Creativity & Fashion Summer Camp 2024

Creativity & Fashion Summer Camp 2024

Discover a world of creativity and adventure this summer at our engaging Creative  Summer Camp!

Our camp is designed to inspire young minds, encourage self-expression, foster a love for creativity through a variety of engaging workshops in a supportive and inspiring environment.

DATES

July:

Week 1: Mon. 8th to Fri. 12th

Week 2: Mon. 5th to Fri.19th 

August:

Week 1: 5th 2024 to August 9th 2024

Week 2: 12th 2024 to August 16th 2024

Week 1 and week 2 are the same for both July and August, so feel free to mix and match between the two months.

TIME: 10am to 1pm

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Location: The Colour Box, Marina Commercial Park. Centre Park Road. Cork. T18 Y8N2

PROGRAM:

Week 1:

Day 1: Introduction to Fashion

•    Icebreaker games and getting to know each other.
•              Introduction to fashion design: discussing different types of fashion, styles, and designers.
•   Designing mood boards: Children will cut out pictures from magazines or print out images from the internet to create mood boards that reflect their personal style.

Day 2: Basics of Sewing

•             Introduction to sewing equipment and safety measures.
•             Learning basic hand-sewing stitches: running stitch, backstitch, and whipstitch.
•           Practice sewing buttons onto fabric squares.

 Day 3: Fabric Exploration

•              Learn about different types of fabrics and their uses.
•             Fabric painting activity: Children can experiment with fabric paints to create unique designs on small fabric squares.

Day 4: Fashion Illustration

•            Introduction to fashion illustration: discussing proportions, poses, and clothing details. 
•       Guided drawing session: Children will practice sketching fashion figures and adding clothing designs.

Day 5: Upcycling Workshop

•            Introduction to upcycling: repurposing old clothes or fabrics to create something new.
•            Upcycling project: Children can bring in old clothes or use provided materials to upcycle them into something new.

Week 2:

Day 1: Accessory Design

•  Introduction to accessory design: discussing different types of accessories such as jewellery, bags, and hats.
•  DIY accessory workshop: Children will create their own accessories using beads, fabric scraps, and other materials.

Day 2: Body Positivity and Self-Expression

• Workshop on body positivity and self-expression through fashion.
•  Designing personalised t-shirts or tote bags with positive messages. 

Day 3: Design Your Dream Outfit

•             Children sketch and design their ideal outfit, considering colours, patterns, and fabric.
•             Team Games. 

Day 4: Fashion DIY Day

•             DIY fashion projects: customising clothing, decorating hats, etc.

Day 5: Fashion Entrepreneurship

•               Introduction to the business side of fashion.
•              The children will showcase their projects and ideas.

      The program will foster creativity, teamwork and self-expression while ensuring the activities are appropriate and engaging for all participants.

      Refreshments and Snacks are included.

      Fully Insured facility.