Lakeville Area Community Education

Ages 5-11 Want to explore all kinds of different ways to create art? If the answer is yes then you will love this camp. Paint with fish, make slime, paint a colorful canvas using paint squishing, use slimy Paper Mache to make colorful ice cream cones and more messy and colorful projects. Create amazing pieces of art while having big, messy fun. It is sure to be a good time. Please bring a beverage and nut-free snack. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.

Ages 5-11 For kids that love art. Create super cool and colorful creations from Paper mâché pigs to painted seahorse on canvas. We’ll sculpt an elephant pot, paint on canvas, make a cute cutout lama with a woven blanket, play with Paper mâché and more. This camp is filled with fabulous creations. Bring a beverage and a nut free snack. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.

Ages 11-16 Looking for a musical theatre activity for your child? Join the cast of the Broadway Bound summer camp! Students will work on musical theatre scenes and put on a free performance at the end of the week. Camp activities include scenework, developing acting skills, learning basic musical choreography, increasing singing confidence, and collaborating with other performers of the same age. No experience necessary. Location: Eastview High School (6200 140th St. W, Apple Valley, MN 55124)

Grades 2-6 There is no place like gnome! Create your own adorable shelf sitter gnome. Several options for hat, beard and body designs will be available, as well as fun embellishments. You will leave class with a 6-inch-tall gnome ready to display. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.

Ages 5-12 Kids, have you ever wished you were better at drawing cartoons? During this camp, we’ll teach step-by-step techniques that will help you draw super cool (and cute!) cartoons! From cute, cuddly puppy dogs to kooky cool characters – we’ll do it all at this camp. You will be impressed with how great your drawings turn out! Each child will receive their own How to Draw Cartoons booklet to take home! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.

NEW KITS FOR SUMMER! At home art kits with online instructional videos are now available from Kidcreate Studio! These art kits are so much fun; it’s like having your very own private art teacher! The kit contains an easy to follow lesson plan, a link to a correlating online instructional video taught by a Kidcreate Studio art teacher, art materials needed to create one fridge-worthy masterpiece and additional suggestions for online learning that relate to the art lesson. Materials are sent straight to your door and you can complete them anytime! Most appropriate for ages 4-8. Select 1, 2 or 3 kits from the 10 options below. Enter your selections upon checkout. Orders will be shipped once per week. Price includes shipping. Slime Time Let’s create one of our favorite messy times- silly putty slime! Roll up your sleeves and let’s get messy!! Garden Collage Spring is in the air! Your child will follow easy step-by-step instructions as they create a mixed media collage with a garden theme on a real canvas board. Horsing Around Is your child crazy about horses? Arabians, Thoroughbreds, and Palominos- do they love them all? With this popular kit, your child will learn simple step-by-step techniques to sculpt a beautiful horse. How to Draw Some Silly Birds A how-to-draw activity is a great boredom buster! With this kit the kids will learn how to draw some super silly birds by using a simple step-by-step process. KITS WITH CLAY! Clay Slab Unicorn Let your artist go unicorn-crazy! With this kit, students will learn a simple step-by-step process to sculpt a darling unicorn. Add some sequins and a little dazzle, and this project is a dream come true for any unicorn enthusiast. How to Make a Clay Trinket Box This kit contains all the supplies needed to design your very own trinket box out of air-dry clay! Artists will sculpt, paint, and more as they create a special place to store their tiniest treasures. Clay Fairy House If you believe in fairies, clap your hands, and get creative with this whimsical, colorful art kit! The kids will construct a magical place for their fairy friends to live out of Model Magic® clay. Glow-in-The-Dark Clay Rocket Ship 3-2-1 blast off! This project will ROCK your child’s world long after the lights go out at night. You guessed it; this clay rocket ship will glow-in-the dark! Clay Mosaic Let’s create a mosaic out of air dry clay and beads! Clay by itself makes great art, but adding beads or sequins makes it even better! Air-dry clay will be used to create a fun and funky mosaic. Clay Owl Whooo loves art? We do! With this kit your young artist will get to poke, pound, roll and shape clay into their very adorable clay owl.

Ages 5-12 You asked for it, so here it is—a camp with all that art has to offer and more! Your child will love experimenting with many different materials while learning lots of new techniques. We’ll learn to draw a wacky llama, and we’ll sculpt and paint a box full of delicious-looking donuts. We’ll even create one of our most popular projects—a snow globe! Parents, you’ll need to make space on the fridge and the mantle for these amazing works of art! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.

Grades 3-6 Get ready to take an amazing adventure into the exciting world of magic. Learn how to cut a lady in half, give your friends super hero powers, and make invisible objects appear in a magic pencil pouch just to name a few. In this course students will not only learn eight secret magic principles that make all magic tricks possible, but more importantly they will discover the real secrets to becoming a true magician as each lesson reveals an important life skill to help build their confidence and communication skills. Each lesson comes with a custom magic prop, a top secret file folder, and a secret word to unlock bonus videos in the online video vault. This life-changing program builds self-confidence and develops critical communication skills in a fun and unique way that is guaranteed to unlock your child’s potential and impact the rest of their life. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.

Grades4-8 New summer projects! A swimsuit coverup, mini messenger bag, ear bud case and your personalized sewer’s handbook. The {YEL!} Project Runway Sewing Camp follows four basic principles: •Teach It!…Students are taught multiple hand and machine sewing techniques; •Practice It!… Students practice those techniques on basic projects; •Sew It!…Students increase their skill and sew more complicated projects; •Own It!…Students showcase their projects on the last day of class (family and friends are invited), then take everything home with them to walk the runway of everyday life! Sign up today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with {YEL!}. To review the Community Education COVID-19 Updates and Safety Guidelines, please click HERE.