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Spooky Resources and Program Ideas

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Monsters, Mysteries and Magic SWFLN Webinar September 2014

Books
 Nighty-Night Little Green Monster by Ed Emberley
 Love Monster by Rachel Bright
 Yeti, Turn Out the Light! By Greg Long, Chris Edmundson illustrated by Wednesday
Kirwan
 The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone and Michael Smollin (pairs with
Monster in a Box Activity)
 Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Apps
 Another Monster at the End of this Book Starring Grover and Elmo by Sesame
Workshop
 Teach Your Monster to Read by The Usborne Foundation (Computer based version is
free)

Activity: Monster in a Box
Supplies
 Monster puppet or stuffed animal (can even be a flat cut out or flannel monster)
 Large box or bag (could use a pillow case), at least large enough to hold your monster, larger is
better
 Things you can use to secure/wrap the box—string, yarn, rope, tape, band aids, plastic wrap, etc.
Activity: Magic Envelope Monster (What is a Magic Envelope?)
Supplies
 2 large, sturdy envelopes glued together so they look like one, but you can access both pockets
 Colorful cut outs representing parts of a monster—fangs/teeth, horns, scary eyes, fur, big nose,
claws, and so on
 Cut out of a whole monster

Craft-Make a Monster
Supplies
 This is a use what you have craft, so collect together anything that could be used to make a
monster, especially all the odds and ends of things you were saving just in case you needed them:
 Monster foundations: paper plates, paper bags, construction paper, cardboard, paper towel or
toilet paper tubes
 Monster parts: googly eyes, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, pompoms, dot stickers
 Crayons or markers
 Glue sticks
Research
 Learn about books (parts of the book, authors, illustrators, kinds of books)
 Learn about the library

 Books
 My Name is Elizabeth by Annika Dunklee and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
 Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name by Tedd
Arnold
 My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by
Catherine Stock (teacher’s guide)
 The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (discussion guide)
 Poem
 Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out by Shel Silverstein Read by the
author
 Song
 The Name Game by Shirley Ellis
 Short Story/Excerpts
 How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen (Chapter 1)
 Chapter 2 Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

Program: What’s in a Name?
Craft: Make a Name Monster
Supplies
 Construction paper
 Pens or pencils
 Crayons
 Markers
 Odds and ends for monster parts (googly eyes, feathers, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, etc.)
 Glue Stick
Fold

Research: Name Meanings
Get out the library’s baby name books or go to a site like
http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names and have each child search for his or her
name. Have them write down or print out the meaning of their first names. Ask
them to observe what other information is available about their name (census data,
popularity). Ask a few to share something they learned.
You can also search for the meanings and origins of last names here:
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts

Books
 A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and illustrated by Jim Kay
 The Alchemyst, Book 1 of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
(website for series)
 American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America by
Linda S. Godfrey
 Monsterology: A Complete Book of Monstrous Beasts by D. Ernest Drake and illustrated
by Wayne Anderson, Helen Ward and Douglas Carrel (activity kit Ology World website)
 Movie Monsters by Gerrie McCall (Gareth Stevens series Monsters and Myths)
 Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts by Troy Lanier and Clay Nichols
 Tricky Video: The Complete Guide to Making Movie Magic by The Editors of Klutz, John
Cassidy, Editor

Song
 Purple People Eater
Movies
 Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
 The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
 MSTK Planet Theater
Research
 Monsters of myth and legend
 Movie monsters
 Movie special effects
 How to make your own movie

 Activity-DIY (Horror) Movie
Have your teens script/storyboard and film a (very) short film using their mobile
devices. Provide random props and items and make the setting be the library. Screen
the films for friends and family and serve popcorn and drinks. Pull out library books as
resources.
See also
Teen filmmaking resources
Video special effects
Animation basics: Homemade special effects - TED-Ed
Stop Motion How To
Stop Motion Apps
 iStopMotion for iPad
 Vine (if you start and stop the capture)
 Stop Motion Studio
 Smoovie
Storyboard Templates

Activity-Movie Make-up
DIY Movie Make-up and Special Effects Sites
 Home-made Special Effects Make-up
 7 DIY Halloween Tips From Let Me In's Special Effects Artist Andrew Clement
 Make your own special effect make-up
 How to do special effects make-up (videos)
 7 Halloween Makeup Tricks Using Common Household Items
 How to Make “Latex” for Special Effects Makeup
Want some professional help? Call your local theater group and see if they have
someone who might come and do the program for cheap or free.

 Books
 The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden
 This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
 Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass, Philemon Sturges and
illustrated by Ashley Wolff
 Hermelin the Detective Mouse as told to Mini Grey
 Moose Tracks by Karma Wilson and Jack E. Davis
 Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman, illustrated by Chris Raschka
 Websites and Apps
 I Spy Games by Scholastic (free website)
 Spot the Dot by Ruckus Media Group (app)

Activity: Follow the Trail
Supplies
 An object to hide
 Something to mark the trail to follow—such as foot prints cut out of paper, other clues that can
be used to mark the trail
 Magnifying glass
Activity: Mystery Box
Supplies
 Large box covered in paper with holes large enough for children’s hands or a bag or pillow case
 Cut out question marks to stick on the box
 Object(s) to place inside the box

Craft-Make a Magnifying Glass and a Deer Stalker
Supplies
 Magnifying glasses printed on construction paper/card stock already cut out (pattern)
 Circles cut from freezer bags just larger than the opening of the magnifying glass
 Deer stalkers printed, already cut out (pattern)
 Crayons or markers
 Glue sticks
Research
 Learn about mysteries, also here
 Learn about books

 Books
 The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective) by Octavia Spencer,
illustrated by Vivienne To
 The Wig in the Window by Kristin Kittscher (discussion guide)
 Double Vision by F.T. Bradley (First in a series)
 The Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave by Deron R. Hicks, illustrated by Mark Edward Geyer
(First in a series)
 Malcolm at Midnight by W. H. Beck
 The Real Spy’s Guide to Becoming a Spy by Peter Ernest, illustrated by Susan Harper
 Websites for Juvenile Mystery
 Sleuths, Spies and Alibis
 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile winners
 Agatha Award Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
 Movie
Nancy Drew (2007)*

Program: CSI in the Library
Book
 Two-Minute Mysteries by Donald J. Sobol
Crafts and Activities
 Make a CSI Kit
 Make a Keyhole Spyglass
 Make Footwear Impressions - CSI Style!
 Make a Handwriting Analysis!
 Play Forensic Flashlight Tricks
 Send a Message Using Invisible Ink
 Extract Your Own DNA
Guest Speaker
 Call your local law enforcement agency and ask if they can send a detective or forensics/crime
scene tech to talk about their jobs.

Research
 Forensics/law enforcement careers
 Spies
 Fingerprints
 DNA
Websites
 5 Minute Mystery (requires registration)
 Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress
 Virtual Exhibit on Forensic Science and Interactive Game
 Decipher a Coded Message
 Mysterynet’s Kid’s Mysteries
 Math Maven’s Mysteries
 Create a DNA Fingerprint
 FBI Kids Page

Books
 The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley MacKall (Edgar winner)
 Shelter by Harlan Coben (first in series, companion to Myron Bolitar series)
 Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gangnon (first in a series)
 The Body in the Woods by April Henry (first in a series)
 Uncaged: The Singular Menace Book 1 by John Sandford and Michelle Cooke
 Defending Jacob by William Landay
 Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
 The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
 Eye of the Crow, The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case by Shane Peacock (series)

Book Lists
 Clueless? Adult Mysteries with Young Adult Appeal 2013 2012 (appears in VOYA every
December)
 Summer Reading List-Golden Age Mysteries
 Popular Sherlock Holmes Pastiches
Movies
 Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night (1946)
 North by Northwest (1959)*
 The Pink Panther (1963)*
 Murder by Death (1976)*
Research
 Sherlock Holmes and the public domain, copyright
 The Golden Age of Mystery, classic mystery authors, classic mystery types
 Serial killers
 Criminal profiling, FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, behavioral science and crime

Program-Mystery in the Library
 Purchase or borrow a “mystery party in a box” kit, like these or these. These kits
come with everything you need to “host a mystery.”
 Alternately, create a version of live Clue-you can make it very much like the board
game but life size and simpler or make your own version. Better yet, have some
teens make one.
 Lay out the “board” in a large space like a meeting room. We designated corners and
walls to be the rooms, so had 8. Create the cards for the characters, weapons, and
rooms. Create score sheets for players. Make a giant die out of a small cardboard box
and put the rooms on each side. Have accessories for players to wear to represent each
character. Have props for the rooms and weapons.
 You can add your own props and decorations, snacks to fit the themes.

 Books
 The Magic Rabbit by Annette LeBlanc Cate
 Milo’s Hat Trick by Jon Agee
 Anton Can Do Magic by Ole Konnecke
 Maisy’s Show by Lucy Cousins (Maisy Activity Kit)
 Press Here by Herve Tullet
 Apps and Videos
 Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses (Pete the Cat website, Pete the Cat app)
 Press Here App by Chronicle Books

Activity: Disappearing Coin Trick (fairly detailed instructions)
Supplies
 A clear glass or plastic cup
 Two sheets of construction paper, the same color
 A pencil
 Scissors
 Glue
 A coin
 A handkerchief
Activity: Watch Me Pull a Rabbit Out of This Magic Envelope (What is a Magic Envelope?)
Supplies
 2 large, sturdy envelopes glued together so they look like one, but you can access both pockets (If you want
to extend the illusion, make a top hat cut out that covers the envelope and cut a slit in it so you can access
the pockets.)
 Colorful cut outs representing parts of a bunny—ears, rabbit teeth, pink nose, bunny tail, and so on
 Cut out of a bunny rabbit

 Craft-Rabbit in a Hat
Supplies
 Top hats, like this one
 Rabbits, like these (you may need to adjust the size to work—you want the rabbits to be
small enough to slip through a slit in the hats)
 Popsicle sticks
 Glue
 Scissors
 Research
 Learn about books
 Learn about the “magic” of the online catalog for finding books on rabbits

 Books
 Hurray Up, Houdini: Magic Tree House #50 by Mary Pope Osborne (nonfiction
companion book)
 A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: What the Witch Left by Ruth Chew (Matter of Fact Magic
Series)
 The Magic Trap by Jacqueline Davies (series)
 The Lives of Christopher Chant by Dianna Wynne Jones
 I Was a Third Grade Science Project by Mary Jane Auch, illustrated by Herm Auch
 Songs, Videos and Apps
 Magic to Do from Pippin, the Musical (Pop-up Play Book)
 The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (book, video, and app) by William
Joyce

Program: The Science of Magic
Book
 Smart Science Tricks by Martin Gardner
Crafts and Activities
 Magic Paper
 Hot Ice or Sodium Acetate Demonstration
 Egg in a Bottle Demonstration
 Pepper and Water Science Magic Trick
 Trading Places - Liquid Science Magic Trick
 Supercooling Water
 The Tube
Guest Speaker
 Call your local university or high school and see if a chemistry teacher can come and do a few
demonstrations.

Research
 Chemical reactions
 Physics of air pressure
 Physics of levers
 Isometric exercises
Websites
 The Magic of Science (Discovery Australian TV Show)
 Science Magic Tricks
 Science Magic Tricks 2
 The Surfing Scientist: Tricks
 Magic Tricks
 Experiments: Magic Tricks
 Illusioneering

 Books
 Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
by Jim Steinmeyer, foreword by Teller
 Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the
Mind by Alex Stone
 The Magicians by Lev Grossman (series)
 Delusion by Laura Sullivan
 Illusionology by Albert Schafer, illustrated by David Wyatt and Levi Pinfold (activity
guide)
 The Great and Only Barnum by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Ray Fenwick
 Freaks, Alive, on the Inside by Annette Curtis Klause
 Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond

Movies
 The Prestige*
 Now You See Me (2013)*
Website
 Circopedia
Research
 Famous magicians such as Houdini
 P.T. Barnum
 History of the circus, side shows
 Circus animals, issue of keeping and training circus animals/wild animals

Program-Circus Scavenger Hunt (Based on this program)
Plan 6-8 stations/activities throughout the library. At each station, a team of teens
has to look something up, complete a task, or make something in order to get the
clue to go to the next station. Have lots of adult helpers and at least one designated
photographer. Have themed prizes, giveaways, and snacks at the end for the whole
group where you can show the videos and pictures from the event.

 Walk a tightrope-place a rope or piece of masking tape on the floor. Each teen on a team
must walk it.
 Create a clown face-team members must turn one member into a clown, complete with
face paint and wig. Buy clown noses that all teens must wear after this station.
 Make circus paper dolls using this or this. Instead of paper bases, attach to sticks.
 Make up a skit with paper dolls at another station. Video tape the skits to show later.
 Hula hooping-each teen on a team must hula hoop. Bonus points for the team that can
hula hoop the longest.
 Juggling-each teen must try juggling.
 Research-What is the oldest circus still in activity?
 Look up books about the circus-what is the call number? Where are they located?

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 Giveaways (with thanks to Bloomsbury Kids)
 Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica George
 The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
 Magic in the Mix by Annie Barrows

 Preschool
 Children
 Teens

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