At long last! This summer, I finally launched a Junior Bricks and Books Club for Ages 5-8. It feels like the younger siblings of my tweens have been asking for this program for FOREVER. One particularly persistent young patron even presented me with a proposal!
Pamphlet: Jooer Books and Briks Idies (Junior Books and Bricks Ideas) filled with picture book title suggestions.
Unlike our tween club (in which kids read the book in advance), I start with a read-aloud for Junior Bricks and Books. Then I introduce a building challenge related to the book. Kids are welcome to try the challenge, or free build something else from their imaginations.
We read Dragons Love Tacos for our inaugural meeting:
Our challenge? Fill a plate with your favorite food – made from bricks, of course!
Many kids did complete the challenge:
Watermelon LEGO® Reproduction
Buttered Pasta Noodles LEGO® Reproduction
Smarties and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup LEGO® Reproduction
Others decided to build a dragon, an airplane, a house, a house for the dragon…
I absolutely love our Tween Bricks and Books Club, but it’s a lot of prep work. Junior Bricks and Books is definitely more chill. Plus I get to do a small storytime, which I’ve missed doing on a regular basis. I can’t wait for our next meeting!
To read more about getting started with a Bricks and Books Club, read this post.
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The kid who wrote you a proposal is going places, for sure! Sounds like such a fun program!
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Oh my goodness, this looks adorable!!! I even have a box of Duplo!
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