Class

World-Building–Create Your Own Fantasy or Sci Fi World for Grades 4-6: Oct. 17

Build a unique and spectacular fantasy world from the ground up! During our first three sessions, you will design your new world's geography, cultures, laws, magics, technologies, languages, weather, wildlife, and more. Start your world from scratch or continue developing a world you've started outside of class.

You'll create actual artifacts—such as maps, letters, recipes, and newspapers—that will help us feel as if we're inhabiting your world. We’ll learn the best details to include to immerse readers in your story. To get inspired and sharpen our skills, we'll take tips and tricks from our own favorite imaginative worlds. To end our class, we'll host an informal “Ambassadors Meeting” for our new cultures to meet.

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.