11/19/14 Casa Latina Workshop Jen

Last week I lead an infant storytime with Xochitl and Tess. Going into this event, we anticipated there would be mostly toddlers or preschoolers in attendance, and the materials we chose were based on this assumption. However, we ended up having an audience of 3 babies under 2 years old, one adult, and one elementary schooler. We managed to read 2 of the 3 books we brought, but we mainly sang songs to engage the babies. Thankfully Xochitl knew quite a few songs from her DFW at the Seattle Public Library, and I managed to follow along with most as she sang. We had planned a few activities for the kids, but because the babies were so young, we improvised and used what Casa Latina and Ivette provided us with to entertain our audience. The little ones mostly colored and played with toys while the elementary school student painted her own puppet. This was a great experience overall, and taught me the importance of being able to improvise in a moment's notice. We will prepare for the next storytime by keeping this event in mind and remembering the lessons Sunny Strong shared with us.