Activity badge ideas

To learn more about challenges, including setup and badges, visit Beanstack for Everyone.

Note: For how to create an activity badge, visit this article.

Adding custom activity badges to your reading challenges can be a great way to promote other library resources and engage with readers of all levels and ages. Here’s a list of crowdsourced activity ideas to add to activity badges in your next challenge:

Activities that promote library resources

Learn 10 words in a new language (and link to any applicable library resources).
Check out an audio book (and link to any applicable library resources).
Check out an ebook (and link to any applicable library resources).
Attend library programs and events (and link to a specific event or calendar).
Watch a movie you checked out from the library (and link to your movie collection).
Try a new recipe for dinner (and link to your cookbook collection).
Research your ancestors (and link to any applicable library resources).
Read a book by a local author (and link to your local authors collection).
Check out a book from a genre you don’t normally read.

Community exploration activities

Visit a specific local park or garden.
Go to a specific local museum or historical site.
Visit a local conservation site.
Create a community scavenger hunt, with each activity as a clue that can be completed by typing in a set secret code.

Activities to connect with a librarian

Send a picture of you reading (and provide a social media handle or email address).
Add your librarian as a friend in Beanstack (and share your friend code).
Ask a librarian to recommend their favorite book and then check it out! What was it?

Outdoor activities

Go on a backyard safari and look for signs of local wildlife.
Learn how to identify local flora and fauna (and link to your nature collection).

Family-friendly activities to do at home

Draw a picture.
Try a science experiment.
On “Family Friday,” do one of the following: watch a movie, play a game, clean together, do an art project, garden together, or make dinner together.
Create a family time capsule with drawings, letters, and meaningful objects.
Have a family movie night! What movie did you watch together?