Help me name a children's program at my library!

January 26, 2018 7:42 AM

I'm hoping to host a series of events for kids involving imaginative play, physical activity, creativity, and general "freedom/wildness" at my library. I need a short evocative name. It's based on a similar program called "A Wild Rumpus" (kind of perfect!). For {reasons}, I can't/don't want to use "Wild Rumpus" for my program name. Can you help me brainstorm?

I plan to ask this in librarian circles also, but AskMe is good at this kind of thing too! And I want something that will work for the masses, outside of the library sphere.

I want something that evokes wildness, fun, freedom, movement, unpredictability, etc etc. It's play-based and kid-directed, so none of my usual library programming descriptors work! If I can tie it in with something a little literary, even better. But that last one isn't necessary. It just needs to be short and communicative and fun.

Any ideas? I'm excited about these events but I totally suck at this part! Many thanks, hive mind!

posted by Knicke to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (18 answers total)

I can't wait to see what people come up with because this sounds fun!

Reading riot

I'm not sure of your library name, etc, or the name of the kids room, but something with
Shenanigans or Shindig?
posted by beccaj at 7:50 AM on January 26, 2018 [1 favorite]

Head Shoulders Knees and Flows!
posted by parmanparman at 7:52 AM on January 26, 2018

Raise a Ruckus ?

Creative Ruckus ?
posted by acm at 7:53 AM on January 26, 2018 [2 favorites]

The Loose Caboose
posted by bologna on wry at 7:54 AM on January 26, 2018

Loony Loony Afternoony
posted by bologna on wry at 7:59 AM on January 26, 2018 [7 favorites]

Choose your own adventure?
posted by turkeybrain at 7:59 AM on January 26, 2018 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Oh, I should say "AT MY LIBRARY" is a mistake! Whoops! I work at a library but I'm actually hoping to hold these in a non-library location, so it definitely doesn't have to reference our library at all. In fact, it's probably better if it doesn't.
posted by Knicke at 8:00 AM on January 26, 2018

A Friendly Frolic
posted by astapasta24 at 8:09 AM on January 26, 2018 [3 favorites]

Brouhahaha
posted by velveeta underground at 8:16 AM on January 26, 2018 [2 favorites]

Wild Child - yay for rhyming, but it could have the wrong connotations.
Wild and Free - adults come for the Thoreau quotage, kids stay for the fun!
Kids Krafternoon - kind of leans more on the creative/crafts and less on movement though
posted by helloimjennsco at 8:18 AM on January 26, 2018

Maybe just a one-word name that sounds like a nonsense word to kids? Such as:
Jamboree
Hootenanny (perhaps with cute cartoon owl as mascot)
Hullabaloo
posted by toastedcheese at 8:32 AM on January 26, 2018 [3 favorites]

Free Range Fun
reference
posted by theora55 at 8:34 AM on January 26, 2018

Jump Around
Kids on the Move
Kids Outside!
posted by Emmy Rae at 8:35 AM on January 26, 2018 [1 favorite]

Or something just really simple like "(Name of your Town) Kidz Zone" or "(Name of your Town) FunZone."
posted by velveeta underground at 8:47 AM on January 26, 2018

Laugh-ternoons

Outside Voices

Sproing!

Step Lively
posted by dywypi at 8:56 AM on January 26, 2018 [3 favorites]

Something Mayhem. Mid-afternoon Mayhem, something like that?
posted by BoscosMom at 9:15 AM on January 26, 2018

Playcation
Field Days (or Daze)
Caper and Lark
Rollick and Frolic
The Cavortex
The Hippodrome (with Hippo mascot)
The Hubbub Club
posted by carmicha at 5:48 PM on January 26, 2018 [1 favorite]

Frolic definitely has the same free-spirited whimsy as rumpus, see also: scamper, romp, or caper.
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:30 PM on January 27, 2018