Superhero Camp: Part 3
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Superhero Crafts & Activities
Welcome back! This is part 3 of my Superhero Music Camp mini-series. If you missed part 1 or part 2, be sure to check them out for decorations, music, and opening/closing time ideas. Ready to get started? Save yourself a TON of time with my Superhero Music Camp Complete Teacher’s Guide. It’s full of themed craft, activity, and project ideas, as well as five days of a fully-planned Superhero Music Camp.
In this post, I am sharing some of my favorite easy crafts and activities my students did during our Superhero-themed music camp. I’m really big on open-ended activities that inspire creativity, and these were some really great ones!
When I first started directing music camps, I only put crafts in for my younger students. Since then, I’ve discovered that my older ones really like doing them too! I try to be sure to have a craft or project for all ages. Here are some of my favorite Superhero-themed crafts!
Design Your Own Superhero Mask
Each student chose a mask template to design that fit with their superhero.
They were free to choose their own color scheme and mask shape (I have three different mask templates in my Superhero Camp plans.)
Then we cut them out and attached yarn to the back so they could wear them. They loved using the masks to help them get into character!
Design Your Own Superhero Costume
We do a lot of character development work during my camps. It’s so important for them to understand their character as they are learning music.
One of my favorite ways to work on this is to let them design a costume! I always love seeing how these turn out. The kids are SO creative!
If you want more in-depth character development, check out these character development resources:
Create A Comic
Honestly, this activity gave a few of my kiddos a little trouble! They had NO idea where to start with such an open ended activity.
I just gave them a blank comic page (I have three different types in my Superhero Camp plans) and told them to create. There were definitely a few who just stared at me blankly and needed more direction to get going.
Once we got them started, they had so much fun with this and we got some really creative comic pages!
Movement Activity
We did a lot of movement activities to keep the wiggles at bay. This is a great warm-up or brain break.
I cut these movement cards (included in my Superhero Camp plans) out and let each student choose one for the group to do.
It was a really good way to get them into their bodies as we began to dig into character development.
Like all the open-ended activities, it took them a few cards to really get into it. Once they did, I had superhero all over the place!
Conclusion
Convinced yet that you should do a superhero music camp? It was a really fun theme with so many ideas to choose from. I know planning and executing a camp all on your own is daunting. Even with all the work, I find that it is such a great way to keep things fresh and interesting both for me and my students.
Save yourself time and grab my Superhero Music Camp Complete Teacher’s Guide.
This will guide you through the planning process, give you themed activities, craft, and project ideas, templates, and plans, and has 5 already-planned days of camp.
I hope you enjoy this theme as much as I did. Happy planning!
