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By Laura Fay

August 10, 2017

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Back to school means the end of summer — and for some kids, the long journey home from summer camp.

As families have reunited across the country, parents have taken to social media with photos of the arts and crafts projects that have flooded their homes. From toy cars to jewelry, baked goods, and clothing, proud mothers and fathers have started posting their selfies.

Here are a few of this summer’s camp highlights; if you’d like to have your student’s masterpiece added to these greatest hits, tweet it out with the hashtag #SummerCampCrafts!

Some kids wanted to make a statement.

Douglas made peace signs at a science history camp at @novelneighbor.
Love this kid. #ScienceIsReal #LoveNotHateMakesAmericaGreat pic.twitter.com/4evPdF9ymV

— Lance Finney (@LMFinney) June 30, 2017

Lighthouse Education shared these photos of their campers-turned-aliens.

Alien helmets during #STEM #STEAM #coding & #invention #summercamp with @makedo cardboard toolkit https://t.co/3W6dGqj1Wq pic.twitter.com/6EgMAt6vVF

— Lighthouse Education (@lighthouse_educ) August 9, 2017

My kid made me a hat at summer camp. I look like a dork, but it's a cool hat!#SmartGirls #SummerCamp2017 pic.twitter.com/JX8PIFbWOV

— Jerilyn L. Mendoza (@JerilynLM) August 10, 2017

✨This dinosaur my kid made at camp ✨ pic.twitter.com/9wmgOYDvf6

— Maria (@MariaMelee) July 15, 2017

Some kids — and their parents — wanted to impress their favorite musical artists.

Can't wait for your show next weekend in Atlanta @AllTimeLow!
Look at the cookies our daughter made at cake camp!?♠️ #shespumped #alltimelow pic.twitter.com/dhULPjNeO4

— Jenny Alverson (@jennyalverson) July 28, 2017

@edsheeran My 7yo daughter was sad she didn't get 2 join us at UR show, Sun in Buff. She made this batt powered prop car in STEM camp yest. pic.twitter.com/rCuG8BxUr9

— Dennis R. Hirschfelt (@DHirschfelt) July 12, 2017

Somewhat relevant to my last tweets, here are some of the buttons 8 yo daughter made this week at camp. ? pic.twitter.com/FG2k4F92dp

— Heather Ure (@riotheatherrr) July 23, 2017

My daughter made this at Master Chef camp. It is really good. Bechamel sauce from scratch and errrrrthang. pic.twitter.com/awqOjBsPYA

— Rebecca Angell (@bexangell) July 13, 2017

Brushes? Who needs brushes when you have natural materials like branches and leaves? My campers made these masterpieces today. #summercamp pic.twitter.com/3bbJoa4cmU

— Michael Hetzel (@mhphoto22) July 31, 2017

Camp crafts can be both beautiful and practical.

Even author Brad Meltzer had something to brag about.

At least one grandmother joined in on the fun, too.

My granddaughter,Abigail knew just what to make me as a gift, Not only is it a tiny Fairy House but it is a "Mushroom" Fairy House!! #sheknewwhatsugiloves #campcrafts #ilovemyfamily #wildflowerdesigns

A post shared by Wildflower Designs (@wildflowersybil) on Jul 9, 2017 at 2:56pm PDT

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                <h1>What Our Kids Made at Summer Camp: Proud Parents Posting Adorable Photos of Arts & Crafts on Social Media</h1>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.the74million.org/contributor/laura-fay/">Laura Fay</a></p>

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<div class="article__paragraph opening" dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d27e-3952-512c-0ab31492cb7c">Back to school means the end of summer — and for some kids, the long journey home from summer camp. </span></div>
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d27e-3952-512c-0ab31492cb7c">As families have reunited across the country, parents have taken to social media with photos of the arts and crafts projects that have flooded their homes. From toy cars to jewelry, baked goods, and clothing, proud mothers and fathers have started posting their selfies. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d27e-3952-512c-0ab31492cb7c">Here are a few of this summer’s camp highlights; if you’d like to have your student’s masterpiece added to these greatest hits, tweet it out with the hashtag #SummerCampCrafts! </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d27e-9d6f-be9a-5ffd8172dd0d">Some kids wanted to make a statement. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Douglas made peace signs at a science history camp at <a href="https://twitter.com/novelneighbor">@novelneighbor</a>.<br />
Love this kid. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScienceIsReal?src=hash">#ScienceIsReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoveNotHateMakesAmericaGreat?src=hash">#LoveNotHateMakesAmericaGreat</a> <a href="https://t.co/4evPdF9ymV">pic.twitter.com/4evPdF9ymV</a></p>
<p>— Lance Finney (@LMFinney) <a href="https://twitter.com/LMFinney/status/880600924942737409">June 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d27e-fdb1-36bd-9535341208c2">Lighthouse Education shared these photos of their campers-turned-aliens.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alien helmets during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STEM?src=hash">#STEM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STEAM?src=hash">#STEAM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coding?src=hash">#coding</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/invention?src=hash">#invention</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/summercamp?src=hash">#summercamp</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/Makedo">@makedo</a> cardboard toolkit <a href="https://t.co/3W6dGqj1Wq">https://t.co/3W6dGqj1Wq</a> <a href="https://t.co/6EgMAt6vVF">pic.twitter.com/6EgMAt6vVF</a></p>
<p>— Lighthouse Education (@lighthouse_educ) <a href="https://twitter.com/lighthouse_educ/status/895119619207434241">August 9, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My kid made me a hat at summer camp. I look like a dork, but it's a cool hat!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmartGirls?src=hash">#SmartGirls</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SummerCamp2017?src=hash">#SummerCamp2017</a> <a href="https://t.co/JX8PIFbWOV">pic.twitter.com/JX8PIFbWOV</a></p>
<p>— Jerilyn L. Mendoza (@JerilynLM) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerilynLM/status/895488863732248576">August 10, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">✨This dinosaur my kid made at camp ✨ <a href="https://t.co/9wmgOYDvf6">pic.twitter.com/9wmgOYDvf6</a></p>
<p>— Maria (@MariaMelee) <a href="https://twitter.com/MariaMelee/status/886174039164817408">July 15, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<div class="article__paragraph" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d284-4401-de89-338541c602df">Some kids — and their parents — wanted to impress their favorite musical artists. </span></p>
</div>
<div class="article__paragraph"><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr" lang="en">Can't wait for your show next weekend in Atlanta <a href="https://twitter.com/AllTimeLow">@AllTimeLow</a>!<br />
Look at the cookies our daughter made at cake camp!?♠️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/shespumped?src=hash">#shespumped</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/alltimelow?src=hash">#alltimelow</a> <a href="https://t.co/dhULPjNeO4">pic.twitter.com/dhULPjNeO4</a></div>
<p>— Jenny Alverson (@jennyalverson) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennyalverson/status/891003193127292928">July 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/edsheeran">@edsheeran</a> My 7yo daughter was sad she didn't get 2 join us at UR show, Sun in Buff. She made this batt powered prop car in STEM camp yest. <a href="https://t.co/rCuG8BxUr9">pic.twitter.com/rCuG8BxUr9</a></p>
<p>— Dennis R. Hirschfelt (@DHirschfelt) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHirschfelt/status/885235566895398912">July 12, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Somewhat relevant to my last tweets, here are some of the buttons 8 yo daughter made this week at camp. ? <a href="https://t.co/FG2k4F92dp">pic.twitter.com/FG2k4F92dp</a></p>
<p>— Heather Ure (@riotheatherrr) <a href="https://twitter.com/riotheatherrr/status/889195459205513216">July 23, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My daughter made this at Master Chef camp. It is really good. Bechamel sauce from scratch and errrrrthang. <a href="https://t.co/awqOjBsPYA">pic.twitter.com/awqOjBsPYA</a></p>
<p>— Rebecca Angell (@bexangell) <a href="https://twitter.com/bexangell/status/885590989007704064">July 13, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brushes? Who needs brushes when you have natural materials like branches and leaves? My campers made these masterpieces today. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/summercamp?src=hash">#summercamp</a> <a href="https://t.co/3bbJoa4cmU">pic.twitter.com/3bbJoa4cmU</a></p>
<p>— Michael Hetzel (@mhphoto22) <a href="https://twitter.com/mhphoto22/status/892158083526471680">July 31, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d285-3a40-4e87-f802ad70cdfd">Camp crafts can be both beautiful and practical. </span></div>
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<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d285-d4e8-ab35-de87feaf063b">Even author Brad Meltzer had something to brag about. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445afb34-d286-3915-68c7-c87ade6be1c6">At least one grandmother joined in on the fun, too. </span></p>
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