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Kids become Olympic champions at library
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Neighbors | Eartha Terrell.Children had to use team work to win games during the Boardman library Olympic Dreams of your Library event June 26.
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Participants in the Boardman library Olympic Dreams of your Library were excited to show off their gold medals June 28.
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Kennedy Carpenter (left), could barely contain her excitement while she posed with her aunt, Robin, and enjoyed the games during Olympic Dreams of your Library June 26.
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Children showed off their best dance moves while playing ‘Musical Statues’ during Olympic Dreams of yourLibrary June 26.
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Neighbors | Eartha Terrell.Elsa Buehler (left) smiled with her sisters, Mary, Olivia and Maddie, moments after participating in Olympic Dreams of your Library June 26.
By EARTHA TERRELL
Children got a chance to be Olympic gold medalists for a day during Olympic Dreams of Your Library June 26, which is part of several library summer programs in honor of the Olympic games.
The Boardman library made kids feel like they were Olympians, as children of all ages participated in a host of activities that encouraged teamwork, sportsmanship and kindness. The event even began in classic Olympic fashion with a paper fire torch that every child got to hold and theme music that made kids feel like they were actually in the stands during the real games.
The event included a host of relay games and team-building activities to reinforce the value of cooperation with others. Some games included a drinking straw race, water relay and musical statues.
Parents and librarians also joined in on the excitement for a few games. Robin Carpenter, and her niece, Kennedy, smiled from ear to ear during the festivities.
“She had a lot of fun,” Carpenter said.
Though everyone cannot be a winner in the actual Olympic games, the Boardman library sent every child home feeling like champions by the end of the event.