Readers fill in their name and a book title or author, add a piece to the cutout, and watch it grow throughout the day. This could continue for all distributions or feature a different theme each time. The prints eventually lead kids to the book distribution. Costumed characters can greet the kids as they come in. Each child is encouraged to dress up as a story character, and then make up a story about its character.
Older children can write their own stories.
Younger children can dictate a story to a teacher, parent, or older child. Dinosaur Appreciation Day Spend some time highlighting dinosaur stories. Then parade the children outside to figure out just how big those dinosaurs were. Use a piece of string to demonstrate how long they were and chalk to draw outlines of dinosaur feet. Another school used large green garbage bags, stuffed with newspaper and taped together, to make a large dinosaur mascot for the library.