Browsing Tag summer camp
Kids Talk Back: Fun at Camp
By Jane Clifford at July 14, 2011 | 11:37 pm | 0 Comment
OK, kids, we know the rules: No talking back. But we’d like to encourage you to do just that on our site. We don’t mean be rude, but we do want to hear from you, what you’re thinking. This month we’d like you to tell us about the most fun camp – day or sleep-over [...]
more...Make a Pet
By Lauren Popp at June 13, 2010 | 5:35 pm | 0 Comment
Create your own animal companion and bring it to life! Learn how to make a 2 dimensional drawing pattern and experiment with basic hand-stitching and embellishing techniques to design your very own stuffed animal. During the second week, build homes for your pets and work as a group to form a habitat for all of [...]
more...Drawing & Painting Technique Camps
By Lauren Popp at May 18, 2010 | 4:09 pm | 0 Comment
NCM is excited to welcome highly experienced arts instructor Rivian Bütikofer to their Summer Camp line up. Rivian has taught art courses at the Atheneum in La Jolla, the San Diego Unified School District, UCSD, and her own art school, The Magic of Art. NCM is proud to have Rivian offer three Summer Camps this year: Drawing & Sketching Technique [...]
more...Superheroes in Session!
By Lauren Popp at May 14, 2010 | 7:28 am | 0 Comment
Saturday May 15, 11am–1pm This summer, San Diego will be taken over by both ancient and present-day heros! Your child can be part of the excitement by participating in summer camp programs at both The New Children’s Museum and The San Diego Museum of Art. Join us for a special session where you can try [...]
more...Kinetic Art Camp
By Lauren Popp at May 5, 2010 | 6:10 pm | 0 Comment
Have you ever heard of a Jitterbug? It’s a rare species of light-powered bugs that are known to jitter, dance, hop, and skip when light shines on them. Check out this amazing recently uncovered archival footage of a jitterbug on the move: If you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of these elusive creatures (and even make [...]
more...Cardboard Creatures Camp!
By Lauren Popp at April 28, 2010 | 3:50 pm | 0 Comment
Does your child love nothing more than a cardboard box that they can transform to a fort, boat, airplane, or animal? Then NCM’s Cardboard Creatures is the camp for them! Campers in Grades 4-6 will work with artist Albert Songalia to create a virtual zoo from recycled cardboard. Check out this sample cardboard monster robot with [...]
more...Drawing & Printing with Style
By Studios at July 27, 2009 | 4:51 pm | 1 Comments
I just finished two amazing weeks teaching my summer camp, Drawing and Printing with Style. The end goal of the workshop was a melee of screen printed garb…shirts, pillowcases, cardboard, paper, posters, and any other fabrics the kids could convince their parents to print on. I think I bombarded a few un-expecting parents with the [...]
more...Summer Camps! Register Now!
By Lauren Popp at July 9, 2009 | 10:51 am | 0 Comment
Our summer camps here at the NCM are coming up fast! Openings for each camp are limited so make sure to register now for your best chance to get in! Our camps are open to kids from grades 1–6, so make sure to check out all our different programs. Learn more and register today!
more...Summer Camps @ NCM, Sign up Today!
By Lauren Popp at May 15, 2009 | 2:02 pm | 0 Comment
Summer Camps are filling quickly, so make sure to sign up today and have a summer you’ll never forget! Interested in making an living artwork? Check out Grow! Got a superhero persona you’ve been dying to reveal? Superheroes camp is just the camp for you! Ready to build a fort, rocket ship or submarine with [...]
more...Toy Reinvention
By Gavon Morris at August 4, 2008 | 11:33 am | 16 Comments
Toy Doctor is just one of the exciting summer camps offered at The New Children’s Museum this season. This week-long all day camp invites students to become mad scientists, toy surgeons, and inventive artists creating wildly new playful inventions made from recycled and rescued toys. Check out some of the creations on Flikr! If you [...]
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