In this workshop, guest author Kimberly Ridley will show you how to start a nature journal and then turn your notes into a poem or the beginning of a story. You’ll work with materials like bones, feathers, nests and more, and maybe explore outdoors as well. Kim will show you how to experiment with observation,...Read More

Join me as we unlock the mysteries of a collection of local artifacts! Can you use your knowledge of history and reasoning skills to discover why and how each artifact was actually used?Read More

In this workshop, you will draw inspiration from the small details of life in order to create thoughtful works of poetry. You will learn how to use poetry as a way to bring simple photographs to life with inventive stories in verse. This workshop will offer an opportunity for independent creativity as well as the...Read More

Come to this workshop and create a character using paper punch shapes. Make a gnome, animal, or even an alien! Then, fill in the blanks to begin the writing process!Read More

We use our five senses to explore the world every day. Thinking and writing about our five senses can help us better describe different topics and how we feel about them. In this workshop, you will choose a topic and describe it through the five senses: sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste. With brainstorming and...Read More

You have stories that no one can tell but you. You have experiences and ideas that can teach all  of us. Our goal today is to find the storytellers inside each of us. In this workshop, we will each create a writer’s notebook where you can record things that you notice, observe, and think about. Your writer’s...Read More

Enter the room as a young author and leave as a scientist. During this session you will use your senses to describe observations and create hypotheses. Can you guess what is in the mystery box using your senses? Join in to find out!Read More

 Join me on an outdoor excursion on the University of Maine at Presque Isle campus, to find three trees. Examine the trees closely, then write one word or a phrase that describes each tree. Back in the classroom, working with a small group, create a Woodsy Poem describing one of the trees!Read More

What if elephants could dance? What if dogs had people for pets? In this workshop, we’ll explore random combinations of nouns and verb phrases, then illustrate those scenes to make the impossible seem like a possibility. The only supplies required are your imagination and a sense of fun!Read More

Do you have a favorite song? Do you ever wish you could write one of your own? Are you often walking around the house humming little tunes that you make up in your head? Well, now is your chance to combine your creativity with your skills of writing words, and put them to music! You’re sure to enjoy...Read More