Are you 9-14 years old, ready to meet friends, build skills, explore creative art forms, and hang out in nature?
July 29 - August 2, 2024
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Honeybee Homestead
McDonalds Corners
Days are spent outside building skills and friendships while creating, crafting and exploring the Homestead’s landscapes.
A group of experienced community creatives will share their crafts and you’ll go home with skills, knowledge, and finished products.
The week will focus on a mix of nature based learning and creative expression:
hand woodcarving
wilderness skills and challenges
large land-based art piece
natural dyeing and/or sun printing with plants
nature journaling
time in the garden
sprinkled with games and drama activities, seasonal cooking, storytelling and a group project.
To wrap up the week, youth will display their art in the forest for families and friends to take in.
The week is heavily weighted on being guided by the interests of the group - so there will be activities for you to choose from at the beginning of the week.
This camp is for youth who want to…
Enjoy playing in the kitchen with fresh veggies and herbs from preparing (iced) teas, popsicles, and jellos to savory snacks
Acquire wilderness skills and deepen their knowing and understanding of natures clues
Have a say in how their week comes together
Hang out in a welcoming, fun-filled, and relaxed space
Spend days outside in rural Lanark County
Socialize and meet youth with similar interests
Explore multiple crafting and art techniques with the guidance of a few community artists
Thrive in hands-on creative environments
Craft with natural materials including flower pounding, dyeing with natural materials and creating your own paints too.
Try new things and expand their horizons
Youth have to chance to…
Build confidence to spend time outdoors
Learn new skills to craft with natural materials
Have input on how they want to spend their week
Create pieces of art to take home
Gain a sense of achievement
Increase resilience through trial and error
Strengthen positive relationships with nature, peers and adults.
Be in community and improve overall well being
Immerse themselves in a creative outdoor week of fun!
Registration Details
July 29 - August 2, 2024
9:30am - 3:30pm
McDonalds Corners ON
Pack snacks + a lunch
Dress for the weather
Maximum of 16 Youths (9-14 years old)
$275 per youth/per week ($100 deposit included) + materials fee
$60 per youth/per day (minimum 2 days) + materials fee
*Partial scholarships are available. Ask for details.
WHO WE ARE
Melissa Cornacchia
Melissa is the Honeybee (Melissa in Greek) of the Homestead. She dances with and through life as a homesteader, folk herbalist, forager, naturalist, farm hand and dancer, sharing her love for nature and creativity gathering people to learn and create in community through shared experiences.
Jess Paquette
Jess is happiest in the forest with a sketchbook, pocket microscope and a fine tip pen, maybe some colours. She’s been teaching children and recently adults in the world of Arts and Nature for the last decade or so. She approaches life with joyful curiosity and the desire to examine and delight in the fine details.
Jeff Ahier
At home both in the woods and shop, Jeff has been wandering through the world of “green woodworking” for some years now. In those moments while not engaged as a carpenter, cabinet and furniture maker, he delights in unlocking some of the age old secrets of making beautiful and practical objects such as spoons and bowls from that which the local forests have to offer.
He relishes in those special moments where he’s had the chance to share with other curious creatives, both young and old alike.
Do you have any questions before registering? Ask us here
Did you know we also have…
Youth Spring Series 9-14 yrs old
Summer Camps for kids 5-10 yrs old
Summer Drop In for kids 5-10 yrs old
FAQ: I have a 9-year-old and 10-year-old, what’s the difference between the Summer Day Camp and the Youth Summer Camp?
The Summer Day Camps are geared towards emergent child-led learning and outdoor exploration and play with less structured activities.
The Youth Summer Camp has scheduled activities focused on building skills, exploring creative art forms, and spending time outdoors.
Your child’s interest and their stage of development will determine which camp will be the best fit for them.
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