Summer time at the Library means lots of programs. Name a day of the week and we have something going on! Toddler Time, Lap Time, Storytime, Zumba (thank goodness I don't have to run that!) Crafts, Calligraphy, Puppet shows ( by us and also some by professionals) and various Entertainers coming by to perform. It's great for the parents/babysitters/grandparents, etc....because it's almost all FREE; because we have a very generous Friends of the Library group! My boss is super creative...she lines up most of the craft projects. If Ms. Anne is in charge...the craft is usually pretty simple...but cute! sometimes the adults are glad I planned the craft! haha .
Last Friday Dianne and I and some of out teen volunteers performed "The Little Red Hen". and a song with puppets.."Three Little Fishies" complete with bubbles. Considering the fact that we did not practice...things went pretty well. We had a minor mishap...when one of the girls bumped her head on the front part of our "stage"...that just so happens to be made from an ironing board. The " stage" dropped a few inches (stopped on her head)...and we all started laughing...audience included. After a brief minute to collect ourselves and a "Carry on" from Dianne (she's British) we managed to finish the show. They love anything we do...so everyone enjoyed it. The best part was after the program when I was explaining to Dianne what had almost happened...I managed to make the whole stage collapse. Luckily the group was mostly gone by then! haha and the ones that weren't laughed harder then we did. But..... this week we had the all time favorite.........................................................
JIGGLEMAN!He is a Juggler/Clown/Mime that the kids just love. (look him up on Google )He has wild hair and makes funny faces and noises. He never talks...just moves around to his music...(lots of good tunes I might add). Seeing as I am not normally too fond of Mimes or Clowns don't know why...but I just don't care for them .Apologies to all you clowns out there......
He bounces himself and other objects off a Giant Ball. Uses a leaf blower to make the balls and other objects float around and then as you can see in the photo....blows air into a HazMet suit...(the highlight of the show) and acts like he is being swallowed by the suit. He has performed on David Letterman....and what can I say...he's a hit! we had approximately 140-150 laughing kids of all ages in the meeting room yesterday afternoon enjoying the show. two down-eight to go...weeks that is!
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