What we have so far...

Here's the inside of Rockland Arts and Crafts cabin! I was really lucky to have 'inherited' so many different supplies and materials. I have been working hard to plan to the materials at hand (to save time and money). I am putting together a binder of projects so I can just turn to the correct week/age group. The other advantage is my projects can meet several different zones of proximal development; meaning, lots of different age groups can participate and easily make projects outside their age group.



 These are the first few craft examples/samples I've made for the different age groups:

These little birds are going to be one of the Open House activity options on June 8th. Pine cones, feathers, craft glue, googly eyes, and construction paper! Simple, yet effective.. and funny.

Middle school camper project: This was a really cool craft I found online. All you have to do is melt beads in a tray in a toaster oven. The beads form together as they melt down and can be made into sun catchers! I am going to experiment with more translucent and transparent beads, since these are obviously not see-through. But they still look cool!

I might allow this project with the younger campers, but since it uses the toaster oven I would have to supervise a lot more closely..

Elementary/Middle school Camp classic - Gods Eye craft. I used sticks I found outside the cabin and we have SO MUCH YARN... it's intimidating.

 I think I will offer dream catchers as a challenge craft.... I swore a lot.

 AHH I'm super excited about this one :) this will be for the elementary camps. I am lucky enough to be able to keep Cézanne as the 'classroom pet' so I want the kids to learn a little about snakes. This is the template for the project.

Get the idea? We can hang them from the ceiling or tape them to the walls. I am working on a little introduction to snake life for this project.

Cézanne!

Here's Cézanna - my snake's paper girlfriend. She lives on my desk now :)

 Middle/high school camper project. Made out of pop tops and yarn. I already have requests for some.

Middle/high school camper project: I haven't decided if this one will be a challenge project or not. The challenge is keeping enough interest to finish it! You draw the silhouette of an animal and then fill it in with coiled newspaper and glue them down... it takes a while to complete, but the results are pretty cool.

All ages project: REALLY COOOOOOL. My uncle lent me his table loom to work with and I hope to get the kids interested - at least a little bit - in weaving and traditional fabric crafts. I will have this as a challenge project and kids can weave a few rows when they have free time or, with permission, can sit and weave for an extended amount of time and maybe make something to take home. I will be bringing my sewing machine (a necessary evil) to finish off the weavings. SO excited :)

That's about it for now.. I have been going to camp every couple of days to make more samples and so far I am confident in most of my choices :) Looking forward to this summer and alllllllll the craziness it will bring.

Ms. K