Event

Peanut Butter and the Pen #3 - Creative Writing for Kids

Does your kid have an appetite for writing? Then come join us for the third installment of "Peanut Butter and the Pen", a four-part creative writing series for 3rd-5th graders put on in collaboration between Take My Word For It! and 18 Reasons.

For our May workshop, "My Specialty Recipe", kid's will craft auto-biographies that use the recipe format ("whisk together one tablespoon of soccer and two tablespoons of tree climbing in a large bowl"). Together, we'll taste food, read excerpts from some of literature's greatest writing in praise of food, and talk about the art of recipe building. Each child will write an original piece to bring home and stick on the fridge.

Drop off your kid with pencil and spiral notebook in hand at 10:00, and pick him or her up at 12:15.

Workshop leader Sondra Hall, is the Director of "Take My Word For It!", a creative writing program offering classes in after school programs and community-based settings throughout the Bay area. Sondra, a writer and a parent, created "Take My Word For It!" to provide a safe, supportive environment where kids can swim around in their imaginations and find their writer's voice. Visit their blog at www.takemywordforit.net

*minimum age is 8 years old.