Art of Acting Lights, camera, action! It was a theatrical week at DaVinci. Monday On Monday, the campers chose what characters they would be representing in our Friday performance. They began preparing for their show. Tuesday It was PJ and Stuffy day! The campers also explored puppetry and made puppets with card stock and popsicle sticks. They continued to work on their performances, and began creating sets and props.  Wednesday It was Wacky Wednesday! Campers arrived to camp with clashing socks and  wacky hair. During the camp day, they continued to work on their performances.  Thursday It was Tropical Thursday! During the camp day, they continued to work on their performances.  Friday It was performance day. At 11:30, all the campers got to perform for families. 

  WEEK AT THE SANDY SPA Monday On Monday, we started our day with a little yoga and got to know one another. We launched into our topic of the day which was skin health and healthy cosmetic products. The girls made foot scrubs and lip scrubs, before we made our way to the beach.  Tuesday  On Tuesday we warmed up our bodies with a little Tai Chi. Our lesson of the day was nutrition. We made guacamole and infused cucumber and lemon water. We also made our own hand sanitizer and played a mystery essential oil game. And of course we made our way down to the beach! Wednesday  Wednesday was friendship day!!! This day was all about focusing on healthy relationships. Our exercise of the day was creating a dance routine with friends (which was the birth of the Firecracker Dance Group). The girls did hair, face masks, friendship bracelets, and nails.  Thursday Thursday focused completely on the 7 Chakras. The girls learned the different chakras and had a chakra candle cer...

  Illustrious Illustrators It was an artsy week at Illustrious Illustrators! Monday We learned the big role that shapes play in art. We then made pictures using basic shapes. In the afternoon, we discussed how illustrations help with storytelling, and we created illustrations to a popular folktale.  Making Shape Art! Tuesday We studied Maine author/illustrators Dahlov Ipcar and Chris Van Dusen. We created works of art that were inspired by these artists.  Building dream houses inspired by Chris Van Dusen's If I Built a House Wednesday The Juniors studied Mo Willem's  Elephant and Piggie  books and tried to emulate his style. The Seniors surprised the Juniors by putting on an  Elephant and Piggie  play.  The Seniors studied Calvin and Hobbs and made their own cartoons. Thursday We studied claymation. Each camper made their own claymation character and we created stop-motion claymation movies. Here is a clip of some of the videos! Friday We hosted o...