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Happy Summer, Little New-Yorkers! This month we are reading books all about New York, and making art inspired by the stories, author and illustrators, and the city!

In Uptown by Bryan Collier, we get to go on a tour of a young boy’s Harlem neighborhood in New York City. His story of going to the Apollo Theater and the barbershop, playing basketball, spending time with his sisters, and watching the sunset are paired with Collier’s signature collage illustrations. Today we are going to make our own neighborhood collages! Follow along with the steps below and don’t forget to join us live at 3:30 pm every Tuesday via Zoom and Friday in-person for our Little New-Yorkers Hello Song, silly games and dances, a craft, and, of course, our read aloud!

Something to color with: markers, crayons, pencils, pastels, or a cool combo!

* A note on supplies: If you don’t have exactly the supplies listed, improvise! These projects are designed to be versatile, so feel free to use whatever materials and tools you have at home. And if your final product looks different than what you see here, that’s wonderful!

Bryan Collier’s book is called Uptown because Harlem is near the top of Manhattan—it’s up town! Where do you live? Fill in the blank on your paper. If you live in New York, maybe you also live Uptown. Maybe you live in a place with lots of nature—you could name your neighborhood FlowerTown! Maybe you will create an imagined neighborhood—Ice Cream Town! Or DragonTown!

Next, decide where you would like to live. You could draw your own home, or a row of brownstones like Bryan Collier, or invent a brand new place to live from your imagination!

Brian Collier says, when it comes to collaging “the materials are everywhere!” Look around your house—or your recycling bin—for old magazines, mailings, photos, and catalogs. The rest is cutting and pasting. Make shapes and glue them to your paper to create your neighborhood. Find pictures with green to make grass or yellow to make the sun!  

Can you find a picture of something you enjoy doing! I like to go strawberry picking in my hometown, so I cut out some strawberries from a cooking magazine!

Get out your coloring materials again to add any final details. Will you add your dog? Your favorite store? Music notes playing your favorite song to dance to in your bedroom?

Ta-da! Your neighborhood collage is complete! 

Share your masterpiece with a friend or family member and tell them all about where you live! And ask about their home, too! Thanks for following along! We hope to see you, and your creations, at Little New-Yorkers soon! We’d love to see your artwork—join the conversation and tag us on social media @nyhistory! 

Little New-Yorkers @ Home: Make a Neighborhood Collage!

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