Camp is Here!!

Camp is Here!!

The last few weeks of interning at the Eiland Arts Center was easy work but there was lots of it. Larisa and I hung a new show and helped to create summer camp posts for social media. Finally the time that we have been preparing and waiting for has arrived! 

Last Thursday we helped the cooking class make breakfast and lunch. The menu included; scrambled eggs with home made salsa and for lunch homemade torilla wraps with salsa cheese and guacamole!

This of course was overseen by the teaching instructor, Larisa and myself. Helping to teach kids to cook is not as easy as it seems at first. You have to remind yourself that things that come naturally to you, have to be explained in a way that makes sense to a younger adult. Thats where the knife lessons come in. We always made sure they were being very careful. And even though we helped and watched over them, some accidents did happen. Two of the young ladies accidently cut themselves. It was nothing major and they toughed it out! I was happy to see that we had a good group full of kids that were eager to learn and willing to keep cooking through the tiny mishaps.

The other art camp that started around 1 pm was a little more for the younger group. They had the option to make mosaic bean artwork or watercolor paintings. I must admit the pieces that were made were pretty impressive. I couldn't resist but I also made a multicolored filled watercolor painting. At the end of the day the entire group made a few collective art pieces. We all started with a sheet of paper and drew until the time was up and then we handed it to the next person for another theme to draw. The final pieces were really good and proved that I need to brush up my drawing skills.

I so excited to see what kind of things the children will make this week!