Arts Camp

Cat and Jack were able to attend an Arts Camp this year at a local theater.  Their school doesn't have a strong arts component because it is small, and focused on classical education (for example, the school doesn't employ an art teacher) so I thought a camp that taught them about a variety of artistic disciplines would be really good for them.  The camp lasted for three hours a day, every day last week, and they really enjoyed it.  Jack said his favorite part was singing and dancing; Cat's favorite part was acting in the play.  They both also enjoyed the art projects they did.

Eliza was pretty sad that she didn't get to go to the camp as well, so we took some time to work on our own art projects Monday morning.  She really loves painting, and since Luke was napping and the other two were gone to camp, I had a good time painting with her, doing a bit of coaching and teaching.

Drawing a self-portrait.

Trying to replicate one of Bridget's paintings from the book Bridget's Beret.

Me: "Do you know what my favorite thing about this painting is?  That we worked on it together."
Eliza: "What about the puff balls?"
Me: "And the puff balls."

On Friday morning, the kids had a performance at camp where they showed off the song/dance they'd been working on, "Oh The Thinks You Can Think" from Seussical the Musical.  (If the video doesn't show up for you, you may see it HERE.)

Then, they performed the 3-page play they'd worked on, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin." Cat played one of the adults of the village and Jack played two parts: a rat and an adult.

"We need the piper to get rid of the rats."

The rats are following the pied piper out of town.

"Where are the children?"

One of the cool things about this camp is that Cat's best friend was there too, as was her younger brother, who was in Jack's Kindergarten class.  Cat and Jack loved having friends there.

This picture was supposed to be the "normal" picture.

This one is the "drama" picture.

Notice there's not much of a difference for Jack.