Every other Friday we have a scrapbooking class.  We learn all sorts of design stuff.  We have learned what monochromatic and complementary colors are' used a color wheel and made a page using monochromtic colors and black and white photo.  We learned about using one main color and two accent colors and chosing those colors based on a dominate color in the photo.  We have made a gratitude box with photos of thing for which we are thankful.  It's an explosion box, very fun.  We made Christmas cards and learned about using stamps and ink.  We made tags for presents.  This last time we made thank you cars.  We used ribbon, pattern paper and stamps and ink again.
We are going to learn about using the design element of triangles on our pages, having common margins and no margins between photos, journaling, using embellishments, pockets, flaps and turns, using paint and learning binding techniques.  We may work with acrylic pages as well.
 I have three girls in class all seven years old.  We talk about our project and then get our hands dirty.  It is a lot of fun for both me and the girls.  Once they get going, there doesn't need to be a lot need for direction.  I occasionally help them with adhesives or lining up their paper.  Sometimes they need help cutting or measuring but they can do so much on their own.  This time they just laughed, talked and giggled.  I love watching their relationships grow and develop.  I love listening to their conversations and hear what they are thinking.  This is a such sweet time for them and I love having this.  It is more than learning about scrapbooking/design it is about learning about friendship, sharing and being a girl.
BTW:  I have no idea why they wanted to pose on the stool with their cards but they did.