{"id":19509,"date":"2017-04-10T11:44:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T16:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=19509"},"modified":"2017-04-12T11:00:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T16:00:57","slug":"5th-annual-stuffed-animal-sleepover-success-boogie-with-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/19509","title":{"rendered":"5th Annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover Success: Boogie with a Book!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Librarian Diana Shull reads Fiesta Babies<\/p><\/div>\n

Did you notice little children and stuffed animals in the library this past Friday? Did a\u00a0disco ball catch your eye? It’s no surprise!\u00a0Twenty-eight children from ages 6 weeks\u00a0to 9 years visited Andersen Library on April 7, 2017, to participate in the library\u2019s fifth Annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover and celebrate the Week of the Young Child, along with the Children\u2019s Center and Early Childhood Education Program Conference<\/a>. The children, from the families of UW-Whitewater students, staff, faculty, and the Children’s Center, participated in dance party fun followed by a story time.<\/p>\n

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Elementary Education students Alexis and Jordan read to the children and their stuffed animal friends<\/p><\/div>\n

Parents, grandparents and caregivers helped the children make\u00a0name tags for their stuffed animal friends and design dance wands for the party. With crafts complete, the children joined in dancing with Rockin’ DJ Ben who got the children and their stuffed animals dancing with toe-tapping\u00a0Happy<\/a> by\u00a0Pharell Williams, the Pointer Sisters boppin’ rendition of the\u00a0Number Song<\/a>, and Bobby Pickett’s ghoulish\u00a0Monster Mash<\/a>.\u00a0 Ready for a rest, the children then enjoyed story time with Librarian Diana, and Elementary Education students, Lexie and Jordan.<\/p>\n

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Anyone can make a dance wand!<\/p><\/div>\n

Before heading home, the children tucked their stuffed animals into bed in a dark group study room. Do you think they stayed in bed? Not a chance!\u00a0 The stuffed animals stayed up all night exploring the library after hours, reading more stories, dancing on the tables, boogying on the bookshelves, and taking photos in the photo booth set up for them. The event volunteers created laminated photo memories of the children\u2019s animals, which the children kept as mementos.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to the volunteers that helped make the event a success!\u00a0 We are so grateful for\u00a0the many student workers and staff members involved behind the scenes, blowing up balloons and creating photo booth props. Two students from the College of Education and Professional Studies, Alexis\u00a0and Jordan, assisted in leading the big kids’\u00a0story times, and stayed late to assist in completing the photo memories.\u00a0 We couldn’t have done it without you all.<\/p>\n

Curious about what was read during story time? Here’s a list. Check them out and read your favorites again at home.<\/p>\n

Bigger Kids:<\/p>\n