Let the creative juices flow! Jump into a funshop and learn something new or simply enjoy the time to relax with friends. All are welcome and younger hands may need assistance at times. Materials are provided unless noted otherwise. You are always invited to bring some to share, too.

 Click here if you want to host your very own funshop.  Here's what's planned and more will be added soon:

Arts and Crafts     Artist Trading Cards    At Knit's End        Automotive Maintenance 

Baby Doll Fun      Bean Bag Toss         Ben 10        Blogging 101      Body Art  

Breathing         Chess         Contradancing        Dress Up        Drumming Circle       

Embellish Your Conference Shirt         Friendship Bracelets         Games Galore!      

Geek-A-Palooza     Geocaching 101   Groovy Scooby Doo Mystery     HSM Dance Party      

International Candy Tasting      LEGO Lunatics       Marble Fan Club      

Monster Mania      Monster Sockery      Motel of Mystery      Nature of Art

Rope Making      SpongeBob Squarepants Spectacular!         Storytime        Team Twilight        

Warrior Cats Fun      Webkinz Fanclub     WoW

Webkinz Fanclub   with Violet Sicard

Let's play with our Webkinz plushies and together online!  I'll show you how to play Webkinz.  All you need is a Webkinz and a laptop.

Provided:  Fun times!

Please bring: Your Webkinz plushie, a laptop, and don't forget your password!  ***Webkinz can be found at most Hallmark stores and I heard recently at Costco.  Large ones run $14, small ones $11 and you can occassionally get them on sale for around $6.  You need a password (which is obtained when you purchase the Webkinz) to access the Webkinz website.

Who am I?   I'm Violet.  I'm 9 and live in San Diego.  I have great style!  LOL!  I love Webkinz, Pokemon, having fun with my friends. 

   

  At Knit's End   with Ginger Sabo 

At Knit's End is a knitting locale for any and all.  Bring your own supplies and come knit with friends, old and new.  This will be ongoing throughout the weekend.  Just look for the knitters and join the fun!

Provided:  Friendship and a relaxing, fun atmosphere.

Please bring: Yarn, needles and a sense of humor. 

Who am I?  I am the peaceful Mama to Kai and Kade and a soul-mate to Jeff.  I seem to be on a slower path to discovering all there is to discover and explore in the world...taking time to truly enjoy our children and our surroundings.  You can usually find me watching our kids, knitting, reading or joining in a great  game or two.

  

 

Team Twilight   with Hazel Donovan (Cullen)

 Twilighter, Twi-Hard, Twiholic, Fanpire?  Does Edward dazzle you, or do you wish Jacob would hurry up and imprint on you?  Come and congregate with other Twilight saga addicts and discuss everything about the Twilight book series.  Talk to someone who has traveled to Forks-WA, met Stephenie Meyer twice, seen the movie over 6 times, and been named "Twilight's Ultimate Fan" by multiple websites.

Provided:  Photos and items from Forks, La Push, and Port Angeles will be viewable.  Trivia contests and other games will be in full swing.  Twilight merchandise and souvenirs to be won!

Please bring:  Feel free to wear any Twilight gear/clothing you own.  Please come knowing that if you have NOT read all four books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn), that there will be spoilers!

 Who am I?  I am a 16 yo girl who has never spent one day in school.  I have a passion for becoming fluent in American Sign Language.  My days are filled with reading, writing, photography, contortion, singing (badly), listening to Ingrid Michaelson, watching vintage/old movies, and trying to teach myself the piano. 

I live in San Diego, but I want to live in Oregon.  I hope to attend college, major in Sign Language, and become an interpreter for the deaf community.  My dream is to have a Siberian Husky named Da Vinci, and an orange Tabby named Leo.  All while living in a house by the sea in Oregon.

 

 Blogging 101   with Mandy Sicard

Already enjoy blogging? Want to, but don't know how to start? Come join us as we match the blog to the blogger's face, share blogger tips, discuss linking, html, security, adding photos, stories, and anything else that is blog related. 

Provided:  Some seasoned bloggers, some blogger links, tip/fact sheets

Please bring:   Laptop, ideas about your own blog whether new or existing, memory cards if you'd like to upload photos, or you can link from existing flickr or other photo sharing sites. Experienced bloggers on any platform encouraged to come and share their experiences. 

 Who Am I?  Mandy, from San Diego, mom to two fantastic unschooler girls Violet and Olivia and wife to Dan. Been enjoying reading other's blogs and writing my own family blog and photo blog for about 3 years. Love connecting with bloggers I've met virtually and looking forward to meeting them in real life. Come join the fun!

  

 International Candy Tasting   with Gardenia Gomez

Let's excite our taste buds with candy from around the world!

Provided:  Candy from Mexico

Please bring:   Candy from anywhere around the world. 

Who Am I?  I am Gardenia, mom to Cameron and Ella and wife to Jim. I was born in Mexico and have lived in San Diego, CA. since I was 2 years old. I enjoy food, nature, learning about other cultures, and playing with family and friends.  

 

 HSM Dance Party   with Charis Hagen

This is a fun time to dance with Troy and Gabriella and all the cast of High School Musical 1, 2 and 3. If you love those movies or just love to dance (or just love Troy) this is the place to be.

Provided: Music and good times!!

Please bring:   Your dancing feet! 

Who Am I?  I like HSM a lot because I like all the songs. And lots of my friends like it too. I am 8 years old and I have 2 brothers, a mom and a dad. We live in Leucadia, CA close to the beach. 

 

 

 

 Geek-A-Palooza   with Erika B. Perkins

Come Geek out with us at the Geek-A-Palooza at the Good Vibrations Unschooling Conference.

I want to keep this fun-shop very loose and organic; a place to bring your comic books and related items and hang out talking about them.

This funshop can go where "no one has gone before," just like a Comic Book or even the Enterprise, but some ideas to start with could be comics adapted to movies such as Iron Man, Watchmen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Casper, you name it - we'll talk about it!  Let's also go all fan-boy/fan-girl on the actors chosen to play seminal/beloved characters such as Wolverine, Ghost Rider and Catwoman among others.  Have you ever been to a Comic-Con? Or other anime or science fiction/fantasy con? Come tell us about it!  Do you like mainstream comics? Independent presses? Both? Do you write your own Comics? Do you detest the stereotype of who knows/reads comics or do you revel in it?  May the Force Be With Us!!! Let's break down the stereotypes - this is intended for everyone!

Provided and  Please bring:  I will bring props, toys/action figures and comics to share and I would love for you all to do the same!

Who am I?  Erika will be presenting "The Mission:  Have Fun.  The Prime Directive:  Harm None" at the Good Vibrations Unschooling Conference.  Erika lives in sunny San Diego, California with her extraordinary and ever inquisitive unschooled sons Zackary and Zayden and her husband and partner of 24 years Robert. They also live with seven extremely cool cats (Erika is rehearsing for her role of Crazy Cat Lady) and a couple of Pegasus.  You can read more about Erika on the Presenters Page.

 

 Storytime    with Rain Fordyce 

Snuggle up with your favorite blanket and pillow and listen as author Rain Fordyce reads her special children's book, I am Learning All The Time.  Written by an unschooling mom for children everywhere, this tale follows the characters as they navigate their unschooled lives.  

Provided:  a great story

Please bring:  any books you'd like to share

 

Who Am I?  Rain will be presenting The Peace Treaty at the Good Vibrations Unschooling Conference.  She loves living up in the north-northwest with her 3 amazing (and very cute) male roommates. Two are temporary, while they grow bigger every day and one is already pretty big and staying for a much longer term. While learning and growing together, Rain has written this children’s book.  Read more about Rain on the Presenters Page. 

 

 

Monster Mania    with ZackMan2000

This Monster Mania Fun Shop will be a lot of scary, creepy fun!  I want to talk about Monsters that live under your bed and smell like grape jello, desserts or rotten cheese. Or Monsters that live in the daytime, peeking out from under a dumpster...oh, you thought that was a stray cat?  And don't forget about the best Monster of all, in my opinion, Giant Monsters, Monsters from Tokyo, Monsters who Battle from Mount Fuji.  You know him, he's green and radioactive, he's Godzilla!!!!!!!  P.S.  If you don't know him, he's a big lizard who breathes atomic fire, come to my funshop and let's play with him! 

Provided:  A book to share some good monster facts and funny trivia like the fact that Monsters hate nightlights, especially the ones with smiley faces or unicorns.  Did you know that nightlights with combinations of smiley faces, rainbows and unicorns are considered cruelty to monsters?  Now you do.  Loads of Godzilla action figures to show you what he and his enemies look like, Loads of Ultraman Monster action figures, too. 

Please bring:  Loads of your favorite action figures to play with- if you don't have just one favorite, bring them all! LOL  Bring your fave Monster book, too, don't have one? Get One! 

Who Am I?  Zackary and I am into all things that have Giant Monsters and I am also into Legendary Pokemon, Genetic Engineering (to make Monsters!), Books, Comic Books, and I am also into the Future and Aliens.  I love being with my Mom, Dad and little brother and playing Monster Battles with them and my friends.  I also like sleeping with my cats and petting them and loving them.

 

 Chess  with Kimberlie King-Patraw

This funshop will give an oppportunity  to play chess with some new people and have some new challenges.  The kids can come in and play a game and leave if they wish.  I entertain both experienced and non-experienced players, sort of facilitate in a round robin way.  If there is enough interested children I would run a couple of 10 to 15 min sessions inside the funshop to teach a new opening, or tactic, or how to move the piece for the newest players.  Exercises are given at the pace the child can handle and parents are encouraged to learn how to play along with their child. I will use the United States Chess Federation Rules.   Depending on the level of players that are interested, I can run a tournament, or introduce blitz chess, and bughouse.

Provided:  chess boards and pieces, clocks

Please bring: your minds for some stretching :)

Who am I? I have helped children to play chess for 15 years, taking two separate teams to the state final where we took 1st place. My four older children formed a chess team--Clover Valley Homeschool Team and won the State Team championship of Nevada in 2005. My oldest son was the highest rated player under 18 in Nevada for five years, and the Nevada Scholastic State Champion in 2004 and 2005. My daughter was the Nevada Scholastic Female State Champion in 2005 and 2006. Other children in my family hold other State titles for their grade level. I am Senior Level National Tournament Director for United States Chess Federation. We are all rated players. We all love chess. :)
Only my youngest children will be able to attend; the older four children are now attending college in Reno. They are doing well and have all been mostly unschooled. (Thank you Sandra Dodd.) I have been homeschooling since 1993. 

 

LEGO Lunatics  with Olivia Sicard

Kids of all ages can come together to discuss, build or play LEGOs of any kind.  We can share our favorite LEGOs, what we love about them and what we wish to do with them.  We can discuss how long we've been collecting, which sets we'd like to add to our collection and the stories we've created with them or the things we've built.

Provided:  Some LEGOs to share and a fun time!

Please bring:  Favorite LEGOs or photos of favorite LEGOs, and anything else LEGO related to share.

Who Am I?  I'm Olivia, I'm 6 years old and I LOVE LEGOS!!!  I love the Star Wars Legos and Indiana Jones Legos and Sponge Bob Legos. I like to build spaceships and buildings and I even built a trampoline with Lego guys jumping on it!!! Come play with me and my Legos, it'll be fun times!

 

 

Breathing with Sandra Dodd

For years I've been saying "Breathe" or "Tell your kids to breathe!"  For those who wondered what I was talking about, I will demonstrate how to go from anger and frustration to calm and smiling.

Who Am I?  Sandra Dodd has been breathing various ways for 57 years and has helped other people calm down using no more than the body they already had.

 

  

 Motel of Mystery with Zayden and Mama


Do you like archeology, mysteries and fun!? Then grab your bar of hotel soap (or is it really a sacred tablet with the words DoubleTree engraved into it?), a Do Not Disturb Sign (or perhaps it was meant as a warning not to disturb the tomb?), but do leave the bathroom seat (ceremonial necklace) attached and come attend this fun and informative homage to David Macaulay's Motel of the Mysteries a super spoof about the good clean, dirty fun of archaeologists. Let's do our own discovery, "excavation" and characterizations of the "artifacts" we find within our DoubleTree Hotel rooms.

We'll start by reading "Motel of the Mysteries" and then sharing our "artifacts" and creating wonderful back stories for all of them! If you want to read the book before hand to get some ideas of what this might be like, then by all means please do so!  http://www.amazon.com/Motel-Mysteries-David-Macaulay/dp/0395284252  So bring your imagination and your hotel key!


Provided:  We'll bring our copy of "Motel of the Mysteries" to read to everyone!

Please bring:  You bring your hotel "artifacts" and imagination and your own copy of "Motel of the Mysteries" if you wish.

Who am I?  I am Zayden and I love my Mom, Dad and Brother and ALL of our cats! I also reading Books, Comic Books and listening to books on CD with my family. I am also into Ben10, Pokemon, Cats, Space and of course Aliens (I love the movies WALL-E and Monsters vs, Aliens). The best thing is cuddling with my family in our big bed or maybe going to the Space Museum with my Mom and Brother.

 

 SpongeBob Squarepants Spectacular! with Emma

Do you love SpongeBob Squarepants? Do you want to sing the Campfire Song Song? Do you love Jellyfishing? Are you F-U-N? Come celebrate all things SpongeBob with us! Watch episodes, make a craft, answer trivia, sing the songs and explore the trading cards.

Provided:  We will provide the videos, songs, craft supplies, trivia questions, Krabby Patties and trading cards.

Please Bring:  Bring your sense of adventure and a clean pair of underwear (optional).

Who Am I?  I am 9 years old and live in New Mexico. I love fashion, cetaceans, skateboarding and everything else in the world. I was introduced to SpongeBob at an unschooling conference when I was 5 years old, then I began watching the show and I liked it so much that now I want to share it with you. 

 

Warrior Cats Fun with Heather Rizzo

This fun shop will include playing on the "Warriors" website, reading, writing your own "Warriors" story, showing your cats and what "Warriors" name you made for them, roleplaying, creating your own character on www.goodreads.com, drawing and lots more. 

Provided:  I will bring games, all of my books, pens, paper, drawing supplies, pictures of my "Warriors" cats (my real life cats).

Please bring:  laptop (optional), any books by Erin Hunter, notepad, pics of your cats (optional), andy stuffed animals (optional).

Who Am I?  I am Heather, I'm 13 and I live in San Diego.  I have two cats named Lola and Grace.  I love cats and "Warrior" books.

 

I see London, I see France, I see you at a Contradance!  with Dan and Jocelyn Vilter and Matthew Vilter 

Come learn this very simple but rewarding style of folk dance. Similar to square dancing, with many of the same moves (but without all the matching outfits), we dance in lines rather than squares, so we can accommodate as many couples as will fit on the floor. If you can walk, you can dance. It helps to know right from left, but we can even work around that. Don’t worry about bringing a partner, we switch off for every dance anyway. Learn it here this afternoon, do a little more tonight at the dance and then find a dance near your home and do it there. Many kids grow up Contradancing and go on to introduce their children to it. Contradancing is more well known on the east coast but you will find it all over the country. For example, we dance at least once every weekend in the Los Angeles area. You can see some short videos of our family dancing in various locations around the country on our website: http://www.vilter.us/contradance/index.html

This is the best article about Contradancing that I have read:
http://www.childgrove.org/gregsarticle.htm”...a dance form unknown to most people yet practiced with great devotion and abandon throughout the United States, from New England to California.” 

Provided:  We will be providing a nationally known, expert caller to help you learn the dances. Susan Michaels has been calling Contras, Squares and family dances for over 18 years and loves to share what she knows with new (and especially young) dancers. We will also have live music - 2 or 3 musicians for your dancing pleasure. Instrumentation will likely consist of fiddle, flute, guitar, mandolin and/or possibly keyboard. We will also provide a handout to help people learn a little more about the history of contra and to find dances close to their home. 

Please Bring:  Nothing special - comfortable shoes or bare feet are appropriate. I do not recommend high heels. Really, sneakers are fine. Women and sometimes men wear twirly skirts, just because they are fun, but any cool, comfortable clothing is suitable. You will perspire! We always bring a small hand towel or bandanna with which to mop our sweaty brows.

Who Are We?  Dan and Jocelyn embraced the idea of homeschooling when their son, Matthew, was about three years old. They began to read about it extensively, mostly on the old aol homeschooling message boards. We discovered the idea of unschooling from reading Sandra Dodd and Pam Sorooshian and have never looked back. Dan has spoken at the HSC conference in Sacramento on the benefits of video gaming and also at the Live and Learn conference in Albuquerque in 2006. They helped start the Dragontree Home Learners park day group in Long Beach. Dan is the production manager at the Haugh Performing Arts Center in Glendora CA, on the campus of Citrus College. Jocelyn has been lucky enough to be a mostly stay at home mom, but also does occasional costume design work. Matthew is now 20 and attending Citrus College full time as well as continuing his martial arts training. He received his black belt in Kung Fu in 2008.    

 

Ben 10 with Camden Lewis

This funshop will include play with all things Ben 10 from the omnitrix to the Ben 10 action figures. 

Provided:  We will bring all of our Ben 10 toys to share.

Please bring your Ben 10 toys to share and play with.

Who Am I?  Camden Lewis is 5 years old and is a huge Ben 10 fan.  He also loves Pokemon, Bakugans and his Nintendo DSI.  Camden is a gynmast at our local YMCA and he enjoys our local unschooling park day (Dragontree). 

 

Baby Doll Fun with Lindsay Lewis

Come play with your favorite baby doll.  We will have a tea party, play with our baby doll's accessories and have lots of fun!

Provided:  Baby dolls, accessories, tea set

Please bring your favorite baby doll to the party.

Who Am I?  Lindsay is 7 years old and loves gynmastics, kittens and cats, and playing with her friends.  Her favorite food is donuts. 

 

 

Marble Fan Club with Austin Chowaniec

We'll have different games with instructions on how to play.  I'll bring a big box of marbles- different kinds- people can pick out 10 marbles to play with and, if they like, they can keep them.  All marble players can also bring their own marbles to show off, play with and to trade if they want.

Provided:   Marbles, game mats and instructions

Please bring:  Marbles if you have them

Who Am I?  My name is Austin and I'm ten years old.  I'm a full-time RV'er.  I'm just like any other kid.  I like to play games.  I like Pokemon and swimming.  Show me a sport and I'll play it.  My Grandma, my brother and I all play marbles.  It's a lot of fun and it's great entertainment.  I've been interested in marbles for years and I started to collect them last year.

 

Groovy Scooby Doo Mystery- Pretend Play with Natalie Etzel-Dang

The Scooby Snacks are missing! Natalie needs a gang of Scooby enthusiasts to help solve the mystery. If Scooby Doo and the Gang is your bag, come join Natalie - and play with all of her Scooby Doo toys. Arrive dressed in your favorite character, or wear some groovy items befitting the gang's era or stories. Or just arrive, Dude!

Provided:  Scooby Snacks, Scooby toys & action figures, scooby toy scraps, scooby games, scooby music, scooby stickers/paper, scooby or hippie costume scraps. Perhaps more! 

Please bring:  Any additional Scooby Doo toys, crafts, games, costumes, hippie or scooby art / face art  

Who Am I?  Natalie is passionate about Scooby Doo, potion-making, Barbies and princesses, Club Penguin, tv/movies, card and board games, and loves dress up, makeup, and pretend play. She loves to create and sing songs, dance, and see live or movie musicals. She's six years old and celebrates her birthday near Halloween, her favorite holiday!

 

 World of Warcraft  with Jake Henry (Icehowl) and Nik (Drakino)

Come and spend time with WoW players and people who are interested in learning the game. We will talk about and play the game, share our character names and realms (so we can keep in touch in the future), and maybe start level one characters together. If you are new to the game and don’t know how it works we can show you what to do. It's all about WoW! 

Please bring: Your laptops loaded with WoW and any WoW swag you might like to show off. If you have an extra laptop with WoW on it and are willing to share it with newbs, bring it. 

Who Are We?  Jake Henry (12) has been playing WoW since January and likes a lot of computer games. He lives in Connecticut and also enjoys karate, paleontology, cats, piano, skiing, and lots of other things.   Nik (13) is into WoW (and has been playing for about a year), Call of Duty, foam weapon play, Star Wars everything and lives in California.     

 

Drumming Circle  with Tara and Justin Wagner

Join us in the sand for a rhythmic drumming circle. Bring your drums, shakers, rainsticks or dancing feet while we pound away in tune with the ocean.

Who Are We?  Tara and Justin live with their nine year old son, Zeb in Las Vegas, NV. They're passionate about living lightly on the earth by growing their own food, composting, and making choices that support a sustainable future. Tara also blogs at TheOrganicSister.
          

Geocaching 101  with Kevin Tucker

A Geocache is a small item, hidden, usually in plain sight, that usually contains items to trade and a log to record your visit. They're usually hidden by locals, in interesting places, that you might not visit otherwise.  I'll cover the basics of Geocaching, and the experiences I've had, then we'll check out the local Geocaches surrounding the conference hotel.  Maybe we'll place a "Good Vibrations" cache!  For more information, you can visit www.geocaching.com

Provided:   Descriptions/locations of local Geocaches, materials to place a cache. I will have a GPS to allow those who do not have one to share. I also plan to bring some "Travel Bugs" (items whose travels can be followed on the Geocaching.com web site), for participants to take home, if they choose.

Please bring:  Enthusiasm, a GPS receiver, if you have one, and some small trinket items to trade with in the caches we find.

Who Am I?   I'm an unschooling Dad to my two daughters, living in Phoenix, until we can escape to our house in Oregon. By day, I'm a software geek, but by night, I like to hang out with the kids and Geocache!

 

 Embellish Your Conference Shirt  with Pam Sorooshian

Use fabric markers, fabric paint, sequins, googly eyes, embroidery thread, and much much more - to turn your Unschooling Bus (on the conference t-shirt) into a magical one!

Please bring: ANY kind of embellishments you are willing to donate - googly eyes, buttons, etc.  And - of course - your Good Vibrations Conference T-Shirt. 

Who Am I?  I'm a 5th generation Californian, married to an Iranian man, and mom to three unschooled and now-grown daughters (24, 21, and 18 by conference time). I have taught economics and statistics at the college level for over 30 years. You can read more about Pam on the presenter's page.

 


Dress Up Pretend Play for All Ages  with Abby Reynolds

Do you run around the house with a cape, high heels and goggles fending off dragons and space aliens while looking for pirate's treasure? This is the place for you! Transform yourself into a futuristic, fairyland in a galaxy far far away with the help of a few costume changes. All ages welcome. 

Provided:  Costumes, silks, simple props to help stimulate the imagination. 

Please bring:  Imaginations and open minds. 

Who Am I?   We are an unschooling family of 5 from North County San Diego, Dad, Mom, Sarah age 9, Anna, age 6 and Andy age 4.    

 

Bean Bag Toss  with Dan Vilter

Come play a simple but fun game sometimes known as Cornhole, Tailgate Toss or Baggo. Players take turns pitching cornhole bags—cotton duck bags filled with feed corn—at a raised platform with a hole in the far end. A corn bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the platform scores 1 point. Play continues until a player reaches the score of 21.

Provided:  The corn bags and the targets and instructions for the game. 

Please bring:  A good throwing arm :-)

Who Am I?  Dan is a long-time unschooling dad whose day job is more fun than humans should be allowed to have.            
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Rope Making  with Dan Vilter

Come learn to make rope the old fashioned way. There is something very satisfying about making your own jump-rope. 

Provided:  Jute twine, all the tools necessary to complete the project. 

Please Bring:  A strong arm for turning the crank!

Who Am I?  Dan is a guy who is interested in many different things - unschooling, rope-making, contradancing and theatre to name just a few.             
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Automotive Maintenance  with Jonathon Dorr

Is your teen getting ready to get their license? Did they just get their license? Have you ever had to deal with a flat tire on the side of the road, or how and when do you change the oil in the car they are driving? I am a High school shop teacher and I will be putting on a fun workshop that will be showing new drivers how to take care of the car that they will be taking out on their own. We will be checking and changing oil, performing general maintenance like checking the tire pressure, coolant level, and filling the windshield washer fluid. We will also go over changing a flat tire on the side of the road. If all this sounds like things you would like your teen to know or if you would like to know how to do these things yourself with rising costs of car care, come learn all about it. No cars or tools required. 

Provided:  Instructional handouts and visual aids. 

Please bring:  Any questions you'd like answered about your own cars.  You can even bring your cars, too, if you like since we'll be meeting in the parking lot.  

Who Am I?   My name is Jonathan Dorr. I am a high school auto shop teacher, which is the closest mainstream teaching to unschooling. I have two children of my own 2 and 4 years old and a wonderful wife. I have been teaching for 4 years and before that I was in the aftermarket truck industry, dealing mainly in suspension work. I have many years of experience working on cars, most of which I learned at home from my dad. I love to teach and really like to relate all topics in a fun way to something that you may enjoy doing. I can work with all ability levels and age levels.  I am fun loving and always entertaining, but I also have a very good knowledge of the facts, and can answer most auto questions.            

 

Arts and Crafts  with Hannah and Isaac Dorr and Nicole McGraw Dorr

Are you feeling crafty? Need a creative outlet? Then come to our funshop and let imagination run wild! We will bring construction paper, crayons, markers, stickers, glue sticks, paper bags, and whatever else we can find for some unstructured craft time!

Please bring:  Anything you would like to work on or use for your artwork! Clothes you don't mind getting dirty or an extra shirt to throw on like a smock. And most important : Your Imagination!! :)

Who Are We?   Hannah is 4 ½ years old and full of energy! She Loves to dance, sing (especially the songs from “Hairspray”), talk to EVERYONE, watch DVDs, swim, eat ice cream, is VERY friendly and can’t wait to play with new friends! Likes walking up to new friends (everyone) and saying “Hi my name is HannahJeanJulieannDorr. How are you today?” She is also ½ puppydog, so if you see a redheaded little girl barking at you, it’s Hannah!

Isaac will be 3 September 4th. He LOVES music and is always tapping or drumming on everything to try how different things sound. He also loves Dan Zanes and his music. His favorite toys is his IKEA train set, he loves playing in the sand, and he has just recently learned to ride a tricycle very fast! He still spends a lot of time riding in Nicole’s sling.

Nicole is Currently on a break from being a firefighter-EMT to be a Stay at Home mama to 2 beautiful children and Loving it! Passionate about equal rights, breastfeeding, gentle/empathic/attachment parenting, midwifery, homebirth, babywearing, vegetarianism, music, swimming, Belly Dance, Hot Rod Culture, Sewing Baby Slings and classic Pin-up Model enthusiast and collector!! Also, exploring a career in midwifery, wants to learn how to do Von Dutch Style Pinstriping some day, Loves traveling in our RV, and is forever trying to grow a garden with a brown thumb!

 

Body Art  with Camille Lavallee

Come decorate your body!  Henna, temporary tattoos and face paint will be available for your use.

Please bring:  any supplies you'd like to share

Who Am I?  I'm seven and I like to play with paints, watch movies and listen to music.  I live in San Diego and love playing with my friends.

 

 

 

Artist Trading Cards  with Kate and Kirsten

ATCs are baseball card sized original works of art. As the name implies they may only be traded and never sold. You will see everything from detailed drawings to montage pieces to Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Uh themed cards. Come join us in making and trading your artistic creations!  Check out this link for inspiration:  http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html

Provided: blank cards, drawing materials, scrap book supplies and more

Please bring:  You don't need to bring anything but are welcome to bring supplies to share if you like. 

Who Are We?   We are 2 unschooling moms living in coastal southern California. Our daughters are part of the SD unschooling tribe and both enjoy ATCs.

 

Monster Sockery  with Wolfie Hendrickson 

Bring your old socks and turn them into monsters. It's what they always wanted to be anyway!

We'll be sticking feathers, fur, googly eyes, arms, spikes, scales and more onto socks of all sizes and colors, and will end up with some truly terrifying and fearsome creatures. Who knows what havoc they will wreak?

Provided:  Socks, fake fur, googly eyes, felt, foam, feathers, glue guns and glue, sequins, buttons and other miscellanea.

Please bring:  old socks of any color, any craft supplies that you want to use, your inner Frankenstein. 

Who Am I?   Wolfie is 8 and lives in Moss Beach, northern California. He loves all things monster related, as well as aliens, dinosaurs, Pokemon, Lego and WoW and his 3 cats.
 

Games Galore!  with Pam and Rose Sorooshian

Let's play Yahtzee, Monopoly, Stratego, Set, Blokus, Tara, Fluxx, Backgammon, Ingenious, Picture Picture, Rush Hour, Sequence, Risk, Ninja Burger, Scrabble, ImagineIf, Carcassonne, Countdown, Quiddler, Clue, Munchkin, and more!   We'll bring lots and lots of games - board games and card games - classics and new ones.

Who Am We?  Pam and Rose are a mother-daughter game-playing duo. We love to share our favorite games - join us!

 

Friendship Bracelets  with Camille Lavallee  

Gather around and make friendship bracelets for your friends and you! 

Provided:  Embroidery floss and step-by-step instructions

Please bring:  any embroidery floss or yarn you’d like to use for your bracelet

Who Am I?  Hi, I'm Camille.  I am seven years old and I live in San Diego.  I like karate and dancing, jumping on the trampoline and playing with my sister.

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of Art  with Spramani E'Laun

Three separate funshops presented by the Nature of Art:

Journal Binding- make a handmade journal using natural twine and punching holes and binding your own journal. Children under six may need help with tools and assembly.

Rock painting with Acrylic - come pick a rock and your favoritecolors to create a work of art, pet rock for what ever your heartdesires.

Drawing- we will have color pencils, oil pastels, Planet Wax ColourBlocks, sketch pencils, paper and art boards out for exploratory drawing.

All material provided.

Who Am I?  Spramani E’Laun has over twenty years experience working in the commercial arts industry as a graphic designer, art director and specialized four color print broker. Based out of Southern California she has worked for small and large companies abroad. Spramani attended commercial arts school in San Diego and Ontario, California. Studied fine oil painting in San Bernardino, California. Currently Spramani is working on her Bachelors of Science in Marketing Business Management. Other projects Spramani is currently working on are Kids Draw Free! Non-profit project, development of Planet Wax Colour Blocks®, Healthy Kidz and founder of Nature of Art ®. Spramani resides in Encinitas , California with her two children.
 

 

 

 

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