The 5 to 6 year old campers draw on paper cut into a circle folded in half, with hole punches lining the bottom. They report that they are creating jellyfish, and are currently designing them with markers.

One of the girls works on her drawing of a bold girl with a green bow. Another girl colors in a wide yellow stripe next to where her red and orange stripes are outlined. She says she is drawing a sunset but later decides to change it into a rainbow. A different girl at the table uses all of the colors of markers to draw vertical lines and create a colorful design that she draws a black heart on top of. Two of the other girls at the same table color their half circle dark blue and draw a smiley face on it. One of the girls, Camilla, is happy with her drawing and decides to name her jellyfish Shelly while the other decides that she made a mistake on hers.

After Camilla suggests that she can draw on the back or turn her drawing into a new design, the second girl decides to transform her smiley face into a sea turtle. Many of the campers sitting next to each other choose to draw similar or identical designs, including drawing sunsets, girls’ faces, and hearts with scalloped borders.

When the group finishes designing their jellyfish, they move on to their next activity while the counselors thread and knot different shades of blue yarn through the hole punches to create the tentacles of the jellyfish.

The campers create their best art as they use their creativity, collaborate with each other, and learn to use their mistakes to propel them forward.