LibrarianLindsey: SUPERHERO TRAINING CAMP: WEEK 1

This year, for Summer Reading, I decided to take a new approach to a Summer StoryTime session. Our SR theme is Every Hero Has A Story, and to go along with it, I decided to do Superhero Training Camp. Every Friday for 8 weeks, we focus on a different character trait that makes a superhero super.
Week 1: Creative
Week 2: Helpful
Week 3: Imaginative
Week 4: Generous
Week 5: Healthy
Week 6: Physically Active
Week 7: Super Readers
Week 8: Fair

BOOKS FOR WEEK 1; CREATIVE:
Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero by Anne Cottringer
Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
What Do You Do With An Idea by Kobi Yamada

ACTIVITIES FOR WEEK 1:
There were 4 stations and we broke out into 3 separate groups. I registered 30 for camp, so I knew ahead of time how many to expect at each session. Each group had 10 kids in it with a group leader led by my summer assistant and a volunteer.
Station 1: Masks
Station 2: Capes
Station 3: Top Secret Superhero Worksheet (each child got to pick their superhero name, powers and what their costume looks like.)
Station 4: Snacks
They also each got to take home a Top Secret Identity Kit. I made the boxes out of scrapbook cardstock paper and ordered the TOP SECRET stickers from Zazzle.com. Inside each box was a pair of Clark Kent glasses (Oriental Trading) and mustaches. Attached to each box was a kryptonite stick (rock candy) just for good measure. Overall, our first week went VERY smoothly. They kids listened so well and they loved all the activities!