Arts, Crafts & Hobby Workshops for Kids

Project Specifications

• Functional Output: Creation of one usable wooden item such as a desk organizer, storage box, or wooden car.
• Materials: Usage of child-friendly soft pine wood blocks, planks, nails, and wood glue.
• Finishing: Includes sandpaper for smoothing and varnish or acrylic paint for the final look.

Tools & Safety

• Real Tool Access: Guided hands-on usage of C-clamps, hand saws, hammers, and manual drills.
• Safety Gear: Provision of child-sized safety goggles and aprons.
• Supervision: High mentor-to-child ratio to ensure safe handling of sharp equipment.

Logistics

• Duration: 2 to 3 hours depending on project complexity.
• Venue: Conducted at designated premium workshop spaces.

Art Form Options

• Styles: Session focuses on a specific form such as Lippan Kaam (mirror work), Pichwai, Warli, or Madhubani.
• Context: Includes storytelling about the history and origin of the specific art form.

Professional Supplies

• Base Material: High-quality MDF boards for relief art or heavy-duty cotton canvas (totes/cushion covers) for fabric painting.
• Embellishments: Includes specialized items like mirrors, shilpkar clay, fabric markers, outliners, and acrylics.

Outcome

• Deliverable: One completed, aesthetically pleasing decor piece or accessory ready for display.
• Duration: Approximately 2 to 2.5 hours.

Activity Streams

• LEGO Engineering: Building structural or moving models using Classic, Technic, or WeDo brick sets.
• Rubik's Logic: Algorithmic training to solve the Rubik's cube step-by-step.
• Digital Design: Instruction on Canva interface, templates, and design principles (for older kids).

Learning Focus

• Cognitive Skills: Emphasis on spatial awareness, logical sequencing, and problem-solving mechanics.
• Mentorship: Guidance by specialists in the specific tool or software.

Logistics

• Equipment: Usage of premium kits and bricks during the session (models are typically disassembled after class).
• Duration: Intensive 60 to 90 minute session.

Curriculum Scope

• Progression: Structured lessons moving from basic sketching to medium-level painting (watercolors, acrylics, pastels).
• Artist Study: Dedicated sessions for analyzing famous artists and replicating their distinct styles.
• Free-Style: Opportunities for children to ideate original artworks using learned techniques.

Operational Details

• All-Inclusive: All necessary papers, paints, brushes, and aprons are provided at the center.
• Schedule: 1 session per week (approx. 1 hour to 1 hour 15 mins).
• Batching: Students are segregated by age (e.g., 3.5-5 years vs 6+ years) for appropriate instruction.

Program Structure

• Themes: Curriculum based on immersive topics like Jurassic World, Space/Astronomy, Secret Spy, or Underwater Utopia.
• Activities: Daily mix of Science experiments (slime/fizzing eggs), Art projects, and Prop building.
• Duration: 2 hours per day for 4 to 5 consecutive days.

Deliverables

• Daily Take-Homes: Small project or activity sheet completed and taken home every session.
• Final Masterpiece: One cumulative project completed by the end of the camp (e.g., diorama or canvas).

Supplies

• Materials: Full access to paints, clay, craft papers, science reagents, and sensory bin materials.