Life Hacks with The How To Handbook (Plus, some of my favorite Life Hacks posts/resources)
So then I was reading this story about how teens don’t know how to do a lot of the basic skills that we used to take for granted because no one is teaching them. Know how to sew on a button? Most teens don’t. Know how to tie a knot or pitch a tent? Sadly, a lot of teens don’t.
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1) Do it over spring break with a different themed day every day. Set up stations where tweens and teens do different tasks. For example, you could have a clothing themed day where at one station they sew a button, in another they sort baskets of clothes for washing, and in another they fold fitted sheets. And a lot of these activities can be turned into types of relay games to make it fun.
or . . .
2) Do a series of Thursday programs (because, you know, Throwback Thursday) for say a month. Again, each week of the month gets a theme. You can also throw in some old school board and video games. And crafts!
Here are some of my favorite LifeHack posts/resources:
Huffington Post: 20 DIY Lifehacks with Office Junk that will Blow Your Mind
Tumblr: Daily Life Hacks on Teenager Posts
Bored Panda: 40 Life Hacks That Will Change Your Life
Buzzfeed: 26 Clever and Inexpensive Crafting Hacks
Lifehacker.com: Tons of life hacks
Please people, feed my obsession! Share your favorite Life Hacks in the comments.
Filed under: Life Hacks, Nonfiction, Zest Books
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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Barbara Roberts says
Thank you . It Helps me a lot