Library EventSunday Fun Day: Scratch Art Gnomes!

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Sunday, July 5, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

07/05/2020 2:00pm 07/05/2020 4:00pm Sunday Fun Day: Scratch Art Gnomes! The Summer Reading Program theme "Imagine Your Story" explores all kinds of Fairytales, Mythology, and Fantasy. All summer long we will create fun crafts highlighting some wonderful creatures from fantastical stories in easy to-go kits that can be mailed to your house or picked up curbside. The garden gnome originated in German folklore, and tradition continued on when farmers believed the good luck charm could help their fields yield more produce and protect them from thieves and pests. Today, create your own scratch art gnome and mushroom. Register for Sunday Fun Day Craft-To-Go Kits from the events page with the registration link below. Kits can be mailed via US Mail or picked up curbside. Curbside Crafts-To-Go Kits Pickup will be offered Mondays-Fridays 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. These times may change as the service develops. Please register for pick up at least one day before your desired pickup slot and allow several days for mail delivery. Limit to one kit per child in a household. A new craft kit will be offered every Monday and be available until Saturday or as supplies last, so check out the calendar for new crafts weekly! Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

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The Summer Reading Program theme "Imagine Your Story" explores all kinds of Fairytales, Mythology, and Fantasy. All summer long we will create fun crafts highlighting some wonderful creatures from fantastical stories in easy to-go kits that can be mailed to your house or picked up curbside.

The garden gnome originated in German folklore, and tradition continued on when farmers believed the good luck charm could help their fields yield more produce and protect them from thieves and pests. Today, create your own scratch art gnome and mushroom.

Register for Sunday Fun Day Craft-To-Go Kits from the events page with the registration link below. Kits can be mailed via US Mail or picked up curbside. Curbside Crafts-To-Go Kits Pickup will be offered Mondays-Fridays 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. These times may change as the service develops. Please register for pick up at least one day before your desired pickup slot and allow several days for mail delivery. Limit to one kit per child in a household. A new craft kit will be offered every Monday and be available until Saturday or as supplies last, so check out the calendar for new crafts weekly!

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This event is open to the public.