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****Update May 14, 2014: If you give me 3 weeks' notice, I'll send you fun I'M BORED and NAKED! stickers and bookmarks for your group in time for your event! To make a request, please fill out this contact form. North America only, max 20 per request, quantities limited.
NAKED! and I'M BORED SUMMER BOOK CLUB PARTY IDEAS
Hosting a Summer Book Club party for young readers can help foster an early love of reading. To help, I've provided some fun NAKED! and I'M BORED Summer Book Club Party ideas. Related: see my list of useful resources for those interested in starting a book club for young people.
Write letters to the illustrator! If you write to me as a group (all your letters/drawings in one envelope) and let me know you had a NAKED! and I'M BORED Summer Book Club Party, I'll write back with fun doodles. Details here.
What will I need?
- Copies of NAKED! and I'M BORED, bought or borrowed.
- A snack. Try to include an I'm Bored potato-themed item like Sweet Potato Chips or Homemade Potato Chips. Or cookies, since the little boy in NAKED! loves them so much.
- An activity, game or craft related to the books. Read below for suggestions.
Any tips on how to organize the event?
Try to limit your group to a few pairs of parents/guardians and their children, or no more than around 10 people overall. This will help keep chaos to a minimum and encourage the sharing of ideas and discussion among members of the group.
If you prefer to create your own invitation and themed book club party materials, feel free to use a high-res version of the NAKED! and I'M BORED Summer Book Club Party graphic (JPG and PNG formats available). Please note that copyright of this image remains with the illustrator; if you plan to use it for a larger commercial event, please contact Debbie Ridpath Ohi first.
Set up a comfortable reading area:
The more you make the Summer Book Club area feel like a party, the more exciting it will be. Have comfortable cushions on the floor for people to sit on, or have children bring their own special "reading rug" for personal lounging. (From BHG.com)
Optional - Print out the following:
I'M BORED-themed posters and bookmarks
(I'll be adding NAKED!-themed posters and bookmarks soon)
IDEAS FOR READING THE BOOK:
Here are some ideas for reading NAKED! and I'M BORED, depending on the age and personalities of the young readers.
- Have an adult read the book aloud to the group.
For I'M BORED:
Pick one young reader to read all the Potato parts and another to read all the Little Girl parts. This could be done on a second reading, after children are familiar with the story.
Have one adult read all the Potato parts and another read all the Little Girl parts, with two children (the Potato and the Little Girl) acting out what's happening in the story.
For NAKED!:
Have a group of young volunteers yell "NAKED!" whenever the reader comes across the word in the text and points to them (and only when the reader points, else you'll get everyone yelling NAKED! -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing, of course, but could turn the event chaotic).
ACTIVITY IDEAS:
Download the free Teacher's Guide to NAKED! and Teacher's Guide to I'M BORED for some fun related activities and games.
Also....
Watch a 30-second video of how NAKED! was sketched.
See the NAKED! Bonus Page for print-ready activity sheets and more.
See the I'M BORED Bonus Activity Page for print-ready activity sheets, including coloring pages, young artist and young writer activities.
Have children create their own potato stamps. Print-ready activity sheet & instructions.
Read aloud some Potato Facts and then have a Potato Trivia Quiz with prizes.
Draw a comic about I'M BORED: 4-panel comic template for younger readers | 9 panel comic template
Draw a picture of what you like to do when you're bored: Activity sheet
How to draw the Little Girl from I'M BORED: Activity sheet
Add different faces to these Potatoes: 4 potato sheet
Drawing Challenge fun: can you turn these circles into 20 different faces?
Also see the I'M BORED For Young Artists and For Young Writers bonus pages for more activities and tips.
Related audiovisual content:
How I'm Bored Was Created: includes photos and related activities.
I'm Bored videos: includes the book trailer music video and a video of how the illustrator draws the Potato.