Summer Art Adventure Camp

Not perfect. Foreign accents made it hard to understand, technical problems - like no sound,
Even a teacher not showing up for class, long & boring introduction that was not necessary.
Not professional. Really set up for very young children that needs a parent nearby. We won’t sign up again.

This was enjoyable for my son - we were quite impressed of his drawings. The arts and crafts portion was nice, but could use more time in between each step to allow participants to catch up or try step over if they missed it or made a mistake. There could be better clarification on the supplies list - for instance if you have colored play-doh, you may not need water colors or paint. Overall great use of time!

The program agenda was very well organized, and was the basis for my sons' summer enrollment. After the first two days of completed instruction though, I sought to cancel program enrollment until I reviewed the cancellation terms anew. I believe questions from students should be reserved for the end and recaps be abbreviated for students who join on late, as these delays during the art project hinder the enjoyment process for kids that signed in on time and are following along. Also last week, hang man was played during the last 20 minutes of class. Many students logged off. This appears to be sufficient time to work on another drawing/sketch/art creation, learn about an artist or art tools, etc. I had my sons stay on and draw a related theme picture or do another clay creation, as I did not want them to be disrespectful to the kind-hearted instructors leading the students. Thank you for seeking input on how to streamline engaging instruction to the students!

Was hesistant to join a virtual summer camp, but she really enjoyed it, loved the art projects and is asking for another session which I'm happy to enroll her in. Sharing with my friends for this wonderful day camp!

Nice and perfect for summers. Kid enjoyed taking up this summer class.

My daughter loved this art camp and would like to attend more like this.

It was great. Kept kids busy for 3 hours which was very helpful for my work :-)

My five year old daughter enjoyed all of the activities. Her favorites were the origami and drawing exercises. The teachers were great and very patient with the kids.

This camp was packed with fun and engaging activities. The transitions between activities were seamless and help my child to stay focused on the camp activities. She enjoyed every activity and always asked what was happening the next day on the activity list. She always looked forward to the next day. The teachers allowed her to lead and share her discoveries, ideas, and creations. It was such a well-done and well-thought out virtual experience.

My little boy really enjoyed camp and we will likely participate again in the future. Most of the projects were easy to follow along to, but he did require help for each activity. Most of the activity teachers are great, but a few during the week really needed to work on simplifying their instructions. For example, the butterfly puppet teacher gave very confusing instructions when teaching the class how to make a big straw and a little straw (basically rolled up paper straws). If she had just demonstrated the task first rather than try to verbally explain, it would have gone much more smoothly. Also, activity teachers need to understand that many kids in the young group do not know how to do certain things - like tie knots. The teachers need to know how to clearly explain this to the group who have different levels of ability. My only other constrictive critique would be that Activity Hero limit the number of kids per session. Anything more than 20 kids is too much. A lot of time is spent answering questions and when you have over 30 kids each trying to ask a question, it's too much. Smaller groups would be better. Ideally 20 or less.

My son who is almost 6 years enjoyed the class this week in July. There are 3 activities and it is hard to hold the kids attention for that long (2.5hrs). He lost interest by the the third activity but, the teachers were very patient with kids.

My 6 year old daughter loved it. She was engaged for three hours and the variety of activities offered were fun! As a parent, I appreciated the variations offered when materials were not available.

My daughter enjoyed the Young Art Camp. The most important part is that teachers are patient and gave enough time for children to draw, paint, and make clay structures. Teachers also spotlighted each child to showcase their work and express their thoughts. My daughter loved the science experiments and culinary activities. The best of the camp is the last day's inventions activity. My child felt happy and proud of herself in creating a paper roll telescope. I want to thank all the teachers who put in their efforts for creating and implementing the young art curriculum.

I would absolutely recommend young art to a friend because it is a lot of fun!!

This was a great program for my 5 year old. The teacher gave the kids plenty of time, reviewed instructions and repeated steps as needed. There were about 80 kids in the class but everyone was very respectfully muted so if a child did have something to say they could be unmuted for just a short time. The class had a moderator manage the class and a teacher teaching. It was really well put together. Every night before the class parents should put together the materials required for the next day. We had most supplies at home and ordered the few we didn’t have online. We didn’t buy the young art Kit because we had most of those items already and just needed 2-3 of the items.

As parents we were lightly involved in helping our son (especially for the cooking projects). Otherwise, I thought he could do the activities himself. What I especially liked was that he continued doing the activities the rest of the day (and working with the materials) rather than playing computer video games (which is what he would do before.) My son’s camp had a space and Star Wars theme so the camp gave us a wonderful foundation for educating him about space for the rest of the week (we had his clay planets He made the first day on our table to talk about) and we watched Star Wars as a family.

All around a really good, affordable camp for quarantine!

My daughter loved the cooking activity! She liked when she was allowed to share her artwork! It made her feel like part of a group instead of just watching a video.

Kiddo loved it but I wish that there wasn’t so much parent involvement. I need the time to work but I’m in the kitchen helping my 6 YO with the messy crafts or cooking so that was a little disappointing.

My daughter loves the camp and classes. The art, clay, crafts and culinary activities are all a lot of fun. The instructors are very understanding, engaging and helpful with the kids. Depending on the age of the child it does require some parental assistance like turning on the oven or stove and parents will need to gather the materials in advance to make it easier for the child. Otherwise an excellent virtual camp and a great value too!

This was a GREAT ONLINE CAMP for my 8-year-old boy. He is drawing a Pokemon picture as I write this review. He's very proud of his work and the teachers made it fun and easy to follow along. He's made playdough and rice krispy treats and more. The pacing is perfect for him.

The one thing to know is that some of the projects require parent supervision/ participation. I had to assemble materials throughout the day and I did the recipes with him. It's been fun to do this with him, guided by the counselors.

The Counselors speak well to the kids, engaging with them. It's really sweet. The kids are around the country and seem to be mostly engaged. It's perfect for us. (Though... my kid wondered why they play music from Moana and Frozen, not his favorite soundtracks.)

I really recommend this for a half-day camp.

I highly recommend it!! Very engaging! My daughter was entertained and excited while learning. The content was appropriate for her age, the speed was perfect for her to keep in track and work independently.

My 5 yo is liking the activities a lot, teachers are very patient and wait for everyone to complete a step before moving forward. What I didn't like is the rice Krispies required use of stove which is definitely not for 5-8 yo. You should switch this up with no stove cooking, probably a sandwich or something.