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The National Village Museum Organizes a Creative Camp for Childrentranslated

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

The National Village Museum is organizing the Creative Camp “Summer on the Street” from July 6 to 31.

Now in its 34th edition, the camp will present children with a diverse range of 18 creative workshops. The program seeks to foster in young participants a deep appreciation for tradition and culture, while preserving and promoting traditional crafts.

“We combine the useful with the enjoyable, and we hope participants will become more responsible and demonstrate greater care for our national cultural heritage,” stated representatives of the National Village Museum.

New Workshops Alongside folk artisans from across the country and visual artists, children will engage in activities such as pottery, doll-making, folk decorations, traditional masks, glass icon painting, wooden icons, egg decorating, folk dances, and clay modeling.

This year’s edition introduces new recreational workshops alongside those held annually for over three decades. Among them are woodwork, Romanian folk singing, theater, aromatic plants, flowers, medicinal herbs, blacksmithing, and engraving.

Workshop registration may be completed online by filling out the required forms.

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Laura Baker

My granddaughter tried making wooden icons at our church camp last summer—she’s been asking to try glass painting ever since she saw that workshop listed. How do they handle the delicate glass work with little kids?

Анна Бондаренко

In the church in Vinnytsia, when making icons on glass, the children broke the thin glass, so we started using thicker glass, like for windows. Do they use this kind of glass for little ones here?

Georg Weber

My granddaughter tried painting wooden icons at church camp last year and then became crazy about stained glass. The question about the thin glass is justified - in our choir we have seen how quickly it shatters. Do they really use thick window glass for the little ones?

Юлія Марченко

Here in Odesa, at similar workshops for children, they also tried icons on glass, but they used thick ones, like in windows, because the thin ones immediately cracked. I wonder if in this camp in Bucharest they also switched to stronger glass for the little ones, or do they still give thin ones under the supervision of masters? Thanks for the reminder, maybe I'll sign up my grandson for something similar.

Peter Wilson

My niece did the glass icon workshop there two years back and they use thick safety glass plus those little suction-cup holders so the kids don't grip the edges. She was 8 and managed fine, though the paint takes forever to dry. Did your granddaughter end up trying the wood icons first or jump straight to glass?

Елена Васильева

In Rostov, at similar workshops for children, they also took the same amount as for windows, because the thin one would crack in your hands. My son, at 9 rocks, painted the icon on the rock himself, and everything went calmly. So, why in Bucharest do they fight vicorists and give thinners under the gaze of the masters?

Марія Панченко

Yes, in our workshops, they also often change the glass to a stronger one for children, because the thin one breaks in a second. And in Vinnytsia, did you also learn to paint on thick wood, or did you immediately switch to wood? I wonder how it turned out for you.

Михайло Литвин

Here in Lviv, at such workshops for children, they also immediately take thick, window glass, because otherwise half of the lesson is spent on cleaning the shards. And in Vinnytsia, did you try to work with them even on a subtle basis, or did you immediately refuse?