FunshopsFunshops will be added as we receive them. If you would like to host a funshop please submit one at
http://www.liveandlearnshop.com/2007LnLconference/funshops/funshopSubmit.htm
If you have an idea, please submit it early. Last year we closed funshops because of the number submitted!
We will have funshops that would appeal to younger kids, to tweens, to teens, to adults and grandparents! We have funshops that challenge you mentally, physically. Large motor, small motor. Quiet funshops. Loud, wild, & crazy funshops!
The Live and Learn Conference is non-age-discrinimatory. All funshops are open to all attendees! Smaller hands may require assistance, but all are welcome!
Amazing Mandalas - Barbara Splett
Have you heard about Mandalas? Wondered what their all about? Mandalas are found among the most ancient art forms and are used all over the world in spiritual, mathmatical, psychological, and artistic endeavors. Copies of many different mandalas will be provided for you to color or you may start from scratch and create your own with the tools provided. Mandalas for coloring are a very pleasurable form of meditation, which will relax you, and afterwards you will have a beautiful piece of artwork you created. Wonderful for all ages!Belly Dance - Andrea Katin
Come and learn some new dance moves. We will shimmy, shake, lock and roll to music from far corners of the earth. Belly dance is one of the oldest dances in creation. It is fun, soulful and great exercise for those of all ages and sizes. Dress comfortable but lightly. You may bring a scarf to tie around your hips (or get one of Mindy's flirty skirties).Big Ol' Drum Circle - Caren Knox-Hundley
Come on out and make some noise! Bring your drums, percussion toys, pots & pans... Let's ride the waves of the beat into rhythmical bliss, as we form a community of sound. Some extra drums and toys will be provided - I'll provide easy-peasy instruction if you've never drummed before!Blue Ridge Scavenger Hunt - Terri Johnson
We'll have a list ready of sometimes surprising things for you to search for&prizes for those who find them first!Build a Bionicle!! - Seth Hundley
A lot of kids are gonna come and it's gonna be fun! We're gonna build stuff. Bionicles are AWESOME!!!
We'll have tubs of various Bionicle parts, and some to use as models.Clothing Tattoo - Darlene Martin
Don't want a real tattoo? How about one for your jeans, shirt or skirt? Bring your piece of clothing (washed WITHOUT any fabric softner) and I will supply iron on transfers or pencils for free hand design. I will also have many colors of embroidery floss available. If you have an embroidery hoop, please bring it with you.Construction Toys- Deborah Cunefare
Come play! We'll have wooden railway sets and a variety of construction toys available for free play during the conference. Deborah Cunefare will periodically reset the room to keep the fun going.Cootie Catchers are SO Cool! - Anne Ohman
Need I say more? Join me for some really cool cootie catcher creating. No cooties necessary...in fact, please leave your cooties at home. (If you don't know what a *cootie catcher* is, here's a bit of info for you from Wikipedia...check them out for more information: A cootie catcher or fortune teller [sometimes called a scrunchie and a chatterbox in Australia] is an origami device used in fortune-telling games by children. A player asks a question, and the holder of the device answers using a regular algorithm. The fortunes written inside can be anything, but what they are determines what questions a player can ask.)
Dress Up! - Deborah Cunefare
Come try on a new character and play! We have a large variety of clothing, costumes, and accesories in sizes to fit smallest to tallest, toddler to grandpa. Our dress up room will be open throughout the conference, periodically reset by Deborah Cunefare.Embrace the Passion: Video Gaming - The Traaseth Family
W e'll be talking about how you don't have to fear the "big bad video games" and how you can turn your apprehensions into support and interest for your gamers. Embrace the passion!Healing/Intentional Drum Circle - Caren Knox-Hundley
A different type of circle! We'll use drumming to send energy and healing to those in and outside of the circle. Instruction will be provided, and I'll have drums there. We'll drum for a bit, then have a guided meditation in the middle, then drum some more, envisioning the healing waves of energy flowing to wherever it's needed. It's a quiet type of drum circle. Yes, that's possible.Henna tattoos - Maria Bannister
Temporary henna tattoos that could last 2 to 3 weeks. Henna is made from all natural henna leaves and eucalyptus oil. I will bring patterns and the raw materials necessary. I will apply the tattoos, or if others wish to try they can join in.Icing Art Extravaganza! - Lisa Row
If you ever wanted to decorate with icing, this is the funshop for you! We'll have cookies on a stick ready for your artistic interpretation. Adorn your "cookie pop" with royal icing using special icing tips to suit your inspiration. Come... indulge your senses with vibrant colors, enticing scents, delicious flavors, and smoothly flowing goodness!Jazz in Jamaica..a brief history of Ska! - Erik Schroeder
In short, my passion is playing and listening to Jamaican Ska. This funshop will give a brief history of where the music came from, who played it, who and what influenced it and who is playing it today.Make a Friendship Bracelet - Evelyn and Aileen Bunch
Learn how to make friendship bracelets from various fibers and using various techniques. Participants will have the option to make bracelets by crocheting, braiding, or on a homeade kumihimo loom. We'll provide materials and assistance in making looms.Mask Decorating - Robyn & Jayn Coburn
I swear I thought of this before hearing about the Masquerade ball! We did this for Jayn's birthday party and the results were wonderful. Decorate a half face mask to wear or carry. I will supply blank paper mache masks, paints, colored papers (for decoupage), beads, sequins and assorted doodads. Match your masquerade costume or hang it in your house. I will also bring some dowels to turn the mask into a lorgnette if desired.New Games for Playful Spirits - Robin Clochard
New Games aren't new (they've been around for over 30 years), and some of them couldn't really be called games at all—more like collective silliness. Whatever they are called, they are fun for everyone. Some might be games you've played before (ever try the People Pass? the Human Spring?), and some are twists on games we all know (get ready for some really strange games of tag!). The emphasis throughout is on cooperative fun and play rather than winning or losing. The only requirement to participate is the desire to have fun—we'll play together regardless of age or physical ability. What we do and how we do it will create a joyful time for all—the most important part of the game is the people playing it. All ages (PE dropouts especially encouraged to give these games a try!), bring a ball or two along if you can.Nitrogen Ice Cream - James Coburn
Let's get together and make the fixin's we need for the Picnic's annual Nitrogen Ice Cream. Please bring the fixin's for your favorite Ice Cream recipe, and we will prepare them in advance for Sunday's Picnic get-together. The idea is that we will be preparing the mixtures that we will use *in advance* of the actual ice cream making event at Sunday's picnic.Outdoor Fun! - Jessica Harmon
Come make paper airplanes, blow bubbles, play with chalk, throw a frisbee, jumprope and have a good time : ) This funshop will be for ANYONE who just wants to have fun, unwind and have a blast!Paper Bag Puppets - Jeff Sabo
Have you ever wanted to make a puppet of your very own - a dragon, an angel, a dog, an airplane, a politician - anything you can dream of? Join Jeff (the Big Bald Guy) and put your imagination to work making your very own Paper Bag Puppet! We'll use lunch bags, felt, old Twinkies, glue, stickers, dead bugs, markers, loose toupees, pipe cleaners, crepe paper, cotton balls - whatever we can find to make our imaginations come alive. All you need to bring is yourself and a smile!Pop Rockets Rock! - Amy Bowers
We will make pop rockets from film canisters and special rocket fuel. This is an exciting and safe fun shop for young (and old) rocket enthusiasts. It will be a blast!Scrumptious Word Soup - Jennifer Johnson
Writing and Poem Making for everyone. We will play with some group poems, picture poems, haiku, experimental poetry, short short stories written in group format, freestyle writing, or folks can just come and do their own thing. We may listen to some well-known poets read their own work and we may share our own. We will invite people to contribute to a "thema"-style series- where each writer uses the same premise and creates a unique piece of writing. At the end of the conference all Word Soup participants (and other conference attendees?) will receive a booklet of our collected works.
Materials will be provided.Temporary Tattoo Parlor - Steffi and Joni Zander
Come decorate yourself all over with as many temporary tattoos as you like - we'll have plenty for everyone!