Monster PA Day

We started off the day with a visit to the Monster Factory. We got a demo from designer, Bliss Man on how they design and make their unique plush monsters right here in Toronto.

Each monster comes with a name and backstory.

On to the photography studio at Image Works to learn how they produce their monster-sized prints. Then a engaging tour of the Coldstream Fine Art gallery.

Back to the Invention Studio to make our own creations. Here are some of our fantastic monsters.

                                         This one's reversible.

Monster remix ideas:

The giant monster bot takes shape:

Here are some of our other monsters:

Furry egg ghouls in their nests

                                   

   Cardfoil monster

                                           

     Cyborg Boy

                                     

Octo-cyclop fluff fashion monster

A monstrous day of fun creativity and laughs!

Feb. 13th PA day: Monster Madness

Join us for a day of monstrous creativity, hands-on fun and laughter.  

WHO: age 7-12 yr. old kids

WHAT: Unleash your own inner monster. Create a fabulous new mutant in our creature-remix workshop and plan a monster hideout. In the afternoon we visit a local professional Monster Designer.

WHEN: Friday,13th February 9am-4pm (extended care to 5: 30pm for $10 more)

WHERE: Invention Studio at 833 King Street West and in the neighbourhood. Pick up between 8:45 and 9:00 am from the ground floor of Niagara Street Public School.

COST: $45 (please send an electronic transfer to info@inventionsquad.ca or bring a cheque made payable to Amanda Pickup on the morning of Feb 13th).

BRING: A nut-free lunch and comfortable gear for our outdoor field trip.  

SIGN UP: Send us an email (info@inventionsquad.ca) to let us know you are interested, the name and age of your child, and your contact info. We will send you a waiver and medical forms.

Invention Squad will provide all materials and tools for this class.

To find out more about Invention Squad, take a look at our website: www.inventionsquad.ca

Move over Lady Gaga

In this week's fashion challenge, we encouraged wild self expression as we created superhero-popstar outfits. Aesthetics is often an important part of design: so we wanted them to upcycle something good looking! We gave the squad a mixture of vintage garments (from the 70's and 80's of course), other textiles and interesting materials (deflated mylar balloons, faux fur pieces, mesh) and asked them to make a new and theatrical outfit. The emphasis for this class was also on fun- can they make something playful and unexpected? You bet they can!

Many of the kids worked in groups, using fast sketches to merge their ideas. Armed with scissors, colourful duct tape, safety pins and elastics this was an exercise in creative destruction. Sometimes we have to take something apart to design something better. In our fashion remixes we support girl and boy power, drama and individualism.

The class ended with the kids strutting their costumes through the studio. Bravo!!