The Future of CAM-A Sale

As many of you know already The Children's Art Museum is undergoing some
transition. Due to financial stress we have decided to let our physical
space go (as much as we do love it)

We will continue to run/sponsor all kinds of family friendly Arts events
in the Hilltowns and our Blog Studiocam will stay current (just as soon as
the transition is over)

As we are downsizing we have lots of excess Art and craft supplies and
Children's book for Sale. The sale is a fundraiser to help us catch up
with some overdue expenses. If you have any good quality toys, games,
books and art supplies that you would like to donate to the sale please
contact me.

I am also looking for some volunteers the day of the sale to help keep
things organized. If you are interested please contact me.

Thanks in advance......

-Tony(a) Lemos (and everyone one else who is invilved with CAM)

The Children’s Art Museum
Buckland Side/Shelburne Falls, MA
(same building as the trolley museum)

Art &Craft Supply
& Children’s Book Sale

Sat May  17  9:30am-1:00pm

For more info 413.625.2030

This event is a fundraising event to help us transition tour next stage of
being. If you have quality art supplies or children’s books that you would
like to donate please email me

Celebrate Japanese Girl’s Day with a Mother/Daughter Tea

Hilltown Families and CAM present a special Mother/Daughter Tea this Friday, February 29th at 4pm, just prior to Japan’s National Girls Day at the Children’s Art Museum in Shelburne Falls, MA (same building as the Trolley Museum).

This Mother/Daughter Tea is a community celebration to honor happiness and health of our girls. Peach Blossom tea and symbolic snacks will be served. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and to bring a snack to share, especially snacks that are pink (implies peach flowers), white (implies snow), and green (implies new growth) foods, fruit, sweet rice cakes, and vegetable sushi.

Collectively, participants can create a display to honor girls with small objects, pictures or poems brought from home. All are welcome to add to the display and to offer a word or two about their contribution.

Japan’s National Girls Day is also know as the Japanese Doll Festival, or Hinamatsuri. Girls are welcomed to bring along their favorite doll. Our craft will be Kokeshi Dolls, traditional wooden Japanese dolls (pictured above). All ages are welcomed. Pre-registration is required ($). Click here reserve your spot, or call 413.625.2030.

Suggested Titles:

• Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns And Stars! by Betty Reynolds
• Tea Ceremony: Asian arts & crafts for creative kids by Shozo Sato, Alice Ogura Sato, Masturah Jeffrey (Illustrator)
• Best-Loved Children’s Songs from Japanby Yoko Imoto
• Girl’s Day in Hawaii with Yuki-chanby Tokie Ikeda Ching, Sets Arai (Illustrator)

This week at CAM- VACATION WEEK!

MONDAY 10AM-NOON

PUPPETS AND STORY TELLING

A morning of Simple Puppets and Storytelling. $8

All ages welcome (under 7 years must bring an adult)

***Call to register 413 625 2030 and check in about the weather***

 

MONDAY 2-4PM

CREATE AND MAKE A SOFTIE CREATURE $12

All ages welcome (under 7 years must bring an adult)

***Call to register 413 625 2030 and check in about the weather***

 

WEDNESDAY 10-12PM

ART AND CULTURE: Paper Dolls Around the World. Come and Make paper dolls while exploring colors and textiles from around the world. $10

 

All ages welcome (under 7 years must bring an adult)

***Call to register 413 625 2030 and check in about the weather***

This week at CAM

Friday Feb 8th   Valentine card and Gift Making

4-6pm    $10 per family

All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

 

Sunday Feb 10th  Matryoska Madness   (co-sponsored by Hilltown families)

10am-12:30pm pm $18 (per doll set made)

Spend an afternoon listening to magical stories and making your own Matryoska Dolls(these are the Russian Nesting dolls)  

All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult) 

**A few spaces still available** 

 

 Sunday Feb 10th Canto for Kids with Laurie Davidson and Tom Carroll

A Bilingual Concert

 3pm $10 per family All ages

Performing traditional and original songs in English and Spanish, Canto for Kids engages young children and their parents in an interactive program that is both fun and educational. The program encourages participation through catchy melodies, simple phrases, and movement.  Come sing along and have fun! 

Please call to register for all classes and events

413 625 2030

 

Sand Mandalas and Prayer Flags

Here are a few photos from todays class creating Sand Mandalas and Prayer Flags.Here is a list of some of the books we read (thanks Erica!)

• All The Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet (By Barbara Helen Berger)
  
• Our Journey from Tibet (by Laurie Dolphin)
  
• Secret of the Snow Leopard (By Tenzing Norbu Lama)
• Tibet Through the Red Box (By Peter Sis)
• The Mountains of Tibet (By Mordicai Gerstein)
• Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas (By Rose & Tenzin) 
  

 

 

 

 

POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED:Exploring Tibetan Culture with Sand Mandalas

Exploring Tibetan Culture with Sand Mandalas

 

NEW DATE ANDTIME

 

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3RD

10AM

 

SEE YOU THERE!! 

Peace Birds on MLK Day

This coming Monday , MLK Day we are going to have a special crafting session at CAM (It will kick off our Monday afternoon series but youattend as a one off class)

 

Monday Jan 21, 2008

2-4pm

$10 per family

(All ages welcome)

 

Birds for Peace

 

We will make a beautiful bird “Peace” garland for post holiday home-decorating. We will also create a beautiful bird scene applique that can be sewn onto a child’s item of clothing. (Don’t forget to bring an item of clothing to embellish……it can be a wool sweater (felted is fine) or as weatshirt, a dress. Ideally something thicker than a cotton t-shirt butif that is what you have we’ll make it work)

 

No sewing skill is necessary.

If you have a sewing kit bring it.

If you have fabric/ felt scraps, we’ll use them!

 

“LOVE IS THE KEY TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD” MLK

 

 

Homeschool Wednesdays

I thought I would share some of the activities we have been up to recently in our homeschool coop. My daughter and  I recently read the book “Me on the Map” by Jane Sweeney. A very simple and sweet book that encourages the cartographer in everyone! A great introduction to the world and maps. Thus this lesson plan was created. First we read the book………..It was a hit! Next I gave the group a list that looked something like this

•  A airport
• A dump
• A train track/station
• A residential street
• A CSA
• A soccer field
• A horse farm
• A pond 
• A hospital
• A school
• A church

and a bucket of toys. Their task was to create a village / town that included all the above. Once the town was created, they were given a large piece of paper and some markers to draw a map of the town. Once this was completed I pulled out this 24 piece “Our world floor puzzle” made by Barefoot books which they worked together to complete. Once completed with talked about the Countries and the Continents and looked for various sites that were pictured on the puzzle.

 

The next book was 

“My Granny Went to Market A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme” by Stella Blackstone   Next we began making a”Papier-mâché” globe.   What is “Papier-mâché” you ask? It is French for “chewed up paper!”   We began layering a balloon with our newspaper scraps and using a simple flour water paste to adhere. Once this dried it was painted to look like a globe.   The last book we read was  Marjorie Priceman’s “How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World “    The last activity we did was play a round of “Great States Jr”    Our group consists of 4-7 year olds. We are presently looking for a few more families to join us.

 

 

Monthly Concert Series:Canto for Kids

A concert at CAM Canto for Kids with Laurie Davidson and Tom CarrollSun Feb 10th,  3pm $1o per family 

Performing traditional and original songs in English and Spanish, Canto for Kids engages young children and their parents in an interactive program that is both fun and educational. The program encourages participation through catchy melodies, simple phrases, and movement.  Come sing along and have fun!

 

Winter/Spring 2008 Schedule

Sunday Jan 13th   Create a Cardboard Village

 2-4pm $8

All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

Recycle gift wrap and holiday cards. Bring your old holiday cards wrapping

paper and small boxes (match boxes if you have any)

Sunday January 20th   A felt-made picnic

 2-4pm  $15

All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

We will create felt food (cookies, cake, sandwiches and more) Great for

the play kitchen, suprise doll picnics, swapping with friends.

 

Friday Feb 1st    Sand Mandalas  (co-sponsored by Hilltown families)

All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

4-6:30pm $12

Come and Celebrate the Tibetan New Year by creating Sand Mandalas and

hearing some Tibetan Folk Tales. We will also make a set of prayer flags.

Friday Feb 8th   Valentine card and Gift Making

10-6pm    $10 per family

All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

Sunday Feb 10th  Matryoska Madness   (co-sponsored by Hilltown families)

 10am-12:30pm pm $18 (per doll set made)

 All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

Spend an afternoon listening to 2 magical stories and making your own

Matryoska Dolls(these are the Russian Nesting dolls) (MUST REGISTER BY Jan

20th)

Friday Feb 29th Celebrate Girls! (co-sponsored by Hilltown families)

4-6:30pm   $12 per mother/daughter

All ages welcome

Celebrate Girls!…..Mothers and daughters bring your girls to a craft

celebration and special tea. We will learn Girls Day in Japan,  make a

Kokeshi Doll and participate in a Mother Daughter Community Ritual for

girls’ happiness and health. I encourage people to dress festively and

bring a festive snack. Tea will be provided.

Sunday March 23  Eggs Galore!

2-4pm $10

 All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

 Join us for a morning of Springtime fun. A story plus egg decoration, egg

dying, card making, paper garlands and more….wax, wooden, real

eggs….decoupage, stickers, batik, engraving

 All ages (under 7 years must bring an adult)

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

In order to register for these classes please call me at 413 625 2030 and

send a check to CAM PO Box 6, shelburne falls ma 01370.

PRE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THESE CLASSES TO RUN SUCCESFULLY