July 8, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Absolutely loving these nails inspired by @MarieRutkoski‘s The Winner’s Curse. http://t.co/LgqCQzZwJD pic.twitter.com/4clrMG0d9r— Bloomsbury Kids UK (@KidsBloomsbury) July 7, 2014 The other day, the above Tweet from Bloomsbury came through my Twitter feed and it inspired an a-ha moment in me! At some point every day, The Tween will show me some cool new design she […]
October 10, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One of the things I love most about the Doctor Who Tumblr is all of the amazing fan created art you find there. Sometimes there are quotes, sometimes not. But the thing is, Doctor Who is obviously a show that is touching a lot of people and inspiring them to create in response to them. […]
September 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One of my recurring programming themes is Renovate Your Room. We are actually in the midst of doing this right now as the Tween has decided that she no longer wants a princess room (sob, why do they grow up so fast?). Now we are creating a new room with a Paris/Doctor Who theme. My […]
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April 5, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A few things of note this week… Tweens are having (were having?) beauty contests on Instagram. Not too surprising, but the grassroots counter movement is certainly worth noting. A mom ruminates on the issue, and coincidentally I spotted this piece this week too, “Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life“. One of my favorite recent professional development […]
March 22, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Every Friday in March we’re sharing crafts with our favorite website, The Library as Incubator Project. Check their site out for awesome ways to incorporate art into your library and programming. This week, I am sharing with you some of my favorite things to do with Instagram pictures. Instagram is perhaps one of the hottest […]
December 17, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
You can take any 4 Instagram pictures (or Hipstamatic pictures) and turn them into a bookmark craft with your teens. Technically, you can do it with any photos as long as you get the measurements right – but Instagram/Hipstamatic are kind enough to have frames built in. Think of the things you can do here! […]
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