Celebration Ideas
General Ideas
- Book displays
Display by copying/scanning winning book jacket
- Author displays
- Librarian/teacher booktalk
- Develop crossword puzzles/word searches games on winning book –
make downloadable on website, link to book discussion info, author sites
etc. on winning book
- An “If NY’s children read the same book” program
where the kids (ideally all over the state or different counties) read
the winning book and held discussions about the book
- Party with activities based on the winning book
- Writing letters to the winning author/illustrator
- Create bookmarks – with logo – with winner listed and
website – available to download in both full color and black and
white
- Mark spine of nominees with apple sticker
- Suggest winners for possible book reports
Art link: have kids make posters for winner
- Combine winner into other book programs
- Have kids write commercials publicizing award vote, nominees, winner
- Give away appleseed promos
- Create master letter to send to stores asking for donations of prizes,
thank you template, and invite to celebration for celebration party
- Using apple die cuts, put child’s name apple when have read
the winning title and display in library/school;
- Get apple tattoos or apple stamp to stamp on children!
- Celebrate with apple cookies, muffins, cakes, juice – almost
anything can be made into the shape of apples!
- Hand out bookmarks using the master on the website
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