Register today for Aussie Cartoon Camp: July 21 – 25 in Edmonton

(AJNews) – Summer is just around the corner and there is no better time for kids to try something new. Danny Cohen is returning to Edmonton on July 21 to 25 for an exciting one-week of Cartooning Camp held at Crestwood Community League Hall. Space is filling up fast so be sure to register today.

The camp is for children aged 4 to 16 years. Parents can sign their kids up for one day or more – Monday through Friday at a cost of $58 per day (from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm) or $60 for a long day (8 am to 6 pm).  A special night workshop is also available (from 6 to 9 pm) at a cost of  $30 per night. There is an Early Bird Discount: Those that sign up for four long days Monday through Thursday by June 27 at 4:30 pm get Friday thrown in as a free day.

The camps are run in a haimisha atmosphere and kosher food is provided – and no previous drawing experience is needed.

Brothers Danny and Martin Cohen, and Danny’s son, Joel, are at the head of Cartoon Kingdom – Australia’s largest cartooning company that specialises in entertainment and children’s educational programmes.

Danny and Martin mainly run their camps across Australia and when the kids go back to school for their Winter period it is Summer in the Northern hemisphere and they love to bring their educational summer camps to Canada, this year it is being held in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Fort McMurray.

The Edmonton camp will be held at the Crestwood Community League. “We have done Edmonton twice before,” says Danny, and it’s been really enjoyable.  “We always seem to do well in the smaller Jewish communities as we’re able to give the children more attention.”

A professional cartoonist with 45 years of experience, Danny’s love for the art began as a child: “I enjoyed the fact that I could create whatever I could imagine on paper, I loved all things creative and wanted to be a cartoonist from a very young age. Your child doesn’t need to be an expert to join the summer camps though, they are taught step-by-step to draw fun cartoons and just need to be shown how to curve a line and connect one point to another. Before you know it, they’ve created a picture!”

Danny believes there are many benefits to the camps that are held in Canada: “The children can sample Australian snacks, draw Australian animals, and even learn how to fly a real boomerang! I also believe they need to play so I enjoy taking them to parks for treasure hunts, safe water play fights, to have a picnic, or just to run around – children spend too much time on their devices or sitting at a computer! My policy is to take them out to enjoy nature and have fun outdoors.”

Click here for more information and to register your child for camp. Email bookings@cartoonkingdom.com.au for more information and to register for cartooning camp in Edmonton – held July 21 – 25 at Crestwood Community Hall.