Join Pop Shop America, Craft Happy Houston, and TXRX Labs for the best summer yet!
If you've got a budding artist, a young maker, a crafty kid, or someone that's fascinated with tech projects bring them to Craft & Tech Summer Camp. These summer day camps are co-hosted by Pop Shop America, Craft Happy Houston, and TXRX Labs and are here to jet propel students to the next level of creativity!
Housed at TXRX Labs, a makerspace near downtown Houston, kids at this camp will have safe access to tools and equipment to build, craft, hack, and have fun with tons of other kids their age.
Half-Day Sewing Camp
with Craft Happy Houston
June 13th - June 17th | 9am - 12pm: 8-11 year olds
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June 20th - June 24th | 9am - 12pm: 12-15 year olds
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This class is perfect for the beginner student who has never used a sewing machine as well as those who may have tried small projects on their own.
Students will learn:
- Basics of a Sewing Machine
- Fabric Facts
- Using a Pattern to Create Clothing
- And much more…
At the end of the week friends and family are invited to attend a fashion show produced by the students to show off the work they created.
Choose a single half-day camp or sign up for both! For questions, contact jill@crafthappyhouston.com.
Half-Day Printmaking Camp
with TXRX Labs
June 13th - June 17th | 1pm - 4pm: 8-11 year olds
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June 20th - June 24th | 1pm - 4pm: 12-15 year olds
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Integrate the modern technology of 3D printing with the traditional art form of block printing.
Students will learn:
- Basic Form of Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) to 3D Print Plates
- Applying Ink to Plates with Leather and Quartz Daubers
- Transferring Designs from Plates to Fabric and Paper. Printed fabric can be used for designs in the sewing camp.
At the end of the week friends and family are invited to attend an art show produced by the students to show off the work they created.
Choose a single half-day camp or sign up for both! For questions, contact alex.goss@txrxlabs.org.
Full-Day Responsive Electronics Camp
with TXRX Labs
June 27th - July 1st: 9-12 year olds
Kids will learn skills to use the most important electronic device in everyday life – the microprocessor. Students will make bookmarks that let them read at night, add blinking lights to their backpacks or bicycles, and allow clothing to sense someone approaching and greet them with a recorded message. In the process, the basic concepts of circuit design – polarity, wiring, amperage, and power will be learned. Students will also gain knowledge to use sensors connected to microprocessors to respond to stimuli with LED lights, speakers, and servo-motors. Not only will students leave with the ability to add electronics to clothing, artwork, and household items, but they will gain the insight to deconstruct the electronic devices they encounter on a daily basis.
At the end of the week friends and family are invited to attend a mini-maker faire produced by the students to show off the work they created. For questions, contact joseph.miller@txrxlabs.org.
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Full-Day Modern & Cool Crafts Camp
with Pop Shop America
June 27th - July 1st: 9-12 year olds
This camp is all about trying out new media and learning what you like to make.
Students will make:
- Concrete Planters
- Polymer Clay Jewelry
- Printmaking
- Large Drawings
- Leather goods
- and more...
There will be plenty of time to figure out what you or your kid likes to make and there will even be time to focus on that particular craft.
We’ll show you what handmade goods are easy to sell in person at craft fairs and online on Etsy. We’ll even talk about packaging and make some super cool packaging for all of our handmade items. At the end of the week, show your items off to friends and family!
All students will get to collaborate with TXRX Labs’ Tech Camp Responsive Electronics. Students will share lunches, breaks, and have visits from cool Houston makers together.
At the end of the week friends and family are invited to attend a mini-maker faire produced by the students to show off the work they created. For questions, contact brittany@popshopamerica.com.
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Full-Day Jewelry & Sculpture Making Camp
with TXRX Labs
July 11th - July 15th | 9am - 5pm: 12-15 year olds
The craft of jewelry is ancient. At TXRX Labs “High-Tech Jewelry and Sculpture Making Camp”, students are going to learn techniques that can revolutionize the jewelry industry. Laser cutters and 3D printers have changed the game. No longer do skills need to be practiced for years. Instead, an idea can become a finished product in days or even hours and the design can be customized endlessly.
Students will learn to build 2D and 3D models on the computer using CAD software. These skills are transferable into many fields, but in this camp, students will use CAD files to make rings, necklaces, pendants, and earrings, or even to make pins for hats, pulls for zippers, ornaments for hoods, or knobs for shifters. 2D CAD files will be used to make flat objects on the laser cutter out of acrylic, leather, or wood. 3D CAD files will be used to make plastic prints on the 3D printers, which can then be used to make plaster molds and bronze and aluminum objects will be cast from those molds.
At the end of the week friends and family are invited to attend a mini-maker faire produced by the students to show off the work they created. For questions, contact joseph.miller@txrxlabs.org.
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Full-Day Build an Etsy Craft Camp
with Pop Shop America
July 11th - July 15th | 9am - 5pm: 12-15 year olds
In the Build an Etsy Craft Summer Camp for Teens, campers will get to hone their craft skills and learn how to Build an Etsy. We’ll talk about what sells and what doesn’t, work with product photography, packaging and more. We’ll get to try out lots of modern and cool crafts along the way. Kids do not need to have experience with crafting to take this camp.
All students will get to collaborate with TXRX Labs’ Tech Camp High Tech Jewelry and Sculpture Making as well as work on projects that inspire them at their own pace. Students will share lunches, breaks, and have visits from cool Houston makers together.
At the end of the week friends and family are invited to attend a mini-maker faire produced by the students to show off the work they created. For questions, contact brittany@popshopamerica.com.
