We are rightly very proud of our Arts & Crafts program at Camp Starlight.  Housed in our magnificent Carriage House, we have rooms dedicated to ceramics and woodworking as well as a fabulous deck for sunny days and artistic inspiration.  We have an amazing, talented, creative and enthusiastic staff of eleven working here, all ready to help our campers find a way to express themselves.

The department is headed by Leslie who is spending her fourth summer as a staff member here.  Leslie came to Camp Starlight as a camper in the early 1980s and is continuing the family tradition by sending her own children here.  Leslie majored in Art at college and is a qualified teacher.  During the winter months she spends her time planning for the summer at camp and each year brings with her over 200 projects for our campers to enjoy.  Leslie loved her time as a camper at Camp Starlight and she loves being here as an adult even more as she gets to be a part of making that Starlight magic.

In ceramics you could be making piggy banks or coil pots or you might be throwing vases and mugs on the potter’s wheel.  Our on-site kiln means your work can be fired and glazed, all ready for you to take back home with you.  In woodworking there are a lot of great projects making wooden games like pinball machines, tooth fairy boxes and signs for your room.  Favorites in our general arts and crafts program are candle-making, sock monkeys, mosaics, dog tags, plaster masks and beading / jewelry making – we get through tens of thousands of beads each summer!  We also offer a fine arts program where you can try out oil and watercolor painting as well as working with pastels.  There really is something for everyone here at Camp Starlight and the best thing is you can take it all home with you as a lasting reminder of your summer.