Accessorize & Style - DEAN Adventure Camps (Grades 1-4)

Accessorize & Style (Grades K-5)

  1 week sessions       9:00am - 3:00pm       Price: $600-$695

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This studio takes your camper’s passion for fashion, accessories, and style and puts it into action! In Accessorize & Style Studio, campers channel creativity and self-expression through fashion-based skills. From jewelry making to fashion sketching, draping, and even modeling, campers hone skills and build confidence. Weekly programs offer variety so fashion enthusiasts can come back for more. Whether campers want to design for their dolls, themselves, or a friend, there are plenty of creative opportunities in Accessorize & Style!

Dates, Hours, and Fees

2025 Dates Program
June 16 - 20 (*4-day week) Jewelry Making
June 23 - 27 Fashion Design & Styling
June 30 - August 3 Fiber Arts
July 7 - 11 Glamorize Your Doll
July 14 - 18 Fashion Design & Styling
July 21 - 25 Jewelry Making
July 28 - August 1 Glamorize Your Doll
August 4 - 8 Fashion Design & Styling
Hours
9:00am – 3:00pm
Fees
$695 5-day week / $600 4-day week

Program Overview

Fashion Design & Styling

Does your child envision eclectic ensembles or sketch showstopping accessories?

Dive into the dazzling realm of our Fashion Design & Styling program, where we celebrate the art of fashion, design, and styling.  From refining illustrative skills to creating mood boards, delving into draping and fast-paced styling challenges, this program gives our budding fashionista a creative edge.

By the end of the week, designers won't just be following trends, but they'll be setting them—customizing their own T-shirts, totes, and wearable accessories. Join us and see campers take fashion from drab to fab!

Techniques Learned in Fashion Design & Styling

Draping, Illustration-Fashion Croquis, Hand Sewing, Embroidery, Accessory Sewing, Machine Sewing, Measuring, Abstraction, Mood Boarding, Tracing, Needle Felting, Wonder Knitting, Pom Pom Making, Textile Design, Proper Scissor Usage, Pinning, Making Knots

Fiber Arts

Dive into a vibrant world of fiber arts where colors and textures come alive! In this camp, our fiber artists will explore the magic of yarn, fabric, and threads. Within just a week, they'll craft unique creations perfect as gifts, cherished keepsakes, or functional pieces. We'll cover a spectrum of techniques, from loom-knitting and felting to embroidery and weaving.

Campers can come back week after week or year after year to experience new themes and projects and of course, continue to build their fiber arts skills. Join us as we weave a tapestry of fun and learning each week!

Glamorize Your Doll

Get set for some serious fun! Glamorize Your Doll inspires campers to create impressive on-trend clothes and accessories for their very own 18-inch doll.

Every camper's 18-inch doll* is invited to attend camp to be a part of the unforgettable and collaborative experience. Campers will learn the fundamentals of hand sewing, embroidery work, needle felting, and even receive an introduction to the sewing machine to make costumes, outfits, and accessories for their dolls.

Glamorize Your Doll is the perfect experience for any aspiring designer or child who wants to build friendships, make memories, and add a bit of pizzazz to their doll’s wardrobe.

*18-inch dolls are generally American Girl Dolls, Our Generation, Journey Girls

Techniques Learned in Glamorize Your Doll

Hand Sewing, Embroidery, Garment Sewing, Accessory Sewing, Machine Sewing, Measuring, Illustration- Fashion Croquis, Tracing, Needle Felting, Wonder Knitting, Pom Pom Making, Proper Scissor Usage, Pinning, Making Knots

Jewelry Making

Whether to add a little sparkle or hold memories close in a sentimental keepsake, jewelry has always been an important form of wearable self-expression and art.

Campers will delight in discovering that jewelry making is also a fun and accessible way to get creative. From whimsical necklaces made from polymer clay to sophisticated and elegant wire-beaded rings, campers will create their one-of-a-kind pieces with the help of our patient Handwork Studio counselors.

Bling never looked so good!

Techniques Learned in Jewelry Making

Measuring, String Beading, Wire Wrapping, Clay Jewelry, Bead Making, Color Theory, Jump Rings, Perler Beads, Brush Techinques, Product Design, Collection Design, Sculpting, Painting