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Kids & Teens

Teen Summer Reading Events 2011

After Hours - Celebrate teen night after the library closes. Book Making Bonanza - Make simple blank books using a variety of binding styles. Cake Decorating Techniques - Use icing decorator bags and special tips to make flowers and other designs on a cake. Duct Tape Creations - Master the art of duct tape and make wallets, handbags, clothing and more with the stuff that holds the universe together. Found Object Jewelry - Circuit board earrings! Bottle cap necklaces! Turn your junk into jewelry.  Letterboxing and Stamp Carving - Make a rubber stamp to mark your letterboxing log book when you travel and follow clues to find hidden treasures. Make a Button - Create wearable buttons with your own art or our recycled magazines and comics. Make a Musical Instrument - Create and decorate a rain stick or a thumb piano and learn about other instruments you can make. Mehndi Henna Tattoos - Learn to use all-natural henna paste to make temporary tattoos. Needle Felting Fun - Turn wool fibers into a pouch, an iPod cozy, or animal, doll and monster shapes using  a small metal needle. Simple Printmaking - Create unique art prints with rollers and printmaker ink using monoprinting techniques. Splatter Painted Shoes - Bring a pair of shoes and make a unique work of wearable art using squeeze bottles of acrylic paint. T- Shirt Alteration - Let your wardrobe make a statement. Bring a T-shirt and transform it - no sewing experience needed.

Thank you to our Summer Reading Sponsors, comunity organizations and businesses that join with Pierce County Library System and Pierce County Library Foundation to encourage youth to discover the joy of reading.