Wild Rumpus

         This is a picture of the forest I made for our Wild Rumpus celebration of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. Almost everything I used it recycled materials. The tree trunks were crumpled up packaging material from Tech Services DVD shipments that I stapled up to the walls. The leaves are made from newspaper and are actually 3D and puff out of the walls. I made them puffy by stuffing them with the contents of the various shredders scattered throughout the library. I spray painted on the base color and then used Tempura poster paint to create the highlights and then I layered them and stapled up. The boat is made from paper off giant paper rolls and I painted on the details. The sails are made out of the same paper and and I used yarn to create the ropes. The waves are recycled newspaper and upcycled tablecloths from a past party. 

           This is my coworker and I dressed up as "Wild Things" for the party. We invited the kids to come dressed in their favorite "mischief-causing, rumpus-rousing outfits." My favorite was probably the full on Flash costume one of our regular 4 year olds came in. We read Sendak's tale and sang "If you're a Monster and you know it" with the kids (song version of Rebecca Emberley's "If You're a Monster and You Know It" book). We then made lunch paper bag monsters with pipe cleaners and scrap paper. We finished up with a snack of "Worms 'n Dirt" (Oreo crumbles, chocolate pudding, and Gummy worms) and "Slimeade" (Lime green lemonade). It was definitely a big hit!