Day two of 4-H Creativity Day Camp allowed us to do some colorful and sticky things. We started our Tuesday off by tying up the loose ends of handkerchiefs and doing some seriously bright tie dying. We learned how the different ways we tie things up would determined the pattern on our handkerchiefs. As we had at it with rubber bands ands and a whole lot of twisting and turning we took our time creating our unique patterns, only to realize as the dye took over it would create its own pattern. After brightening it all up we put our creations in plastic bags and let it sit outside until the end of the day. Then it was on to the next project.
This is where things got sticky. As we broke out the duct tape we did our best to make a material out of the duct tape so we could make our own bookmarks. We made big ones with fringe and used paper clips as bookmarks and duct tape fringe. We had so much fun playing with the sticky rolls that we made bunches of the to take home.
After getting out of this sticky I situation it was time for a lunch break. After our stomachs were full we headed back in to break up in groups and write and direct our own movies. The topics were varied and the direction ranged from simple to complex. We had one movie base on bullying at school, another one was a comedy based on generational differences. One group took on a dramatic fight scene based on Greek mythology. Of course their favorite part was filming, with each group having different ideas on what they would be shooting and how it would look.
After our film experience we sat down to enjoy a well deserved snack and some entertainment. Our bright colored entertainment had to do with the unveiling of our tie dyed creations. It was like the Fourth of July as we opened up each handkerchief. The ohhhhhhssss and aaaaahhhhhssss were tremendous as each unique design was unfurled.
When we got done it was time to go home. We all knew the fun was just beginning as we prepared for a whole new creative experience tomorrow.
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