Summer Camp Art Class

Teaching a kid's art camp this summer was an absolute joy. The main project I prepared was making a paper clay keychain critter. A few steps are involved, and perhaps the project is more suited to tweens and up. With a mix of ages, some as young as seven, I added other options, including a table full of recyclable items so that they were inspired to do other creative work when the main project had drying time. Seeing how each camper used the available materials to occupy themselves creatively was amazing. Each camper left with at least one key chain, and everyone had other projects they had worked on. It was an extremely inspiring experience, especially facilitating each camper's interests. I am looking forward to doing more classes and hopefully one for adults. Thanks to Kent Place Summer Camps for adding Sculpting Critters to their Enrichment classes!