Thank you for digging deeper and reading with us this summer! Together we read over 250,000 minutes—AMAZING! Grab your dancing shoes and best air guitar moves, it’s time to celebrate with Leonardo and have a Rockin’ & Reading dance party!
Leonardo is a Parents’ Choice Award winning family musician from Chicago. Dance and sing along to this funny, high energy recorded performance by Leonardo, sure to inspire imagination, creativity, and a love of reading!
Turn your dance party up a notch with these fun and easy ideas: 
- What’s a party without a party hat? Pick up a mosaic crown craft from the library to become reading royalty! Available while supplies last.
- Make some party snacks like Grape Poppers, Chocolate Banana Pops, or S’mores Trail Mix from The Best Homemade Kids’ Snacks on the Planet by Laura Fuentes, available on hoopla.
- Create your own confetti popper with just a toilet paper tube and balloon.
- Turn a few pieces of colorful paper into hanging decorations with these easy steps! Add streamers, blow up balloons, or make paper chains out of colorful paper to add more festive flair to your space.
Supplies:
- 3 sheets colorful paper
- Glue stick
- Hole punch
- String or ribbon
Instructions:
- Starting at the short end of the paper, fold one of the pieces of paper like an accordion. Try to keep your folds the same size!
- Keep your paper folded, then fold the whole thing in half.
- Put glue on the two sides that met when you folded it in half, then squish them together. This fan is one third of your hanging decoration.
- Repeat steps 1-3 with the remaining two pieces of paper.
- Put glue on the end of two of your fans, then squish them together. Add glue to the ends of the last fan, and attach it to the other pieces so it creates a circle.
- Punch a hole through one of the accordion folds in your fan, then tie a ribbon to hang it.
– Laura, Youth Services Manager