We’ve been exploring different ways to provide virtual programming to our patrons. Many libraries have been providing make-and-take kits, but, unfortunately, due to our library’s curbside setup and our patron demand, that isn’t an option for us. A few week’s ago, I shared my Baby-Sitters Club Membership Kits, and these Percy Jackson, Camp Half Blood Welcome Kits follow a similar style.
I worked with one of my fantastic coworkers on this kit, so while it shares a similar feel to my Baby-Sitters Club kits, this has some of their flair as well. I also applied some of the lessons I learned in those baby-sitters club kits–less personalization, less letters that need to be folded, and more activities (rather than more passive information sheets).
Why send kits in the mail? Especially kits that focus more on fun than a specific learning concept? Read my thoughts in this post.
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Camp Half Blood Welcome Kits: Contents
We probably went overboard for these too, but I want to do what we can to give kids those moments of joy right now, so I made do with what I had. At some point I will hit a wall with this because I have been stretching old program leftovers to keep these within budget, and that isn’t always going to be feasible.
Downloads for most items can be found in the downloads section below.
Each child received their own envelope, even if there were multiple kids in the same house registered. This made it more individual–not just that the oldest or youngest got to open the package from the library.
Each kit contained a general welcome kit, in a document envelope, as well as five individual bags from Chiron, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Clarisse.
The general welcome kit included:
- Personalized welcome letter from Camp Half-Blood
- ID Card
- Camp Survival Guide
- Readalike Book Recommendations
- Swag: Bookmarks, Buttons, Camp Pennant, Trivia Sheet, Who’s Your Godly Parent Quiz, Camp Map
Chiron’s bag included a letter and materials to create your own Greek god pennant flag for your cabin.
Percy’s bag included a letter, your own Riptide pen, and some water fun.
Annabeth’s bag focused on one of the most important camp traditions: your bead necklace.
Grover’s bag included his letter and a prophecy “puzzle” packet to practice stretching your brain in preparation for your quests and prophecies to come.
Clarisse’s bag included your own Capture the Flag kit (with ideas for ways to make this a more individual scavenger hunt game instead of requiring a large group).
Each kit’s Camp Welcome Letter was personalized.
Downloads
Everything should be downloadable from the links below. Download all editable files at once here. They are all Publisher files, and as usual, I used a lot of different fonts.
- Welcome Kit:
- Camp Survival Guide (pages sorted to print as a booklet)
- Chiron’s Bag:
- Chiron’s Label
- Chiron’s Letter
- Cabin Symbols
- Materials: Watercolors set, cardstock pennant banner
- Percy’s Bag:
- Percy’s Label
- Percy’s Letter
- Riptide Pen
- Materials: Pen, Water Bead Individual Pack, Bubble Wand
- Annabeth’s Bag:
- Annabeth’s Label
- Annabeth’s Letter
- Materials: Leather Necklace (clasps attached), 5 Wooden Beads, Fine Tip Sharpie
- Grover’s Bag:
- Grover’s Label
- Grover’s Letter
- Prophecy Packet (pages sorted to print as a booklet)
- Clarrise’s Bag:
- Clarisse’s Label
- Clarrise’s Letter
- Capture the Flag Instructions
- Materials: 2 flags made from stiff felt on chopsticks
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This is beyond fantastic, and our patrons would LOVE this program! Would you be willing to share your Publisher files for this and the Babysitters Club program?
Hi Susan! Thanks so much for reaching out. I just sent you all of the files via email. I’m happy to share!
I have the exact same request. We’re all really excited to do this at our library.
Thanks so much for reaching out Joann! I just emailed you all the files and fonts. I’m happy to share!
Hi! Would you be willing to share your files for Percy Jackson for our Teen Program?
Hi Laura! Absolutely! I’ll email you all the editable files.
Hi! I would love it if you could send me the files as well, I wasn’t able to access them using the link! I am in charge of a book club and I think these would be a wonderful addition towards our Percy Jackson era.
Hi Zayna! Absolutely! I’m happy to share. I’ll email them over to you now!
This is just amazing, would you be willing to share the editable files, trying to do something for a friends birthday
Thanks so much! I’ll send the files to you now. Happy birthday to your friend!
Hi there – I would love to use some of your files for my online learning Percy Jackson book club! Are you still sharing them at this time? Thank you and absolutely love the creativity!:)
Thanks so much Allyson! I’m happy to share! I’ll email the file and font links along in a few minutes.
Help! I need printable copies from my students to use while we do Percy Jackson remotely. I can’t open these files. Is there another format?
So sorry! There have been a lot of issues with Slideshare recently. I will send you an email with all of the links ASAP!
I would love to use this for my classroom this year. I’m having difficulties with Slideshare.
Hi Casey! I’m happy to share! I’ll send the content to you now. Thanks!
Hi Annamarie,
I LOVE this idea…you really rocked it!! I am having issues with Slideshare and was hoping that you might be able to share your Publisher files for a Percy Jackson program? I absolutely adore your page designs and I know our patrons would absolutely go bananas over it. 🙂
Hi Jennifer! Thanks so much! Absolutely; I’m happy to share! I’ll send those over to you now.
I would absolutely LOVE to use this for a school age program at the library I work at. Would you possibly be able to share the Publisher files with me, as Slideshare is not being very cooperative. I would greatly appreciate it since you did an AMAZING job! 🙂
Hi! Would you be willing to share your files for Percy Jackson? I would like to use them for my PJO book club.
Hello! Of course; I’m happy to share! I’ll email you all the links in a few minutes.
Hi! These look AMAZING! Would you be willing to share the files with me? I’d love to use them with my eighth graders as we read Percy Jackson!
Absolutely! I just sent them over to you. Thanks so much for stopping by!
These are so amazing! Would you be willing to share files with me? I would love to share them with our kids!
Sorry for the delay Ashlin! I just sent those over to you. I’m happy to share!
Hi, I was wondering as well if you’d be willing to share the files with me? Thank you very much!
Absolutely! I’m sending these over now.
This is seriously amazing, would you be able to send the original/editable files including the font? Trying to surprise my friend for his birthday.
Hi there – I would love to use some of the orginal/editable files for my friends birthday! Are you still sharing them? Thank you!
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