (maybe reused shipping boxes or tissue boxes), glue, scissors, tissue paper, scissors, pipe cleaners, markers, big white board or poster board/easel
Anticipatory Set: (5 minutes) Ask the participants if they have ever created something out of a box. Write ideas on the white board or easel.
"Teaching": (15 minutes) Read the book What to do with a Box. Point out some aspects of the boxes on each page. Example on the landscape with a sun page point out the drawings of the water, sun, and other
Modeling: (1 minute) Prior to the program create a few examples out of a box (monster, doll, house, etc) to show the participants examples of what they could possibly make. Add any additional ideas to the brainstorm list from the anticipatory set.
Activity: (30-40 minutes) Let the participants loose to create their creations.
Closure: (5-10 minutes) Allow participants to share their creations if they would like.
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