Arlington Community Education

Let’s get messy and watch things change before our eyes while we experiment and create. Use a variety of materials to make playdough, flubber, fizzy ice, and much more. We’ll get to play with our creations and take home what we make.

Please note: This is a full day program 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Live Action Role Playing (LARPing) is the ultimate in immersive experiences. Participate in an interactive narrative as you create your own character, build your own gear, and learn how to play the game. Using a combination of theater, martial arts training, and hands-on costume/prop/stage design, you’ll develop critical thinking, creative problem solving, and community leadership skills. Learn how to use boffer weapons safely and effectively to win the battle of the day! The following are some of the topics we may cover during the week. However LARPers interests and experience levels will help determine how much time is spent on each topic. Character Creation: Make original heroes to play LARP, discover your own personal legend DIY Projects: Build your own LARP gear (shields, swords, costumes), learn to think creatively and make solutions. Martial Arts for Self Confidence and Self Control: How to play the game with respect for oneself and for others. How to Play LARP: Learn the game rules and how to use your character abilities. Understand gameplay and mechanics. Event Prep and Playing your Character: Time to celebrate all your hard work and apply the skills you have learned! For more information about our curriculum please visit our website: https://www.larpadventureprogram.com/curriculum!

Use Matisse’s paper cut outs, Frida Kahlo’s portraits, and the techniques of other famous artists as inspiration for your own artwork. We’ll talk about artists we love, study examples of their work, and then experiment with the drawing, painting, and collaging techniques that make their work so extraordinary.

Over the course of this delicious week we will cook our way through breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, and dessert, making a different meal each day. Our menu will include homemade yummy dishes such as granola, yogurt parfaits, chips and salsa, mac & cheese, and pizza. We’ll end the week with an ice cream party, featuring ice cream and toppings you’ll make yourself.

If furry felines are some of your best friends, join us for this “cat-tastic” week of kitty-inspired crafting. We’ll make a journal to write down cat stories and poems, decorate a frame to hold your cat’s photo, make cat toys and a small fleece blanket, construct our own cat costumes, sculpt cat miniatures, and more.

Become more confident and creative in the kitchen as we cook and sample snacks and appetizers from around the world. Our delicious from-scratch creations may include pita and hummus, pesto and crostinis, handmade dumplings, chips and salsa, and other small bites.