It's September and right now at work I'm busy working on planning and prepping my fall library programs. My head is buzzing with story times and songs and rhymes, craft and science activities and now in the middle of it all I need to plan out and outline my programs for winter! AHHH!
I'd really like to offer a Lego program for school-agers but I'm not sure where to begin (aside from getting the blocks) If your library has offered a Lego program, or you're in the process of planning one, I'd love to know what your including, how many blocks you need to run it successfully, what group size you have, and if you store the creations week to week or the kids start fresh every week?
Thanks!
... This is not at all helpful, does not answer your question, BUT I just had to say- YAY for Legos!! Seriously- I LOVE Legos! They are the BEST! Made of WIN! :)
ReplyDeleteI started a Lego club last fall. All ages are welcome to attend, we meet twice a month, build for an hour, and put our creations on display in the library. I break them down the day of the next club. I asked for donations before we started and got a giant tub full of Legos and later on some monetary donations. We always have extra bricks etc., although the people and "special" pieces go fast. Our town is 10,000, our service pop. is about 23,000, and there are two elementary schools close by the library. I generally average about 50 attendees, counting parents. In the summer I inch up towards 75, when the weather's bad or school has just started sometimes I sink down to 15 or 20. Hope this helps! I would just call for donations, set some times and let it go! A great program, very easy.
ReplyDeleteMy library has a lego program, but I don't know how they run it. Occasionally they have signs up saying they need lego donations. Whenever they do the program they display their pieces. I'm thinking they do it once a month or so.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had more details about how ours works, but I'm not the one that runs it. We have ours every week. The creations aren't saved (I don't think). I have no idea how many Legos we have, but they were bought from some big donation or grant. We get anywhere from 10-30 kids attending.
ReplyDeleteI started a LEGO Club last fall along with my co-worker. We host the club once a month and usually average about 50 people, though its popularity has grown. We usually pick a theme for each session (Titanic, Skyscrapers, Space etc.), and then book talk on that theme for the first ten minutes or so. We also put books on display for the kids. Recently, we partnered with a local LEGO Builders Group (IndyLug), and they have been bringing in awesome displays for the kids to enjoy as well.You might check to see if a similar group exists in your area. We are planning a Christmas Wonderland, and the builders are bringing in a LEGO Village!
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