IDEAS Creative Adventures Camp at Columbus School for Girls

Step into a comedy show where you never know what will happen next! Try improv games like “Finish That Sentence,” “Stand, Sit, Jog,” and “What Am I Doing?” as you think on your feet and make fellow campers laugh. Take inspiration from some of the great improv actors, then put your own creativity to work preparing for the Friday Final Show. Can you turn an unexpected moment into something hilarious?

Create a one-of-a-kind style from head to toe! Design jewelry and accessories with beads, yarn, jewels, fabric paint, and other materials from the camp craft closet. Throughout the week, you will develop your own collection and experiment with colors, textures, and personal style. Then, showcase your favorite pieces in a camp fashion show before taking your creations home. No prior experience is needed-just bring your creative energy!

Camp is closed Friday, June 18 in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. This is a four-day prorated week.

Prepare your paint palette, sharpen your pencils, and get ready to create! Explore painting, drawing, and sculpture as you experiment with acrylics, watercolors, and three-dimensional art. You will learn to mold, carve, and build while developing your own artistic style. At the end of the week, showcase your work in the camp art gallery and take home a portfolio filled with your original creations.

Get ready for a hands-on week of fiber arts and creative fun! Explore weaving, knitting, stuffed-animal creation, friendship bracelets, and more as you build new skills and experiment with color and texture. You will also help create an over-the-top puppet show featuring camper-made characters. Bring your imagination and discover how yarn, fabric, and a few clever ideas can become something amazing!

Step into the spotlight for a hilarious week of comedy and acting! Practice classic camp skits and develop original sketches with your team, using dedicated stage time each day to turn your ideas into performances. Build confidence, collaborate with fellow campers, and discover what makes an audience laugh. Will your group create the skit that makes Ozzie laugh the hardest?

Camp is closed Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. This is a four-day prorated week.

Step into a world where imagination takes shape-literally! Turn your ideas into three-dimensional creations as you explore the art of sculpture. Throughout the week, you will experiment with materials such as clay, cardboard, recycled objects, wire, wood, and more. Discover how texture, balance, and space can bring each piece to life, then see where your creativity leads. What will you build?

Stretch your imagination and invent a mythical creature all your own! Design, draw, and sculpt the pet of your dreams, from a four-headed dragon that breathes cotton candy to an invisible unicorn or a shape-shifting cat. You decide its look, powers, personality, and story. Dive into a magical world where creativity has no limits and every extraordinary creature begins with your idea!

Mirror, mirror on the wall-who is the most creative camper of them all? Design, write, and illustrate your own comic books and short stories inspired by fairy tales, superheroes, and comedy. You will invent original characters, imagine exciting worlds, and bring your ideas to life on the page. Whether your story is magical, heroic, hilarious, or all three, the creative possibilities are endless!