As many of you may already know, the library will be relocating to the new location at the beginning of December. The teens and I have been anxiously waiting to begin decorating and occupying the new space.
Last weekend, the Teen Advisory Board chose colors (bright blue in the teen area, lime green in the tween area and purple accents). Then we discussed how we would decorate area. I have really been pushing for art that they designed rather than posters. Surprisingly, they agreed!
We decide to make canvases with melted crayons and another with rolled magazine ads.
On Thursday night, other teens got to help with the decorating of the teen area. We made alcohol ink tiles (another great Pinterest find).
The tiles were surprisingly simple. All you need is non-porous tiles (only 16 cents at Home Depot), alcohol blending solution (Joann's) and alcohol ink (expensive and I was only able to find it online at Joann's). You may also use Q-tips or straws for blending.
Each tile turns out completely different. The teens made one to keep and one to donate to the library for teen room decorations. They all did a great job and I can't wait to hang them in the new space. We had 16 teens total and each will now have a special space in the young adult area.
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