by Becca Wierwille | Aug 23, 2022 | Events, In-Person Events
Due to staffing and supply issues, the Case of the Pop Star’s Missing Microphone program—an interactive mystery experience for kids originally scheduled for October of this year—has been delayed until 2023. Email Amanda Trumpower with questions and sign up for...
by Amanda Trumpower | Jun 14, 2022 | Events, Guest Speaking, Virtual Events, Writing
Join me for a story in my clubhouse! Hi friends! Alex Digger here. We’re back for another book club meeting in my virtual clubhouse. I hope you’ll pull up a bean bag chair, grab a bowl of snacks (maybe a parent or two!), and settle in because this...
by Amanda Trumpower | May 26, 2022 | Events, Guest Speaking, Virtual Events, Writing
Children’s author, professional narrator, and podcast director Trista Shaye visited the club house for the May installment of Alex’s Book Club. She read the first two chapters of The Backward Kitty, the first book in her Big the Barn Cat series, and led...
by Amanda Trumpower | May 14, 2022 | Collar Cases, Events, Guest Speaking, Virtual Events, Writing
Sarah Johnson, illustrator for Collar Cases, visited the virtual Alex’s Clubhouse space this morning at 10 am to teach students how to draw main characters Alex Digger and Mittens Meow. She began by identifying the basic geometric shapes making up the...
by Amanda Trumpower | May 13, 2022 | Collar Cases, Events, Guest Speaking, Virtual Events, Writing
Program attendees were treated to an overview of Claude Monet’s life and work by fellow artist Nathalie Baudrand. She also led students through a virtual tour of his personal home and grounds, explaining how many of his famous works were inspired by the very...
by Amanda Trumpower | May 3, 2022 | Collar Cases, Events, Guest Speaking, My Books, Virtual Events, Writing
Young bakers gathered virtually in Alex’s Clubhouse on Tuesday, May 3 at 3 pm EST with homeschool speaker and author Katie J. Trent. Using a recipe from her book Dishing Up Devotions, Katie guided the kids through an easy blondie recipe while discussing...
