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What Makes a House Haunted? for Grades 4-6: Oct. 17

What makes a house a haunted house? Is a house haunted because it has an actual ghost in it, or does it just seem haunted because it’s full of noisy mice and squirrels? In this writing class, we’ll create haunted houses with backstories, and write stories about what it would be like to spend the night in our haunted house. Our characters might face unusual, surprising, and sometimes frightening settings and obstacles. In the process of writing our stories, we’ll learn how a character naturally develops according to how we think they’d react to being confronted with something scary.

This drop-off camp is offered during MSP's MEA break and designed for students in grades 4-6. Consider registering for a Minnesota Center for the Book Arts workshop in the morning, Suminagashi Paper Marbling: Ages 9-12 here, for a full day of visual and literary arts in Open Book! Campers attending both workshops must bring lunch from home. To experience the full day, please register for Lunch Time Care here; Loft and MCBA staff will facilitate lunch and a brief field trip outside (weather permitting). Space is limited.

Please email [email protected] if you have any accessibility requests for this class. This class takes place in-person, at the Loft at Open Book; we encourage participants to be fully vaccinated and masked in the interest of everyone’s safety. Please see the Loft’s website for the most up to date information about the Loft’s COVID policies.