Does it feel like you were just shopping for your children's first day of school clothes and for their school supplies? Once Christmas was over, did the months until the end of the school year pass rapidly for you? Now that summer vacation is just days away, maybe you already have your kids' summer activities planned. On the other hand, maybe you are still trying to decide what those activities will be.
If you are still in the planning stages, from arranging for your children to attend a fine arts camp to planning a family vacation, here are some ideas that might help you.
Fine Arts Camps For Kids - Have your children gone to summer camp in the past? If so, they probably had so much fun that they are hoping for another summer camp experience this year. Or, it might be that this will be the first year that your children will attend summer camp. Have you thought about sending them to a camp that includes fine arts programs for kids?
Of course, there will more than likely be swimming, ball games, and other sporting activities at a fine arts camp for children. However, the focus will be on art. There will probably be art instruction as part of the fun. For example, your children might be introduced to sculpting that will produce pieces that will be good enough to display in your living room. A watercolor painting might be one that you will want to frame for your home, too.
Part of the fun of a fine arts camp for kids might include your children getting to draw things of the nature that surrounds them. For example, your children might have the fun of taking a sketch pad and art pencils so that they can draw things like flowers, trees, ponds, and other things they consider pretty.
A Family Vacation That Includes Art - Once you arrive at your destination, consider taking your children to art museums and to art galleries. At the museums, ask the docents if your children can sit and sketch the art pieces they like best. At art galleries, consider letting your children help you to select a work of art that you can use in your house decor. Or, there might even be affordable prints that your children can select for their own room at home.
Whether it's memories from the fine arts camp your children attended or whether it's recollections of your family vacation, consider asking your children to write down their favorite memories. They could even draw themselves participating in the activity they liked best.
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