18 more activities that can be developed into bigger projects

1.              Create a new character, then make a comic, story or play for your character.

2.              Make a diorama that shows what you know about places, people or creatures from far away, or times long ago.

3.              Read a book or watch a video that teaches you how to do something: tell jokes, do magic tricks, tie knots, make masks, etc.

4.              Learn how to make and solve a code!

5.              Start learning a new language!  People in your family may know how to speak another language.  You can also use the Internet and sign books, tapes & CDs out from the public library.

6.              Start a scrapbook, a place to put papers, pictures, postcards, notes, anything that is special to you.

7.              Start a collection: bottle-caps, cards, stamps, anything that interests you!

8.              Start a journal. You can get a book with lined paper at a dollar store.  A journal is a place to write thoughts and ideas, stories and memories, things that matter to you.

9.              Make a slide show.  If you have a computer or tablet, make your own slide show.  If you don’t have a computer or tablet, is there another way to make a slide show?

10.           Do some research.  What would you like to learn about?

11.           Learn some new jokes that are funny without being rude. Did you know the library has joke books?  Did you know there are collections of jokes online?

12.           Learn to draw something new. The library has “learn to draw” books that can teach you step by step.  YouTube has lots of  “how to draw ____” videos.

13.           Learn how to play a new game.  There are lots of card games, board games, computer games, outside games, word games, number games, etc.  When you learn how to play one, teach a friend or family member so you can play it together.

14.           Ask a parent or someone in your family to teach you something new.  Grown-ups often know all kinds of interesting things!  J

15.           Learn how to do “cat’s cradle” and other string games.

16.           Build a model of something.  You can buy model kits, but you can also build a lot of things with popsicle sticks, toothpicks, straws, plasticine, cardboard, etc.

17.           Read a book with a grown-up.  They need stories sometimes too!

18.           Make a video of yourself reading a picture book to share with others, like friends or cousins.  Remember to show the pictures!