We kicked off our time with The Pants on April 14 with a fabric painting workshop led by a local Hampton artist. Four teens spent a Saturday afternoon hanging out at the library, listening to music, munching on snacks, and creating their own designer jeans. The NH Traveling Pants were on display in the room to provide inspiration. The Pants were available for teens who knew they would not be in town to sign them during the week. Since we had zero entries for our big embellishment contest, the participants also applied their talents to making an embellishment for The Pants. They decided on an ocean theme because Hampton is a beach town. (Their choice seems especially appropriate since the ocean tried to take over part of the town that same week.)
We had originally planned to have a TAB meeting the following Monday (April 16) to work on decorating The Pants, but due to the rain and flooding in the area, only one person showed up. We managed to double that number (two!) for our next activity, two days later: watching the movie, working on ideas for the scrapbook and this letter, and finally decorating The Pants with signatures and the embellishment. Good fun was had by all!
Cheryl French, Lane Memorial Library, Hampton
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