Write Your Name in Elvish!

I have held a Hobbit Party or program three times at Holladay Library (Salt Lake County Library Services). The first was for teens, the second for tweens, and the third for boys age 7-12. I have many different activities, games, and crafts that I can use in this program. One of my favorites is writing your name in Elvish.

I originally heard about it through the YALSA-BK list serv. The instructions are found at Starchamber.com. They are simple and self-explanatory, but they might take some practice on your own before you try to show the kids and teens how to do it.

I found it easiest to have tiles or cards with letters on them so that you can physically move the letters above or below as needed. I supplied Bananagram tiles and Scrabble slam cards.

Some chose to write their English names in Elvish. Some chose to write their Elf or Hobbit names, which we generated at Chris Wetherell's fantastic site.

I recently was able to add the option of writing names in Dwarven Runes when Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books sent out Hobbit Activity Kids.

Here is my name in both languages:

Fun times!

Submitted by 

H. Tice

Youth Services Librarian

Holladay Library (Salt Lake County Library Services)