Top 5 Karly’s Craft Corners
Summer Camp Season at Tiny Dancers is once again upon us! Our Summer camps: for ages 3-5, 4-6, and 6-9, are full of dancing, crafting and creativity. But the creativity and crafting doesn’t have to stop at the end of camp. Here are some of my favorite crafts that I enjoyed making from everyday materials found around the house on a little project I like to call… Karly’s Craft Corner.
Favorite Craft #5: Part Time Mermaid
I love a craft that doubles as a fun activity after you’re done. The pirate ship racers were a blast to play with and making the seahorse was very meditative. If you don’t have water guns you can also use a hose! This craft activity is perfect for a hot summer day.
Video Fun Fact: The guy you see playing with the pirate ship racer is the cameraman for my videos and also my boyfriend!
Favorite Craft #4: Brontorina
This craft video made the list because it features a craft you can wear and a craft you can play with! Dress up and imagination games were two of my favorite things when I was little and I love that my job allows me to tap into that side of myself. Brontorina is also a great story with a wonderful message and a must-read for all ballerinas!
Video Fun Fact: This video was my first foray into more dynamic video editing. I had way too much fun doing the dance studio “decorating” scene.
Favorite Craft #3: The Little Red Hen
This video is one of my favorites because it has the most epic introduction scene of all the craft videos. The sweeping camera entrance... the music... if you squint it’s like you’re watching a PBS show (Right?!)! The clucking chicken craft is also the only one that doubles as a science experiment.
Video Fun Fact: To get the camera to move so swiftly, the cameraman was riding an electric unicycle!
Favorite Craft #2: Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
This craft video made the list because it involves two things near and dear to my heart, fashion and circus arts! I graduated from college with a degree in fashion design so anytime I get to create costumes I am happy. Luckily, here at Tiny Dancers, there is a lot of dress up! I also share my bubble recipe with you, which allows you to blow bubbles with your hands. I learned this trick from a professional bubble fairy who performs locally.
Video Fun Fact: I made the headpiece I am wearing in the first scene out of clear plastic Christmas ornaments.
Favorite Craft #1: A Very Spooky Craft Corner
This was an easy choice for first place because Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday! I had so much fun making this video and getting to use spooky music. I also got to share one of my other passions, fire performing with you for the first time.
Video Fun Fact: I have been spinning fire professionally for 6 years and have performed at D.C. and Baltimore city wide events, The Smithsonian, and Makoff’s Haunted Forest (just to name a few).
Well that’s it for my countdown. I can’t wait to see the crafts you make! This craft series was so much fun to work on during quarantine and the feedback I’ve gotten has made me feel the love. Thank you to everyone who has watched these videos, I hope they bring you as much joy to watch as they did for me to make!