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Top 5 Creations from Get Crafty Camps During the Spring Holidays
During the spring holidays, our newest crafty camps for kids were packed with fun and creativity, and new friendships! Kids took part in a two-day craft-a-thon, showing off what they learned through amazing projects like crochet, macrame, knitting, illustration, and mini houses. These young crafters really impressed us with their skills in a screen-free environment.
Let’s check out these 5 awesome creations that amazed us this season!
1. Crochet Envelope Wallet by Liam – Crochet, Knitting & Macrame
Liam made a unique crochet envelope wallet that really stood out! We love the way he combined the colours and picked a striped pattern. It’s such a creative design and shows how great he is at mixing styles in a fun way.
2. Graphic Novel by Eitan – Illustrate a Graphic Novel
Eitan brought his imagination to life with a fantastic graphic novel! In his fun story, famous characters like Garfield, Asterix, and Mickey Mouse argue about who is the most popular comic character. Everyone loved reading it, and Eitan's amazing drawings stood out in every panel.
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3. Knitted Scarf by Harper - Crochet, Knitting & Macrame
Harper’s cosy finger-knitted scarf is perfect for the winter! Using soft yarn and beautifully combined colours, her perfect technique made her creation exceptional. The pieces offer both warmth and style, making them truly unique.
4. Mini House by Sophie – Build a Mini House
Sophie made a beautiful mini house that impressed everyone! We love the wallpapers she chose, which gave each room its own style. Her attention to detail, like the tiny furniture, made her mini house extra special.
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5. Graffiti Art by Max - Illustrate a GraphicNovel
Max’s graffiti art really caught our attention with its bright colours and bold style. Each letter was full of detail, and the background patterns added an extra layer of creativity. The whole design showcased Max’s talent and imagination.
These incredible creations from our Get Crafty camps highlight the amazing talent and creativity of our young crafters.
If you want to inspire your kids to explore their creativity in a hands-on, tech-free environment and let them dive into the fun of crafting and making, check out our Get Crafty Camps here.
Your Ultimate school holidays activity list
1. Get creative with Minions
What is it?
Kids go bananas for Minions (pun intended) and these school holidays they can express their fandom making a Minions movie using stop-motion animation techniques. Over 2 days, kids create their own Minions clay characters and design their own film set. The magic begins when they see their characters come to life by taking multiple images of objects and stitching them together to look like they’re moving! - It’s incredibly fun!
Why go?
If they watch their favourite animated movies on repeat, they’ll love creating Minions clay figurines and developing their own story, taking lots of still frames and stitching them together to create their very first movie!
Ages: 5-7
2. Become a DJ
What is it?
Children will take their first steps into the exciting world of mixing music to create their own DJ set.
Why go?
Kids will love mixing their favourite pop tunes using beat matching and transitions on real DJ decks. Plus, they will design their own DJ brand, develop branded merch, and even perform a DJ set to their friends!
Ages: 8-13
3. Pilot a drone
What is it?
Kids learn to pilot a drone using coding to design a flight path and watch in wonder as the drone takes flight!
Why go?
If your kid shows an interest in drones, they can learn more than just the basics of flying. Kids get a taste of cutting-edge technology and learn about coding, problem-solving, engineering, design, and more. They’ll learn about drone tech and safety, movie making, and discover how drones have a positive social impact when used to fight bushfires, rescue koalas, spot sharks on the coast and loads more!
Ages: 9-13
4. Become a YouTuber
What is it?
While they may not end up with YouTube stardom, we’re sure kids will have a new lens on screen time. They will be equipped with the skills to start producing and directing their own ideas instead of simply watching other people's! Plus, they’ll gain confidence ‘performing’ in front of audiences and on set and importantly, learn about staying safe online.
Why go?
Taking a YouTube fixation and turning it into something incredibly productive where kids will learn planning, storytelling, filming and video editing to become the star in their very own YouTube-style videos.
Ages: 8-13
5. Produce a LEGO movie
What is it?
Turn hours of playing with LEGO characters into an even more creative pursuit, by teaching kids to create their own LEGO Movie.
Why go?
They can use their favourite LEGO characters and sets, come up with a fun storyline and use stop-motion techniques to produce a short animation film. It will transform the way they play at home and offer endless hours of creativity for the rest of the holidays.
Ages: 7-12
6. Code a game
What is it?
Kids can design their own arcade-style video games (like Super Mario Bros), jam-packed with cool characters like zombies and unicorns, and awesome gaming features such as invisibility cloaks and shrinking potions. They’ll learn drag and drop code and logic to connect all the design elements together and bring their games to life!
Why go?
Kids are spending countless hours on Roblox and Minecraft these days. Get them to spark their creative side instead, by producing their own original games, using a combination of creative level design, storytelling and problem-solving to bring their creations to life. It’s so much fun, they won’t realise they are actually learning some very important coding and tech skills for their future.
Ages: 7-12
7. Develop a Website
What is it?
For kids with some proficiency in coding, they’ll create their own website from scratch about an animal, movie, sporting team or their favourite topic.
Why go?
With 1.93 billion websites on the world wide web, developers are in higher demand than ever before. It’s a great head start to gain fundamental web building skills and your kids will have so much fun in the process.