A few more ideas gleaned from the WAPL school age programming idea swap:

Early release days are a great time for programs--see what odds and ends (craft supplies, old prizes, those little balls you bought for SLP 8 years ago) are in your storage closet or basement and let the kids dream up inventions or sculptures to make with them.

After School Adventures in Rice Lake:  Every Thursday, one of the school buses stops at the library and drops kids off for a rotating series of creative programs--legos, art projects, computer programming, and more.

Here's an idea I got in a hallway discussion from Jennifer Thiele, the director of the Marinette County Library:  use your public performance rights for movies to show movies for kids on the autism spectrum (or other kids for whom the movie theater is too overwhelming).  Don't serve snacks, since many kids on the spectrum have limited diets, and it is one less thing to worry about for parents.  Make it clear that you don't expect kids to be totally silent while watching.

Photo credit:  Aha!  by farleyj


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