On Friday, the Stickley Museum Summer Camp wrapped up lively week filled with nature activities, crafts, games, stories, outdoor fun, and new friendships.
Campers went on a Nature Scavenger Hunt gathering leaves, pine cones, wildflowers, stones, and twigs. They used these natural materials in craft projects including leaf printing on fabric and creating handmade Nature Sketchbooks. They also learned how Stickley used and respected materials from nature. They learned about Stickley’s focus on craftsmanship and put these ideas into action making their own wooden clocks with parts donated by Schlabaugh & Sons. After learning about the pottery of the Arts and Crafts movement they used clay to make hand built pots.
Each day the campers got to know a different room in the Log House, and learned stories about Craftsman Farms history about the Stickley family. By the time they gathered for their end-of-camp ice-cream party, they were able to retell many stories about Gustav Stickley and Craftsman Farms.
