Welcome to the Camp Make-A-Mini Activity Board! Check back every day for new games and activities and tutorials, etc.
Welcome to Camp Make-A-Mini 2026! Thank you for joining us at the Conservatory this year, where we look forward to hearing about your story. Is it a secret rendezvous, some recalcitrant critters running amok, a mystery unfolding, a beautifully appointed oasis, or some other story you’re capturing? Your Special Events Team (Katie Vitullo and Carolyn Eiche) has been busy finding a great selection of videos and tutorials to outfit your conservatory. Be sure to check back daily for new tutorials, printables, and special activities.
Don't forget to come to Campfire at the end of the week! Even if your conservatory is still under construction, bring a snack, learn a new technique, and enjoy some company from afar! If you participated in any of the puzzles or challenges for the week, you'll be eligible to win a prize!
Everyone is invited to attend the Campfire.
Got a Camp Make-a-Mini or Create shirt from a previous year? Wear it during any zoom meeting this week with Create or MCC for a chance to win a prize. You can earn an entry ticket at each meeting.
August 23, Sunday - Opening Day, Class
Did you purchase this year’s Camp Make-A-Mini Conservatory? Join Alician Pearce today at 2pm EST. Please contact Barbara Thorton Hill if you need the link to this session, available only to students who purchased the workshop.
Here are some printables! Make seed packets (small scale), seed packets (1”), suncatchers, books (small), books (1”), greenhouse trays (1”), greenhouse trays (½") all courtesy of Small Stuff. Check your sizing before printing.
Want to make a tea tray to help settle into your conservatory? Try here or here.
Quick Minis are available [LINK] thru August 30th.
Complete the Palacio de Cristal jigsaw puzzle.
Have a Camp Make-a-Mini, NAME/Create, or California Dreaming Convention shirt from a previous year? Wear it during any zoom meeting this week with Create or MCC for a chance to win a prize. Each day is a new chance to win!
Can you find the campfire icon for the day on the website? Check out the Banner for details on what you’re searching for. When you find the icon, send an email to ke.vitullo@gmail.com with the location to be entered into a random drawing for a prize.
Have you been to a conservatory, or want to visit one? Send an email with the location/name and a photo (if possible) to ke.vitullo@gmail.com by Thursday at midnight. This will enter you in a random drawing for a prize.
August 24, Monday - Paint, Stain, and Weathering
Quick Minis are available [LINK] thru August 30th.
Are you going with a rustic, aged wood conservatory? Check out Fabulously Flawed Miniatures: Tutorial: How to Age Wood…Restoration Hardwood Style for a wonderful, written tutorial.
Not sure what type of painting technique to use? Check out How to Weather Dollhouse Exterior Surfaces - Digging Deeper - for more ideas.
Join Andi Vinciquerra at [time/venue] to learn a quick weathering technique!
Complete the Phipps Conservatory jigsaw puzzle.
Complete today’s crossword puzzle to be entered to win a prize from Boatload Puzzles. Type “1776” into the puzzle number box. Send an email to ke.vitullo@gmail.com with your finished puzzle by Thursday at midnight. This will enter you in a random drawing for a small prize. Answer key provided Friday.
Have a Camp Make-a-Mini, NAME/Create, or California Dreaming Convention shirt from a previous year? Wear it during any zoom meeting this week with Create or MCC for a chance to win a prize. Each day is a new chance to win!
Can you find the campfire icon for the day on the website? Check out the Banner for details on what you’re searching for. When you find the icon, send an email to ke.vitullo@gmail.com with the location to be entered into a random drawing for a prize.
Don’t forget to share your favorite conservatory: real, imagined, visited, or bucket-listed! Send an email with the location/name and a photo (if possible) to ke.vitullo@gmail.com by Thursday at midnight. This will enter you in a random drawing for a prize.
August 25, Tuesday - Flooring
Quick Minis are available [LINK] thru August 30th.
What material is your floor made from: wooden slats, tile, concrete, dirt? Is it covered in beautiful tapestry rugs? Check out these free wallpaper floors from Jennifer Brooks.
Looking for some bricks or tiles? Check out these printables from Lizzy at Everythingverysmall.
Looking for a new skill? Try these tutorials to make a flagstone walkway or egg carton walkway!
Complete the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory jigsaw puzzle.
Complete today’s Garden Word Search to be entered to win a prize. [word search] Send an email to ke.vitullo@gmail.com with your finished puzzle by Thursday at midnight. This will enter you in a random drawing for a small prize. Answer key provided Friday.
Have a Camp Make-a-Mini, NAME/Create, or California Dreaming Convention shirt from a previous year? Wear it during any zoom meeting this week with Create or MCC for a chance to win a prize. Each day is a new chance to win!
Can you find the campfire icon for the day on the website? Check out the Banner for details on what you’re searching for. When you find the icon, send an email to ke.vitullo@gmail.com with the location to be entered into a random drawing for a prize.
Don’t forget to share your favorite conservatory: real, imagined, visited, or bucket-listed! Send an email with the location/name and a photo (if possible) to ke.vitullo@gmail.com by Thursday at midnight. This will enter you in a random drawing for a prize.
August 26, Wednesday
August 27, Thursday
August 28, Friday
August 29, Saturday
August 30, Sunday - Closing Campfire
