Going above and beyond on children art classes - this is for sure not the “peel & stick” crafty projects you get in a kit at the craft stores.
Art campers will tell you Summer Art Camp includes drawing and painting and some hardwork and “yuky” work preparation for some of the projects and today was the day.
Children finished their name badges - they learned about lamination, got instructions and caution on hot electrical machines and they learned how the laminator operates. Kids had the opportunity to create some beaded necklaces with their handprinted name badges.
Beading can be challenging for those little hands and those knots can be even worse … but my art campers did not quit and every child did great, necklaces look as a true one of a kind golden metals!
Children went right on preparing the paperclay today containing “ engrudo” Spanish word for homemade glue - they learned this same glue formula is used to make pinatas …No worries parents we are not making pinatas this year. :)
Some of your art campers did not have their stomach to put their hands inside our paper clay too long … but they tried and did well even for a short while … in the other hand most of the children where so thrill and happy mixing and mushing all the paper particles to a clay form that it was really hard to separate child from the paperclay bucket ( It took some persuasion )
Art Campers mixed and mulched that paper clay to their consistency just right to sculpt the kitty cat ears and big chicks on their bowling pin cats; and to sculpting they went! forming and shaping and balancing the clay on top of the bowling pin seems easy but requires little bit of knowledge to get it to stay on it; and adding those long whiskers to the cat was really fun! Your child now can explain you the procedure.
Those cats are coming along just gorgeous each one with their own unique personality - a true reflection of your child’s creativity.
We moved along by preparing a wood board and painting the base. Children learned about tie dye fabrics and they prepare their t-shirt today with folds, wrinkles and rubber bands. We were short few t-shirts and they will get them tomorrow first time and kids will be instructed how to do their ties on their t-shirts; tomorrow all children should be able to jump into “tie dye “ extravaganza!
Parrot Anatomy study: Children sketched along with me on the study of a macaw parrot. This is a hand sketch exercise to prepare them for their canvas painting project.
They learned about hooked bill parrots, how they branch, wing anatomy and position of their body, how long is their tail feathers and how this parrots fly, land, perch and hold food.
Art class Instructions are child friendly and to child level of understanding; we explain in a way that makes sense for them to understand and fun at same time.
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Ines Miller.
Menifee Kids Art Camp