Camp Abrakadoodle 2016
Week 1: Mad About Movies
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained)
You will LOVE this camp if you love movies and the kooky characters, animations and illustrations in them…from minions to dinosaurs to out-of-this-world environments! Campers learn how movies are made, tell movie stories, and recreate favorite movie characters! We will discover animation, storyboards, and more while exploring creative abilities.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
Register 6401.116 M-F, 6/27-7/1 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 2: Under the Sea
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained )
Make a big splash and join us for adventures in our Under the Sea Art Camp! Campers will learn all about jellyfish, octopuses, dolphins, whales and even mermaids. There’s nothing fishy about using cool tools and materials to create fun paintings, collages, sculptures and more. Campers will have oceans of fun designing cool art projects. Dive in for tons of fun under the sea!
Materials fee: $28, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
4 days @ 3 hrs, $150/$140 MCC district residents
Register 6402.116 Tu-F, 7/5-7/8 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
No camp on 7/4 (Independence Day)
Week 3: Artists You Know and Love
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained )
The world has many great artists and wonderful art including the drawings of Da Vinci, the colorful collages of Matisse, the light drenched paintings of Monet and the well-loved portrait of Whistler’s Mother. …. These are the artists we know and love! Your favorite little artist gets a chance to drip, print, cut, arrange, dab, mold and paint while exploring these artists and others. But in the end, these little artists will create their own masterpieces that are as unique as they are!
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Register 6403.116 M-F, 7/11- 7/15 9:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Week 4: Buzz, Ribbit, Roar
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained)
Let’s get into nature with fish, frogs, bugs, turtles and dinosaurs! Create your own wild and wacky world with these fun lessons while practicing your technique in scratchboard art, watercolor, sand painting, drawing and more.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
Register 6404.116 M-F, 7/18- 7/22 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 5: Ready, Set, Create!
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained)
In these camps, Abrakadoodle artists will practice Bull’s Eye painting. We also create interesting effects that disappear then magically re-appear when we paint! We will study Natasha Westcoat while using colorful swirls, Paul Klee and his unusual self-portraits, Wolf Kahn and his “bands of color,” and more!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
Register 6405.116 M-F, 7/25-7/29 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 6: Impress Me
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained)
Want to make an impression? Get into the excitement of creating art with impressionist styles and techniques and wow your family and friends. We will study a variety of artists from the Impressionist Period while learning techniques that include watercolor, pastels, pointillism and more.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
Register 6406.116 M-F, 8/1-8/5 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 7: Off the Wall
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained)
Let’s have some Off the Wall fun! We’ll create interesting sculptures and hanging kinetic art that are anything but flat! Our Off the Wall creations include interactive 3D designs, textiles, and mobiles in the style of world-famous American sculpture artist, Alexander Calder. We will learn about the age-old tradition of designing Chinese opera masks and create whimsical architecture inspired by the clever Pop Art of James Rizzi.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
Register 6407.116 M-F, 8/8-8/12 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 8: Pirates Return
Ages 3-6 years (to attend children must be fully potty-trained)
Sail away with us for an art adventure! We will explore the crystal blue oceans searching for artsy treasures while studying cartooning, sand painting, sculpture, and more.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $185/175 MCC district residents
Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle and due to the instructor on the first day of class.
Register 6408.116 M-F, 8/15-8/19 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
