Sarah, our Community Ambassador at Champaign Public Library, led an ornament workshop right before the holiday season this year. The workshop had teens create cutouts using the Silhouette machines to decorate their clear orb ornaments. They could also add fake snow to make the ornament personalized.
To prepare for the workshop, Sarah encouraged the teens who regularly come to Teen Space (and ones she has built relationships with) to try using the Silhouette machine earlier in the week so at the workshop, more time could be spent on designing a cutout and then adding the fun stuff to the ornament. Several teens took her up on the offer and learned about the mechanics and basic steps in using the Silhouette.
On the day of the workshop, Sarah had eight teens, one who left early, and then six who ended up making ornaments. During the workshop, Sarah had the help from her younger sister (who is a regular volunteer in the Teen Space) as well as some of the teens who have excelled in the game design field (see the Game Design post in October for more details). It’s great to see teens helping their peers and makes it easier for Sarah to move around and help everyone.
The workshop was a success, and most of the fake snow got vacuumed up! Here are some photos from the event.
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