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Posted on: September 23, 2022

Mindful Moments at Your Library

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Throughout the fall, take a minute to enjoy a Mindful Moment at your library. These pop-up activities and take-home kits are designed to relieve stress and provide a simple, free activity to brighten your day.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS


Pop-Up Activities

  • Sept 26 • 6 PM | Color Me Calm
    • Slow down and join us for a calming coloring session.
  • Oct 3-6 | Poet-tree 
    • Using scraps from old books and markers, blackout words to create a poem to attach to our Poet-tree.
  • Oct 24 • 6 PM | Color Me Calm 
    • Slow down and join us for a calming coloring session.
  • Nov 22 • 6 PM | Journaling 
    • Take a break from your NaNoWriMo projects to join us for an hour of mindful journaling. Participants will receive a small journal and a choose from available journaling supplies to begin setting up their journals for their introspective reflections. 
  • Nov 28 • 6 PM | Color Me Calm 
    • Slow down and join us for a calming coloring session.
  • Dec 05 • 11 AM - 2 PM | Sugar Scrub 
    • Revitalize your skin with a homemade sugar scrub! Mix together natural, household products and essential oils of your choice for a scrub uniquely catered to you.
  • Dec 19  •  11 AM - 2 PM | Bow Making
    • Create unique and festive bows to elevate your gift wrapping for the holiday season!


Grab and Go Kits for Adults 

Stop by the reference desk on the 2nd floor to take a craft-kit home with you. Available while supplies last.


  • Nov 10 | Painted Pumpkin Wine Glasses 
    • Use an assortment of fall-inspired paint to convert an ordinary wine glass into a pumpkin masterpiece. All items required for this craft will be included, except for a votive candle.
  • Dec 08 | Cozy Coloring Kit
    • Enjoy some coloring sheets to help calm your mind. Colored pencils are included.
  •   Dec 15 | Tea Kit 
    • Learn about the benefits of different kinds of tea. Tea sachets in your kit cover the three main categories of tea: black tea, green tea, and herbal tea.

     

 

      

      

     

 

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