For both experienced and new builders. Children learn how to handle basic tools safely and how to assemble materials. We build build large and small projects as well as installations. Kids also have opportunities to build projects of their own design. This is an active, creative class. Children work with drawings (blueprints), learn the history and context of building traditions, and build and paint with a variety of materials. After-School programs are drop off; during class, parents can relax in the Ted and Honey cafe upstairs.

Students K-2
Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm
10 sessions: 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12.

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NOTE: THIS CAMP IS AT OUR BLDG92 WORKSHOP LOCATION IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD

One of those unique holidays, only in Brooklyn! Your kids get this day off from school, but for some reason your boss in Manhattan doesn't recognize this special day. So go to work and we'll make sure your child has a great day of building with Brooklyn in mind. The day will be appropriate for both new and experienced builders, and we'll have outdoor time—rain or shine.

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NOTE: THIS CAMP IS AT OUR BLDG92 WORKSHOP LOCATION IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD

June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, July 1, 2, 3  
Single day open workshops  $125/day
Any 4 days $450
Any 5 days $500
Start the summer with your pick of one-day camps. Each day is entirely different, fun, and safe.
For beginner and experienced builders in grades K-4.

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This is a limited enrollment week for a small group. Projects will be determined by the interests of the group with options to build go-carts, Rube Goldberg machines, toys, and any of the many projects that ConstructionKids offers (we cannot build skateboards, however). It's a creative and fun week with a small group, excellent for both beginning and experienced builders.

What could be a better start to the summer than building a ton of projects at your own pace and getting outdoors to play?

ESVC-SUM2013

The best of both worlds: build stuff, make a short film about it, and send it home so your parents can see it! iBuild, iFilm (formerly Construction Animation) combines both contemporary technology and the classical hand skills that ConstructionKids is famous for. It's a week that is at the forefront of modern education. 
We build projects out of wood, compose a story (script) and film the story using stop-motion animation. Children work in pairs and are given an iPod (scrubbed of games) for the week. To capture the stop motion, we use a free and easy-to-use app called iMotion. Kids quickly learn how to edit and transfer their work to our monitor for daily screenings and then upload their videos to Vimeo and/or send it home to parents! Children work at age-appropriate levels and learn basic camera skills. Though filmmaking is integral to this camp, the built projects and process of making them, as well as scriptwriting and the creative play that arises are what make CK's week of animation different from other animation programs.


For ages 6 and up (must be starting 2nd grade in Fall 2013).

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A favorite ConstructionKids program, Buildings & Cities focuses on the construction of structures and dwellings. We build a playhouse and several of the following: a wigwam, log cabin, fort, Empire State Building, bridge, apartment building. Each day we also create smaller structures that can be taken home. New builders learn how to hammer on the first day, while experienced builders are challenged by large structures which require planning and collaboration.

What's new in 2013: In age-appropriate groups, we explore the growth and composition of towns and cities. Then we plan, layout, and build towns based on the evolution of water, electricity, roads, and mass transit systems. Using old maps and photographs, we study Brooklyn's growth from the late 19th Century to today.

BC2-SUM2013

A favorite ConstructionKids program, Buildings & Cities focuses on the construction of structures and dwellings. We build a playhouse and several of the following: a wigwam, log cabin, fort, Empire State Building, bridge, apartment building. Each day we also create smaller structures that can be taken home. New builders learn how to hammer on the first day, while experienced builders are challenged by large structures which require planning and collaboration.

What's new in 2013: In age-appropriate groups, we explore the growth and composition of towns and cities. Then we plan, layout, and build towns based on the evolution of water, electricity, roads, and mass transit systems. Using old maps and photographs, we study Brooklyn's growth from the late 19th Century to today.

BC3-SUM2013

Greatest Hits Week gives kids the chance to work on different projects each day, choosing from the many themes our diverse program offers. The week encourages experimentation, boundary pushing, and creativity in a project-focused atmosphere. Children get plenty of direction and learn new building skills while they explore new creative terrain. Returning veterans of the previous year's summer camp often invent new projects while broadening their ambitions. Greatest Hits provides challenge and comfort for those kids who want to refine past projects with improved skills and the perspective of greater maturity. Greatest Hits is fine for new builders and ideal for experienced builders and children who have specific projects in mind (please share them with us in advance). Everybody loves Greatest Hits because we never quite know what will happen, making it a wonderful last week of summer. Sorry, we do not offer skateboard or scooter building this week.

GHW-SUM2013

One of our most popular programs, Vehicles Week is all about building fun stuff that moves—especially go-carts! Children learn about cars, boats, airplanes and build small models of each using their own designs. We build go-carts, learn the rules of the road on a controlled course in our large workshop, and then hit the car-free trails of Fort Greene Park.

What's new in 2013: Brief video presentations about the evolution of vehicles and the innovations that have improved transportation through the years.

VW3-SUM2013

A favorite ConstructionKids program, Buildings & Cities focuses on the construction of structures and dwellings. We build a playhouse and several of the following: a wigwam, log cabin, fort, Empire State Building, bridge, apartment building. Each day we also create smaller structures that can be taken home. New builders learn how to hammer on the first day, while experienced builders are challenged by large structures which require planning and collaboration.

What's new in 2013: In age-appropriate groups, we explore the growth and composition of towns and cities. Then we plan, layout, and build towns based on the evolution of water, electricity, roads, and mass transit systems. Using old maps and photographs, we study Brooklyn's growth from the late 19th Century to today.

BC4-SUM2013

ConstructionKids takes the usual kids' animation (typically using Lego and/or clay), to the next level, by teaching old school building skills and new school technology. First we teach kids to build things with tools, then we encourage them to play with their creations. This play then becomes the inspiration for a story/script. Finally, using iPod Touches and tripods, kids tell their stories with stop-action films. And, because kids are really good at this, they screen their films on our flatscreen monitor in the workspace and share them on Vimeo and YouTube.  Working in revolving pairs, kids do it all: prop design, story creation, camera work, directing—in short, every part of filmmaking. It's a dynamic, creative week, and you won't believe what your kids can do until you see it.

Fee includes all materials, tools, and iPod touch use for the week. For children entering grades 2-4.
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THIS VACATION CAMP TAKES PLACE AT THE BLUE SCHOOL, 241 WATER STREET, NYC 10038.

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Each child will make a small boat designed to be paddled on the NYC waterways. Like all ConstructionKids projects, the boat will be small enough to fit through a subway turnstile, lightweight, and store upright in the corner of a bedroom. We teach the traditional steps of boat building from plan to finish. On Friday, we'll launch our creations at a location TBD. Fee includes all tools and materials. Each child keeps the boat he/she builds. A storage option will be available in our Brooklyn workshop. Limited to 12 children, entering grades 5-7
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THIS VACATION CAMP TAKES PLACE AT THE BLUE SCHOOL, 241 WATER STREET, NYC 10038.

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Reserves your agreed upon date for a Construction Birthday Party (K-4 kids) or a Little Builder Birthday Party (2.5-pre-K). A paypal invoice will be emailed for the balance which will be due one week before the party date. This deposit is non-refundable. Requires prior email correspondence with Deb.
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