Craft Camp: Recycle, Repurpose, and Create!
Let's use natural and recyclable materials to make open-end crafts!
Svetlana Khmelnitsky
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(305)
What's included
3 live meetings
2 in-class hoursClass Experience
In this multi-day class, I invite students to use their imagination and creativity while transforming items found in their environment (inside the house and outside) into something new and exciting. I want them to practice their observational skills, see the possibilities, experiment with different materials, and, of course, have fun with it. We will use odds and ends in combination with natural materials and traditional art materials. We won't focus on creating something in particular; rather each student will have a freedom to implement his own ideas. Day 1: Let's create with boxes and paper towel rolls! Day 2: Let's create with plastic containers, bottles, cups, and lids! Day 3: Let's create with natural materials!
Learning Goals
Parental guidance is recommended due to the use of scissors.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
For the craft portion of the class, parental guidance is required for younger students (ages 4-5) for the use of scissors and other materials. Parental guidance is recommended for older students (ages 6-8). Please note that as per Outschool policy, parents should remain off camera Thank you.
Supply List
Each class has MAIN items and any number of ADDITIONAL items that students could spy around the house or outside. ADDITIONAL items listed are just examples and could be replaced with any other ones student chooses to bring. Day 1: Let's create with boxes and paper towel rolls! MAIN items: • 1 OR a few boxes that could be easily cut (like boxes from cereal, cookies, tea, soap, cosmetics, toothpaste, etc.) • Toilet paper tube OR Paper towel tube • Construction paper • Glue • Small scissors • Scotch tape • Markers or crayons ADDITIONAL items: • Magazine pages (optional) • Wrapping paper (optional) • Construction paper (optional) • Old greeting cards (optional) • Aluminum foil (optional) • Jar lids or plastic bottle caps (optional) • Stickers (optional) • Any other small items that could be glued or attached with scotch tape (examples: beads, buttons, pompoms, paper clips, bread bag clips, etc.) Day 2: Let's create with plastic containers, bottles, cups, and lids! MAIN items: • 1 OR a few plastic containers (yogurt cups, cottage containers, fruit cups, pint size plastic berry baskets, etc.) • 1 OR a few plastic bottles • Jar lids or plastic bottle caps • Play dough or modeling clay • Construction paper • Glue • Small scissors • Scotch tape • Markers or crayons ADDITIONAL items: • Toilet paper tube OR Paper towel tube (optional) • Old pencils (optional) • Pipe cleaners (optional) • Tissue paper or napkin (optional) • Stickers (optional) • Any other small that could be glued or attached with scotch tape (examples: beads, buttons, pompoms, paper clips, bread bag clips, etc.) Day 3: Let's create with natural materials! MAIN items: • 1 OR a few twigs (with leaves or without) • Other natural materials, like fallen short pine or tree branches, pine cones, flowers, leaves, acorns, pebbles, etc. • Play dough OR modeling clay • Glue • Small scissors • Scotch tape • Markers or crayons ADDITIONAL items: • Cardboard from cereal box (optional) • Toilet paper tube OR Paper towel tube (optional) • Jar lids or plastic bottle caps (optional) • Tissue paper or napkin (optional) • Cotton balls (optional) • Aluminum foil (optional)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
5.0
305reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia with bachelor degree in Psychology. Also, I studied Early Childhood Education in Israel and Ukraine.
Before I started teaching on Outschool, I've being teaching creativity classes inspired by classical music and fine art in afternoon preschool program working with Pre-K through 2 Grade children. Earlier, I was a homeschooling mom for 7 years.
I believe that childhood is the best time to inspire human creativity. By regularly exposing children to works of art and classical music as well as helping kids to process their experiences through games, crafts, and dramatic play, adults have an opportunity to cultivate their creativity.
I LOVE reading books in general and children's literature in particular. I think there are so many great and beautiful kids' books waiting to be discovered. I also love co-creating with the kids: bouncing my ideas of theirs.Reviews
Live Group Class
$33
for 3 classes3x per week, 1 week
40 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
2-6 learners per class
