Teen Space Program

with Miss. Amanda

"Do you have any candy?" This is probably the #1 refernece question we get asked in Teen Space. Those who visit Teen Space know we have a jar that will sometimes have candy it. For March's Craft-rageous Saturday I decided it was time to provide some teens with their own candy jar complete with their first candy filling.

Not to make the candy dish boring, they were to be inspired by an old fashioned gumball machine. Teens had fun painting a flower pot that would serve as the base of their candy dish. Next, the painted the circle that would serve as the lid. Once the paint dried we hot glued the candy dish (already filled with candy) to the base. Teens also chose if they wanted a rolled pipe cleaner or pom-pom to serve as the handle.

 

Each teens had an awesome candy dish to take home, though most of the candy didn't make it out of the library in it.

[📸credit: Miss. Amanda]

Teen Space Program

with Miss. Amanda

In honor of Black History Month, this month's Craft-Rageous craft was painting pictures inspired by African-American expressionist painter Alma Thomas.

Photo Source

 Please click here or here to learn about Ms. Thomas

Some teens chose to take creativity into their own hands and paint in there own style. Either way they all created beautiful art.

[📷Credit: Miss. Amanda]

Teen Space Program

with Miss. Amanda

Fun Fact: Miss. Amanda is a huge fan of penguins and thus the inspiration for this winter themed craft of Felt Stuffy Penguins.

Teens had the opportunity to try their hand at sewing, in order to put together their penguin stuffy. Using pre-cut felt, each teen had to sew the white belly/face piece to one of the pre-cut black body pieces. Once done with that step they sewed on two button eyes. Then they sewed the two body pieces together leaving a small gap for stuffing. After they stuffed their penguin, the finished sewing it up and then drew on a beak using fabric markers.

Some teens decided to personalize their penguins as well, and we don't stop creativity in Craft-rageous. 

[📸credit: Miss. Amanda and somebody which wishes to remain a mystery]

Teen Space Program

with Miss. Amanda

Last Saturday teens designed their own tote bags using fabric and acrylic paint. The craft was planned to use dot painting but some decided to use a more traditional style and others decide to do a combination of the two. Stencils were provided or teens could free hand their own design. 

 

All of the totes turned about beautiful. They all now have their own unique tote to bring their library books back and forth with.

[📷Credit: Miss. Amanda]

Teen Space Program

with Miss. Amanda

Teens braved the rainy and windy day yesterday to come to the library for our Craft-rageous Saturday program. Each teen was given a wooden owl cutout to paint and they let their creativity fly.

Working hard on their creations.

Some of the finished Owl Creations.

One of our teens decided the craft didn't look like an owl but a cat. She got super creative and fancy with her craft.

Each teen who came to the program had a great time and made an adorable decoration to add to their room at home. 

[📷Credit: Miss. Amanda]