SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2024
maker book club: Candy Sculpture
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It's back! What would it look like if Michelangelo collaborated with Willy Wonka? Find out in LitShop's Candy Sculpture workshop. Participants will learn about mold making, sugar work, and clay sculpting to create your own one-of-a-kind, large-scale gummy creation. In addition to our candy creations, participants will choose one of two high-interest novels to read.
Mondays, 6:00-8:00PM 6/10-8/12
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Intro to Building Science
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Join Jenny Gudmestad from Rosette Remodeling as we build a full size yard shed that will be donated to a Habitat for Humanity home. Participants will utilize hand tools, power tools, and hand drawing to learn and construct the components of building a larger structure.
Thursdays, 2:00-4:00PM 6/13-8/15
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Maker book club: Architectural model making
Architectural Model Making is all about the process behind design. Participants will work with a variety of media and tools to prototype components of a chosen design problem. There will be drawing, gluing, and lots of (re)making! Participants will also choose one of two supernatural summer camp-themed novels to read
Tuesdays, 5:00-7:00PM 6/11-8/13
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print shop: Make your own merch (And zines!)
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Back by popular demand! Learn how to design a logo and turn your concepts into a fashion statement. We will experiment with a variety of printing techniques including linocut, screen printing, vinyl cutting and sewing/embroidery to bring your designs to life on custom patches, t-shirts, stickers and buttons! Girls will also create and publish their own zines.
thursdays, 4:00-6:00PM 6/13-8/15
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cutting boards and cut-up poetry
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Learn more about the qualities of wood as we craft custom patterned cutting boards. We’ll utilize a wide variety of tools including the band saw, table saw, mitre saw, planer and sanders to make a small cutting board. Participants will also slice and dice their way into unique literary creations during this workshop. Using a variety of found language methods, girls will craft poetry that jumps off the page … sometimes literally!
wednesdays, 5:00-7:00PM 6/12-8/14
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paper mache and mythology
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We'll work with paper mache to make a variety of sculptures of all sizes using mythology, nature, and your wild imagination as a springboard for creativity. Take your 2D character designs, create a 3D version, and we'll use paint, textiles, fibers, and found objects to bring them to life. While crafting their creative creatures, girls will also get their hands messy with mythology. Each girl will choose a specific world mythology as a focus. They can then choose a project related to that mythology to pursue throughout the workshop.
wednesdays, 3:00-5:00PM 6/12-8/14
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PAPER LAB
Are you someone who loves paper cutting, folding and gluing? Come to Paper Lab! Using a flexible format designed for busy families, Paper Lab allows participants to sign up for individual project sessions based on their interests and schedules. Sign up for one, several, or all of the different Paper Lab sessions. Each Paper Lab session is completely hands-on and develop geometric, spatial reasoning, and fine motor skills.
SELECT MONDAYS, 4:00-6:00PM 6/10-8/12
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tool lab
Looking to gain experience with specific tools? Come to Tool Lab! Using a flexible format designed for busy families, Tool Lab allows participants to sign up for individual project sessions based on their interests and schedules. Sign up for one, several, or all of the different Tool Lab sessions. Each Tool Lab session is completely hands-on and focus on a single project designed to get participants familiar with common tools used at LitShop.
Select tuesdays, 3:00-5:00PM 6/11-8/13
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community book (and zine!) club
Join LitShop for Community Book (or Zine) Club! Participants will receive our book club selection two weeks prior to the event. We’ll have a facilitated book club discussion, then spend the rest of the evening hanging out in the shop. NEW for this summer: Community Zine Club! During this session, girls will collaboratively make a blitz zine combining their artwork and writing into a distributable publication.
Community Zine Club #6
friday, june 21st 5:00-8:00PM
Community Book Club #7: The Myth of Monsters: Medusa by Katherine Marsh
friday, august 2nd 5:00-8:00PM
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OPEN Shop
Shop is open! Come to LitShop any time during our designated open shop times to work on independent projects using skills they’ve learned at LitShop. They’ll have access to LitShop’s tools and supplies, and we’ll have staff to assist with building and making projects. Need volunteer hours for NJHS, scouts, or youth groups? Complete chores and projects around the shop and earn all the hours you need.
Attendees can come any time during the session for as long as they like, no registration required.
summer 2024 OPEN Shop HOURS
Tuesdays, 6/11-8/13. 2:00-5:00PM