Spring 2021
123! Play with Me @ Home! Our 123! Play with Me at Home! take home kits included 4 fun and engaging activities that focused on dramatic play, art exploration, gross motor skill development, and music exploration. A free book and handouts were also included. These take home kits were intended for children ages 0 - 4 and a caregiver. Kits were made available at participating Family Place libraries in March-May 2021.
Take and make kits included the following components: · 4 low-cost activities (that pair nicely with our themed 123! videos) for families with or caregivers of children ages birth-4 to work on/explore at home together--supplies & instructions included:
o Art Exploration—Shapes Collage
o Gross Motor Skills—Balls
o Music—Egg Shakers
o Dramatic Play—Toy Stethoscope · A reading list/collection tie-in handout for each activity
· An early literacy focused community resource handout · A board book to pair with this resource video: https://vimeo.com/454174402/a46dfda286
OES, in coordination with library staff, created 500 kits for this spring's 123 series.
Fall 2021
123! Play with Me @ Home! Our 123! Play with Me at Home! take home kits included 4 fun and engaging activities that focused on dramatic play, art exploration, puzzle creation, and music exploration. A free book and handouts were also included. These take home kits were intended for children ages 0 - 4 and a caregiver. Kits were made available at participating Family Place libraries in November 2021.
Take and make kits included the following components: · 4 low-cost activities (that pair nicely with our themed 123! videos) for families with or caregivers of children ages birth-4 to work on/explore at home together--supplies & instructions included:
o Art Exploration—Wet & Dry Paint Exploration
o Puzzles—DIT Puzzles
o Music—Kazoos
o Dramatic Play—DIY Chicken Coop · A reading list/collection tie-in handout for each activity
· An early literacy focused community resource handout · A board book to pair with this resource video: https://vimeo.com/454174402/a46dfda286
OES, in coordination with teen volunteers and library staff, created 635 kits for this fall's 123 series. 500 kits were created for libraries to share out with customers and 135 were created for Ralph Ellison Library to share with local Head Start group
Here is a video showing the content of the kits: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CVobNlqDsA5/?utm_medium=copy_link