Eden did a photo session at our American Girl Camp. The pics say it all - what a fun week with these great gals! It's always a treat to do this camp each summer!
August 20, 2011
Cupcakes and Cookies Decorating Workshop
It's official! Teens love sugar - of course, we knew that. The cupcake decorating program, for any age group, is always a hit, but I especially love how experienced some of these teens are at using the piping bags and other decorating tools!! It was a great way to wrap up the teen summer programming!
Lil Chefs
Lil Chefs Camp (Preschool through K/1) was a great time in Middleburg. The kids loved making apple and cheese sailboats, homemade ice cream with the ice cream ball, interesting mixes of yoghurt and cereal and more! We ended the week with volcanos to demonstrate a little kitchen "chemistry" too! Thanks to my teen assistants, Carmen and Eden!
August 15, 2011
A Whole Lotta Jewelry Going On!
The theme for this summer was definitely "jewelrymaking" - six workshops in Fairfax and one in Loudoun, the teens just love playing with beading techniques. I love learning from the teens, too, and some of them are really entrepreneurial. They wanted to even talk about how to sell their creations and where to find unique beads and notions. Several of the teens followed me around Fairfax County, where they kept me on my toes with new, unique beads and findings at each stop! Here's some of the photos from the various libraries!
Cool Volcanos
We had the opportunity to mix art with science quite a few times this summer, and a favorite project was volcanos! Starting with a cool casting prototype that Grace made, we did an almost-all-boy terra cotta clay workshop in Purcellville and found a way to work in Volcanoes with our preschool chefs camp in Middleburg. This was a favorite for the kids!
August 14, 2011
Harry Potter Wizardry Crafts Workshops
As we all know, Harry Potter fans are pretty loyal, and that goes for books, behind-the-scenes guides, character analyses and even crafts. The Harry Potter Wizardry Crafts Workshop was created for these avid fans, and we've hosted them in three libraries since last Fall. Making unique wands, runes and other unique crafts. Here are some pics from one of our Northern Virginia workshops.
Tween to Teen Skills Summer Camp - July 2011
Tween to Teen Skills Camp was a new camp theme for me this summer. We did wood-working, sewing, learned about fashion, skin care, nutrition and entertaining. The girls did hand-sewing, needlepoint, made jewelry, learned about budgeting and did a backyard design challenge. The girls had to develop a resume and interview strategy and had a job interview for a "real" position in Loudoun County - then, they received feedback from the supervisor. The days went by so fast with so much going on. Here's some of our pics- more available on the facebook site.
Fun with American Girl Club
American Girl Club was such a nice camp week this summer. It's so nice to see many of the girls, every summer, hearing what they have been up to, and enjoying meeting new girls - many of them little sisters - and seeing what The Pleasant Company has out these days and how ingenious many of the parents are about finding terrific and often inexpensive accessories to fit 18" dolls. The week is filled with play, good girl fun, crafts and games. We set up like a big slumber party and just share and hang out! Thanks again for a wonderful venue and a great group again this summer!
More pics are available via our Facebook Page at Sassy Grace Boutique under the American Girl Albums! Enjoy!
June 29, 2011
Theatre for Little People Camp
Theatre for Little People summer camp was challenging but energetic fun, with the kids putting on a small performance at the end of the week that included monologues, a couple of songs and skits. The age group was a lot younger than last year's crew, so we kept it simple, also enjoying the cooler weather with outdoor play.
Brownie Art Boot Camp
Brownie Troop 553 loves crafts, so we did a 3-in-1 art boot camp, earning Art to Wear Try It, Arts and Crafts Fun Patch and the Recycle Patch. We did some found-art, upcycling and experimented with different media.
