SRP Elementary Finale

It's that time of year, party time!  We ended our elementary programs with a big finale party!  We started off with a slideshow of all the summer pictures, then we had food, crafts and games.  Below are pictures of what we did, along with links of where I found the ideas.

1.) Lumber Yard Sugar Wafers:
For this, we just put out Sugar Wafers!  Easy and fun!  I found this sugary idea here.


2.) Red Light Brownies:
My original idea was to make LEGO Brownies, which you can see here.  The kids loved the red light treats so much at the preschool party, we decided to turn our brownies into red lights instead.  They were a huge hit!  These are super easy to do, just make brownies, cut and add icing!

3.) Lumber Yard Sugar Wafers
I had no idea sugar wafers would be so popular!  In no time at all, they were all completely gone!


*All of the food went over great, and was eaten very quickly!  Always a good sign!

4.) Toolbelt Craft
For this craft, the kids decorated the front of their toolbelt with crayons.  Below I am wearing a toolbelt so that you can see it.


5.) Legoman Paper Bag Craft
I love this legoman!  I found the idea for him here.


6.) Mater Paper Bag Craft
The kids glued down all the parts for Mater on their paper bag. Anytime we use paper bags, they are always a fun craft!


7.) Planter Craft
My boss came up with this great idea!  We asked all staff to save their empty plastic bottles.  Then we took the bottles, cut the tops off, and put masking tape over the sharp edges.  Slits were cut in the bottom for draining.  The kids put dirt and seeds inside the bottles and were able to take them home to grow their own flowers.


8.) Car Putt-Putt Game
I wanted to do a putt-putt game, and stick with our construction and car theme.  I decided to make a car, and use the wheels as the holes to putt the ball into.  Instead of putting down green paper, we made a road for the kids to putt on.


9.) Lego Knockdown
The kids love knocking down my empty boxes that I decorate, so today we made them into giant LEGO's!


10.) Road Trip Bingo
I just printed out a version of road trip bingo, and the kids got to pick a book out of our prize box if they won.

11.) Guessing Game
I had a jar that we use often for passive programming, and today we filled it up with LEGO's.  The person who came the closest without going over won a prize!

12.) Photo Props
For photo props, my boss made oversized tools, and I backed them to make them more sturdy!


The finale party went great!  We had a wonderful crowd with 55 kids showing up!  All of the games were a big hit.  I didn't list one thing we did, which was place a plastic hard hat on a table, and let the kids sign their name on it.  Everyone seemed to have a great time, and that was our goal.  We are taking a break during August, but I'll still list new books we receive.  I'll be back in September with storytime updates!