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tree towns
We’re always on the lookout for artists to inspire projects with our students! We recently discovered the illustrations of Sarah Hennessey, and thought our 9-14 yr. old classes would love her style!...
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tooling foil art
Students recently created these amazing tooling foil masterpieces. We started by giving each student a piece of felt under their foil and a wooden stylus to carve lines and shapes into the tooling...
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boxtrolls!
Two words: The BoxTrolls! If you haven’t watched the mesmerizing trailer for this 3D stop-motion film that debuts this September at least 47 times, you must not have a summer camper at small hands...
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we don’t moose around!
Check out this stunning herd of moose our students created in summer camp last week! So in love with each and every one of them! Why oh why do they have to take them home!?!? Artists drew them with...
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baby hedgehog costume
It’s the beginning of Fall and you know what that means! Time to turn our thoughts towards cooler weather, better hair days, and of course, baby hedgehogs. Be honest, if you could, wouldn’t you...
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five minute apron
We recently made about 500 tie-dyed superhero capes for the Isabella Santos Foundation 5k for Kids Cancer. We thought it would be fun to give kids some cool ideas to repurpose their purple &...
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fall woodland mural
Happy Fall! The temp finally dropped below 80 in Charlotte, and as we prep for our Annual Fall Festival taking place this Saturday, we are reminiscing about this spectacular Woodland Creature Mural...
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sticky mosaic wall
Each year for our Fall Festival, it seems like the bar gets higher and higher. We love to come up with a large-scale, collaborative project for our huge open wall. Last year, we drew a giant woodland...
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wooden acorns
Several years ago I received the most generous and unexpected gift on my front doorstep that you could ever imagine! A 25 pound box of wooden acorns! I kid you not. Here is Jackson inspecting our...
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upcycled dolls
About two years ago, our lovely neighbors, Switchin’ Kitchens, donated a stack of large pour spouts for us to turn into art. We have been staring at these oversized plastic spouts, moving them from...
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mixed media feathers
We made these stunning mixed media feathers in a recent camp. Sorry we didn’t get pics of the process, but it was super simple. We simply took a piece of aluminum foil and the students glued the foil...
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DIY upcycled reindeer
We love to host Reindeer-making workshops every holiday season, despite the pressure that comes along with the need to out-do ourselves and dream up an even cooler reindeer than the year before. And...
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elves!
Much like the reindeer, we love to host elf-making workshops every holiday, but I have to say, trying to invent a new elf design every year is no easy task! I usually have my most creative...
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mixed media stacked birds
Students created these colorful stacked birds on oblong cardboard with tempera, chalk pastel & collage papers. No drawing first, just painted the background colors, wiped dry with paper towels,...
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happy hippos
We love love LOVE the colorful artwork of Melanie Mikecz and drew inspiration from her whimsical and geometric designs to teach students a fun and simple way to draw a hippo! We tried these in both...
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flying fairy
We had a brainstorm the other day while trying to plan a never-been-done-before project for a fairy-loving birthday girl who spends a LOT of time with us! She had her last birthday party with us and...
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Land of Nod Tour Bus Visit
We were thrilled to host the Land of Nod Tour Bus last Friday! The Nod Tour Bus is a brand-spanking-new bookmobile, packed with tons of your favorite Little Golden Books. We were thrilled to see so...
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STICKY MOSAIC WALL
Each year for our Fall Festival, it seems like the bar gets higher and higher. We love to come up with a large-scale, collaborative project for our huge open wall. Last year, we drew a giant woodland...
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LAND OF NOD VISIT
We were thrilled to host the Land of Nod Tour Bus last Friday! The Nod Tour Bus is a brand-spanking-new bookmobile, packed with tons of your favorite Little Golden Books. We were thrilled to see so...
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