Children across the Camden area are invited to start the year with creativity, with an exciting line-up of activities to collect and do at home.

The activities, which are available to pick up from Camden, Oran Park and Narellan Libraries, include:

• The Elastic Fantastic Kit, available from Monday 4 January, where children are invited to have some fun with the classic playground jumping game;
• The Goldfish Soap Kit, available from Monday 11 January, which is a simple melt-and-pour soap project that will reveal a fun goldfish;
• The Stencil Inten-sil Kit, available from Monday 18 January, where children can create library bag that perfectly suited to them. The kit contains a bag, fabric paint, stencil and brush; and
• The Beaded Man Kit, available from Monday 25 January, where children are invited to build their own beaded man, find funny places to pose him and send a picture in to nlnlibrary@camden.nsw.gov.au to go in the draw for a bookish prize.

And the online activities, available anytime, are:

• A colouring-in image, where children are encouraged to complete their masterpiece and email it to nlnlibrary@camden.nsw.gov.au for a sweet reward; and
• A number of online quizzes, where children can attempt to achieve a high score on a range of fun topics, including Harry Potter and Disney.

For more information, call your local library.