CAMP 2023: Lemonade Stand, June 26-30
It’s been another fun week of camp! This week our campers experimented with snacks, treats and drinks that would be perfect for your next neighborhood lemonade stand! The art sessions covered things cardboard dream shops, shrinky dinks and jewlery, pattern making with mixed media, and more! Read on to see we were up to around the art table and in the kitchen this week (recipes will be linked or follow at the end, check back in a few days for updated info).
We hope everyone has a great summer!
Monday
Book: The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Art Project: We began the week with one of my favorite projects! Campers created their own paper shops out of a variety of media- pastels, paint pens, colored pencils, ink and more. We looked at examples of storefronts from around the world and discussed the different aspects we might want to include in our designs- everything from the roof shape, to the mailbox, to the way the windows open, to the chimney! Then campers got to work imagining and creating all the small details of their own dream shop.
Recipes: trail mix cookies
Tuesday
Book of the day: Ablaze With Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Art Project: On Tuesday, we began our project at the park! Before we left to head back to Cookshop, campers gathered at least 3 leaves with interesting shapes. During our circle time, we discussed the idea of pattern and line, and discovered a way to make a repeating pattern or line using the edge of the leaves we found. Campers used oil pastel to create a pattern on their paper. Once the design was complete, they added watercolor to create a fun pastel/watercolor resist. I love how this project turned out and campers were quite engaged with the process!
Recipes: popcorn powders (see recipe below) + natural fruit Italian sodas (we took various combos of fruits and pureed them, then strained out any seeds/bits of pulp and used this to mix with sparkling water)
Wednesday
Art Project: On Wednesday, we began the process of creating art for our lemonade stand. There were a variety of stations for the campers to visit- everything from ink still lifes, to button making, sign and flyer making, shrinky dink keychains, and watercolor. Most campers went from station to station, while a few stuck to a favorite medium and worked there.
Recipes: lemon bars (note, we made the thin version of the bars)
Thursday
Book of the day: Book: Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Fabrics of Freedom By Elisa Boxer
Art Project: Today, we looked at some of the art of Carolyn Gavin and David Hockney. We discussed landscape art and the idea of creating a semi-abstract landscape. Campers used colored pencils to create their horizon line and were then encouraged to break up their painting with lots of small shapes before using watercolor to create lots of blocks of color.
Recipes: strawberry buckles (see recipe below) + cherry cola
Friday
The big day- our lemonade stand!
Recipes: granola bars
