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🎨✨ Messy Minds Jewelry is hitting the market!

🎨✨ Messy Minds Jewelry is hitting the market!

Some of our incredible middle schoolers from North Canton who participated in Camp What If You Could will be selling their handmade jewelry at the Kids Art Mart, presented by @artsinstark and @en.rich.ment

💚 Named Messy Minds, their collection is more than just beautiful. It’s meaningful. These young makers are raising funds for @childadolescenthealth and sparking conversations around mental health, one handmade piece at a time.

🛍️ Come support these creative changemakers and celebrate their artistry, advocacy, and entrepreneurial spirit!

📍 Where: 1001 Market Ave N, Canton OH 44702
📅 When: Saturday July 19th, 10am-2pm

Color. Chaos. Capture the Flag. 💥🎨 To close

Color. Chaos. Capture the Flag. 💥🎨

To close out week one of Camp What If, campers suited up in white jumpsuits and dove into a full-throttle round of Color War Capture the Flag! Armed with squirt guns of food-dyed water and chalk-filled pantyhose, they splashed, tagged, and strategized their way through a wild, technicolor battle. Freeze for 3 seconds if you get hit—then jump back in. 💦🌈⚡

Middle school mayhem at its finest.

🎤💬 When you give middle schoolers the mic, t

🎤💬 When you give middle schoolers the mic, they ask real questions—the kind that spark meaningful conversations and reveal how deeply they think about the world around them.

At today’s Speedy Interview Plunges, campers from Camp Explore: Stark Makers and Camp What If: Canton sat down for 6-minute interview rounds with local professionals and community leaders. From manufacturing experts at Hendrickson, Timken, and Metallus to Canton changemakers shaping the city’s future, middle schoolers asked thoughtful, curious, and sometimes challenging questions.

Why does manufacturing matter to our community? What helps a city thrive? What do you think leadership really look like?

Middle schoolers are insightful, brave, and ready to listen—and be heard. But they need adults who are willing to show up, share their knowledge, and take them seriously.

These interviews weren’t just practice. They were proof: when we invest in middle schoolers, they rise to the moment. 🚀💡🗣️

✨ Middle schoolers with a mission ✨ 10 middle

✨ Middle schoolers with a mission ✨

10 middle schoolers from North Canton Middle School took their What If 101 experience to the next level at Camp What If You Could!

Over two jam-packed days, they formed committees, brainstormed strategies, and launched a jewelry fundraiser called Messy Minds—all in support of mental health. 🧠💍

They tackled everything from budgeting and marketing to partnerships and prototypes—with a bonus strategy session from Nick Morris of Walsh University!

A huge thanks to the Walsh University for hosting this crew of changemakers in their Global Learning Center for two days! 👏

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