Forty-eight local youth focused on their creativity during the winter break at the Estevan Arts Council鈥檚 annual Art in Action Camp.
The youth gathered at the Estevan Leisure Centre on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for morning crafts and afternoon swimming.
Arts council president Wilma Mantei said they hoped to have 45 children registered, since they have three instructors and it would have meant 15 youth per instructor, but they had a few extra children register, and they had to turn other youth away because the camp was at capacity.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a busy day,鈥� said Mantei. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e exhausted at the end of the day, but so are the teachers.鈥�
The kids were separated by age groups: six-and seven-year-olds, eight-and nine-year-olds, and 10-to 13-year-olds. 聽
They created such items as paper mache bowls, birch bark painting and sculpting and more. Portfolios were made for their work.
The arts council has held the Art in Action camp during the winter break for a number of years. Mantei said the young people always enjoy it.
鈥淲e want to do this for our community, for our students, who are home from school,鈥� said Mantei.
Instructors were Mantei, Martina Veneziano and Monique Willms. Malea Andrist, Jennica Memory, Jayla Memory and Brooklyne Brady were the assistants.聽
