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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

 

Online Resources


Official Wimpy Kid Website

Event Kit

 

 

Crafts


Diaries: Buy inexpensive notebooks with blank covers and let kids decorate them. 

 

Create a Cartoon Book: Provide the materials and let them do it individually, or do it as a group by making large panels to hang on the wall using legal sized paper. You could also pick a well-known story and re-create it as a graphic novel. Just be sure to choose a simple story for it to work well and not take all day.

 

Draw cartoonized versions of participants

 

 

Activities


Read an excerpt from one of the books

Read the letter from Jeff Kinney in the Event Kit, above.

 

There are tons of great game ideas in the Event Kit, but here are some more:

 

Mom Bucks: Players get 'Mom Bucks' during games (by winning or by answering questions right) that they can cash in for prizes at the end. (Give everyone one Mom Buck at the start of each game, just for playing, and make sure that there is a small prize that they can get with the minimum number of Mom Bucks) This program element is only recommended if you think your participants won't mind the extra competition, and won't get upset if someone else ends up with a lot of Mom Bucks.

 

Trivia: play in teams or individuals. There are trivia questions in the Event Kit, above, and here: Trivia Questions

 

Easy Cheese Touch Game: Like Hot Potato, but with fake cheese (eg. a piece of fabric, a yellow bean bag, or a post it note with circles drawn on it). Play music as the kids pass the cheese around the circle. When the music stops, the kid holding the cheese is out. If the kids start passing it too fast, tell them they have to hang onto it for at least one or two seconds - count by making them say "Cheese Touch!" as they hold it. The person turning the music on and off should have their back turned to the kids, so the kids can't see when it is coming and the music stopper can't see who has the cheese.

 

Character Scavenger Hunt Bingo: Copy pictures of each major character from the books. Tape multiple copies of them around the library with the name labels from the 'Name Tag' game on page 14 of the event kit. (Make sure you have more than you need for the number of kids you have.) Give each kid Bingo chart with the names listed in the squares. They have to search the library for the pictures. When they find one, they can tape it to their paper. They can't take more than one of the same character. The first person (or 3 people if you have a large group) to get a line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins. You may want to give the other participants a couple more minutes to finish their own, or call another winning combination, like four corners or all covered.

 

Wimp Yourself: If you have enough computers, let the kids 'Wimp' themselves at this website (www.WimpYourself.com). They can save or print their picture when they are done by clicking on 'Save and Share', then 'Export Image'.

 

Comics: Let kids design their own Li’l Cutie, Zoo-Wee Mama, and Fart Police comics. Have photocopies of samples from the book for them to look at, or make photocopies and white out the words so they can just add their own words.

 

Worm-on-a-Stick Tag: Please note that this activity is only suggested if you have lots of space and firm control of your participants! Glue a picure of a worm onto a craft stick or let the 'it' kid hold a worm puppet. Then play tag!

 

Toilet Paper Wrap: Divide kids into teams of two. Hand each team a roll of toilet paper. Shout "Go!". The first team to wrap one member with the entire roll of toilet paper wins. If you have a lot of kids or are short on space, you can do it in two heats - the winners from each heat can then face off. Or you can just announce that the top 3 (or 4 or whatever) finishers will win. 

 

 

Refreshments


Cheese flavored popcorn or crackers

Goldfish

 

 

 

Set-Up and Notes


Place fake cheese and signs that say "Don't Touch the Cheese!" around the room to decorate, or near any areas that are off limits during the program, such as a storage cupboard or book truck.

 

Set up a display with Diary of a Wimpy Kid readalikes.  

 

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