Just one last table for the kids to clean…
and with that another Summer of kid’s Summer Camps has come to an end!!!

I know I had a GREAT time teaching kids all summer… making pottery, playing games, getting to know them & creating special memories along the way! Hopefully I’ve inspired a few & exposed some of them to the joy of making art & working with your hands… and not focusing a tablet, a phone or their video games!!!

I can’t believe Summer is already coming to an end so quickly.
I’m already looking forward to NEXT Summer!!!

But before they started trimming today…
my Summer Campers scraped & cleaned all of their used wareboards!
They’ve never been so clean!

And when they asked if they could clean the sinks & wall too…
it would have been wrong for me to say “No”… right?!
Knock your socks off kiddos!!!

Summer Camp today started with a LOT of pots!!! For having just two days to learn how to throw & make pots… my kids this week are killin’ it! Today they trimmed, carved, stamped, decorated & added handles to their pots. And tomorrow they switch to handbuilding!!!

Another day of Summer Camp… and another day of fun… for ME!!!
Looks like someone spilled water all over the floor…
so that same “someone” had to clean it up right away!

And Ella knew for a “fact” that more sponges would work better!!! Not really…

Summer Camp has to make you smile!!!

You know I’m LOVING Ari’s version of tie-dye on one of her bowls today…
painted with colored slip!!! Looks like I’m inspiring them in more than one way this summer?! HA!!!

Another week in the books! Another week of Summer Camp done!!! So much fun this week with my teenagers… while they were wheelthrowing & handbuilding through the week… and painting with colored slip today. Five fun days to make a LOT of adorable pots!!!

More flowers today at Summer Camp! Handbuilding day with my teenaged campers… making flowerpots with handbuilt clay flowers. They did a great job…and tomorrow they’ll paint them with colored slips!

Yesterday in Summer Camp, a few of the kids challenged me to throw the smallest pot on the wheel. They gave me a small “gumball-sized” ball of clay. And you know I’m always up for a good challenge!!!

Buckets & tools all ready for another week of Summer Camp!
This week it’s wheel-throwing & handbuilding with 13-16 year olds!!!

Teenagers… wish me luck!! HA!!!