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250 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Crafts
Library Hall of Fame
Materials
Poster paper (16” x 20”)
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Directions
Ask the children to think about what each of them might like to be famous for at some point
during their life. Discuss what familiar celebrities are famous for, such as politicians, sports
figures, performers, and artists they see in commercials and advertisements. After the kids have
thought about some ideas, distribute the paper and crayons. Let each child create their own
poster “advertising” their “fame.” If possible, display the posters in the library.
Games and Activities
Bored? Game!
Hold a games day at the library. Provide a variety of simple, fast, easy to learn board and card
games, such as Connect Four, Go Fish, Battleship, etc. Encourage the kids to play several
games by providing a coupon that can be “earned” at each game table. The children can then
redeem coupons for small prizes.
Trivial Pursuits
Lerner Publications publishes a series of trivia books for various sports. Use some of these, such
as Slam Dunk Trivia: Secrets, Statistics, and Little-Known Facts about Basketball by Bruce
Adelson or other trivia books in your collection to hold a trivia contest. The Kids Read: Trivia
web site at www.kidsreads.com/funstuff/trivia/index.asp also includes trivia for popular
children’s books and authors. Prepare a list of trivia questions in advance, based on the ages and
interests of the kids who attend your programs. Write the questions on a piece of paper.
Photocopy a sheet for each child. Give the children or teams 20 minutes to find the answers to
as many questions as they can.
Guest Speakers
Invite a yo-yo expert to give a demonstration and teach the children how to do some fancy yoyo
tricks. Alternatively, see if someone can set up a domino-toppling exhibition. The world
record for toppling is 303,621 out of 303,628, set on August 18, 2003. Can your library break
the record?