NOVEMBER: Share an original photo (taken by you) that depicts something for which you are thankful for a chance to win a gift card prize. A winner will be selected from the submissions received. Use the form below to submit/upload your photo entries. Entries for November must be received by November 30, 2026! For teens/grades 6-12. DECEMBER: Share an original photo (taken by you) of a celebration for a chance to win a gift card … Read more
Summer K. from GlamBat Studios presented a wonderful hands-on workshop for teens on special effects makeup (perfect for this just-before-Halloween time of year). We managed to turn everyone into zombies in an hour and a half! Check out their zombie makeup below:
These koi pond acrylic paintings were so much fun to make! We created an underwater background on our round cardboard canvases (recycle pizza or cake decorating rounds) using different blues, purples, and greens, then added lily pads by dipping balloons in paint and pressing them onto the background (this created a texture much like a lily pad leaf!). We made the koi fish by painting the sides of one hand, making a loose fist, and … Read more
We were all obsessed with these clay mandrakes and did not get photos of all the OTHER activities happening at our Herbology event (miniature plant/flower paintings, floral picture frames, mix your own tea, and several herbology quizzes). Please enjoy the mandrakes the teens made:
We used acrylic paint pens to decorate terra cotta pots at this fun teen event. Participants also picked out some seeds and potting soil to plant up their pots at home. They turned out great!
Teens created some adorable garden rocks using acrylic paint and paint pens. Not sure if any of these will actually end up in a garden! Here’s what they made:
Teens got the opportunity to make their own, temporary, henna body art AND received a design from artist, Rebecca Huston (Heathen Ink Tattoo). Henna paste is used to stain the skin and designs last a few days to a few weeks. Enjoy some of Rebecca’s and their artwork:
We used our diamond painting skills to bedazzle book covers (and some other stuff, too) at this fun event! If you haven’t tried it, diamond painting is relaxing and fun.
Using a variety of materials, including moss, bark, stones, acrylic paint, and tiny plastic trees, teens created their very own enchanted forests within the confines of a shoebox. In these magical places rabbits and foxes and hedgehogs became friends and foraged together. So impressed with everyone’s creativity!
HAPL teens created their own dot art in the style of Australian Aboriginal artists.