Creative Arts

Camp W has an amazing variety of creative art activities for its campers. With an emphasis on fun and creativity, youth at camp can be immersed in color while learning to weave, to throw a bowl on the potters wheel, to paint, to sew, dance, act, metal craft, and so much more! Crafts at Camp W are fun and social, taught with an attitude of experimentation and encouragement.

So Much Creativity

Camp W has a culture of joyful encouragement that celebrates heartfelt expression and creativity.

From costumes to dancing, singing to acting, there are daily opportunities for kids to use their imaginations and feel the freedom of performing for or with their friends.

Whether it’s having a role in a camp musical, practicing a new move in dance class, showing up for “Granny Bingo” in a grey wig, or belting out a new song at lunch, Kids at Camp W are showing off their talents and enjoying the fun of performance.

Pottery —Take clay and press it into a slab, roll it into a coil or a ball, or spin it on the potter’s wheel to make cups, bowls and fun sculptures. Paint on glazes, and after a kiln firing, your ceramic creation will be beautiful.

Blacksmithing — Using a forge you heat metal until its hot enough to form into something else. Leadership Campers can choose to make survival knives or a spear tip using ancient techniques.

Jewelry Making — Learn to tie a friendship bracelet from string. Twist and bend wire to make a ring or necklace.  Add colorful beads of all shapes and sizes, and you can make amazing jewelry for your friends. 

Weaving & Needlecraft — Weave a cloth place mat on a loom, a basket from reeds, or a potholder using finger weaving. Learn to knit, crochet, embroider, and cross stitch using colorful yarns.

Hodge Podge — Take a white t-shirt, fold and twist it, tie it together with rubber bands, and add a rainbow of dyes; it’s tie dyeing, a camp classic! We’ll also decorate sparkly headbands, tie knot pillows, make mosaics, sock puppets and more.

Paper crafts — This crafts activity uses different colors and textures of paper. Cut, fold, and layer pieces to make scrapbooks, memory boxes, cards, books and calendars. Make a card to mail home from camp!

Painting & Drawing — Learn how to sketch and shade figures in pencil. Compose realistic still life drawings and use acrylic, water color and tempura paints to create complex abstract works of art you can hang on the wall.

Folklore — Here we focus on traditional crafts like making dolls from corn husks and wooden thread spools. Learn to sew by hand and make a quilt pillow. Dip candles into colorful melted wax and make scented soaps.

Woodworking — This craft activity focuses on learning the core skills needed to make things from wood.  Using hand tools, youth learn to measure, cut and join pieces of wood to fashion fun and functional creations like houses and feeders for birds.