Join us for this one-of-a-kind class that combines art, photography and videography when you make your own “Claymation” movie with teacher Carrie Hoelzer. Make your very own movie with scenery, imagination and clay! Move your characters through the frames of the stories capturing each frame one-by-one with your own digital camera. The photos will be imported into Adobe Premiere Elements using computer stations at the Center, edited, animated, and burned to a dvd for future sharing. Sound files may be explored as well. Be the first kid on your block to learn clay animation! Limited seating, register early! Bring digital camera, all other supplies included.

Students need to have an overactive imagination, USB cords are necessary for connecting the camera to a PC and a basic working knowledge of the digital camera they bring to class. We will provide the clay, clay tools and computers to capture your very own movie animation! Bring a snack/lunch and beverage.

Instructor Carrie Hoelzer will teach students how to create great video footage during class (or bring existing footage from home). Then using computers at the Cultural Center, kids will learn how to import, edit, add text and sound files to their finished video projects. Burning the project onto a DVD playable by a standard home player will be the final step in the process. Limited seating, register early! Supply list.

Hey kids! Relive your favorite party, vacation or favorite pet with a photo slideshow that you create yourself! Using photos from your digital camera, Carrie will teach you how to turn them into a fun movie with titles, music, or your own voice! Bring your imagination and some of your favorite photos and be prepared to have some fun with this class. The finished project will be burned onto a DVD to take home! Supply list.

Attention kids who love their pets! Don’t miss this special class to come in and play with clay while making very special water bowl and food dish for their favorite dog…cat and iguana lovers are welcome, too! Corky Jon will take kids through the entire process of creating dinnerware from a lump of clay through decorating, glazing and firing the finished pieces. Supplies included.

Yep, that’s right! Come and make a life-size paper maché figure who can hang out in your room with you! Corky will teach students about building armatures, creating correct proportions and finishing a sculpture. Dress for a messy class! Supplies included.

Week #1-Human Body-Campers will meet Mr. Bones and learn about muscles and body systems

Week # 2-Space Frontiers-Boldly travel through the fantastic solar system and sign-up for our MadScience Astronaut-in-Training Program.

Week #3-Weather Wonders-Rain, snow, sleet or hail. Whatever the conditions outside, we’ll have fun learning about weather patterns and the water cycle.

Week #4- Eye to Eye-Open your eyes and see the world through telescopes, binoculars and other instruments. Discover how our eyes work and the amazing tricks they can play!

Week #1-Dinosaurs – Junior paleontologists will learn about fossilization and excavating as they “dig” for dinosaurs. Discovering which dinosaurs are herbivores, omnivores or carnivores helps children understand how dinosaurs lived. Each child will get to make their very own cast of a dinosaur tooth to take home.

Week #2 – Water Works- In this introduction to water, preschoolers will learn about how the density of an object determines if it will float or sink. They will also discover what objects absorb water and what role surface tension plays in how things float.

Week #3 – Mad Mixtures – Kids will experience eruptions of fun and excitement involving volcanoes and other simple chemistry experiments. Each child will make their very own MadScience dough to take home.

Week #4 – World of Worms – Zoom into the fascinating world of worms, using magnifying glasses and other scientific tools. The kids will even get their very own worm to take home and release into their garden.