The Library Strikes Back Star Wars Event

As a Direct Rep with ABDO Publishing, I had the honor to help sponsor the Library Strikes Back Star Wars event at the SLC Public Library Saturday July 9th 2011.  It was way more fun than I even expected!  The librarians were so clever with the games they picked and events they planned, none of this would have even been possible without them, their clever ideas, and hard work!  They had bowling pins that had heads on them with Star Wars characters using Star Wars potato head men and bowling pins?  Not sure how they did it, but it was so cute!

 There were nerf guns to shoot the death star!

An obstacle course with lava bed to cross, balloons for pedestrians that couldn't be popped!

A Darth Vader and Yoda Origami station! Which is where I was stationed.  Trevor my son helped with Darth Vader and I was doing the Yoda Origami.

And last but not least the Star Wars characters were there!  Luke Skywalker, Stormtroopers and Darth Vader.  Darth Vader even had the awesome Vader voice to go with the costume! 

 Part of the library crew with Star Wars characters.

He told stories to the kids!  And I have to say he was the best story teller I have EVER heard in my life! Had me laughing so hard! 

I was honored to be a part of it all!  I am so grateful for the Star Wars crew to volunteer their time to be there for all of us, and for the SLC Public Library crew and volunteers with all the work they put into putting this together for all the kids who thoroughly enjoyed this event!
What fun!  Thanks SLC, Starwars storm troopers, ABDO Publishing and Trevor for helping me put this together!  Here's a couple pictures of my son Trevor and I with the Characters.

 The kids had an opportunity to have their picture taken with the characters of Star Wars!

ABDO Publishing donated Books, bookmarks, posters and lifesize standups of the Star Wars characters to help sponsor the event.  The library had the clever idea of giving each child a card to be stamped after each activity was completed to turn in for a drawing to get one of the donated items given as a drawing to win.  We had lots of winners and smiling faces!!!