Let’s Craft: Felting, Quilling
Instructor: Kimberly Chu
Ages 9-12 years old
June 15-19
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00
Learn two fun crafts in one week: felting and quilling. This week, we will create felted figures using basic hand sewing skills, flat felt, barbed needles, and wool roving. The art of quilling will also be introduced; using narrow colorful strips of paper, a slotted tool, and glue, we'll create beautiful and unique designs that can be made into pictures and cards. Students are encouraged to draw up their own patterns and dream up their own creations.
World Dinners
Instructor: Silvana Junge
Ages 9-14 years old
June 15-19
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$475.00
Each day students will create a meal—including entree and side dish—representative of a different country! Students will be cooking and baking, with fresh, quality ingredients, and class discussion will include information about the different countries.
Book Arts
Instructor: Ellen Klein
Ages 8-11 years old
June 15-19
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$195.00
Students will explore the world of book arts, from paper making to book binding. A new project will be presented each day, culminating in personally embellished boxes to house and transport all of their creations.
Fun with Grub!
Instructor: Michelle Bolton
Morning: Ages 8-11 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00p.m.
Afternoon: Ages 6-8 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
June 15-19
$195.00 each class
This kids cooking class shows a different, creative approach to food. Students will prepare yummy snack-type foods all while expressing their inner artist. Lessons include crazy kabobs, tie-dye cake in a jar, and twisted tortilla chips. Each “chef” will design their own apron, chef’s hat, and magnetic recipe board to take home. We'll end our week with our own grub demonstration to share with others!
Animals in Art
Instructor: Caitlin Ewing
Ages 6-8 years old
June 22-26
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00
Each day students will be creating works of art using animals of all kinds as a theme. While they're working on their projects, students will learn about the animals and also learn about artists who are known for creating animals in their art. By the end of the week, these young artists will bring home all sorts of animal projects.
Pizzas and Pastas
Instructor: Silvana Junge
Ages 6-9 years old, June 22-26
Ages 5-7 years old, August 10-14
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$455.00 each class
Each day a scrumptious, tasty pizza or pasta dish is prepared and sent home to enjoy. Children will have fun learning the science behind creating doughs and different kinds of pasta dishes and noodles.
Hand-i-Crafts
Instructor: Tiffany Tran
Ages 6-8 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 8-10 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
June 22-26
$195.00 each class
There are many lifelong benefits to learning and doing crafts, but this week, our number one goal is for the children to enjoy themselves! We'll be creating art using all different kinds of materials, such as watercolor, paint, glue, string, yarn, ribbon, beads, and more. We will be making woven wall hangings and baskets, watercolor yarn art, ribbon bookmarks, and different kinds of jewelry. This week children will be very busy expanding their minds and learning new hand-crafting skills to support them for a lifetime.
Machine Sewing
Instructors of Chelsea Cook’s Little Hands Creations
Ages 7-12, June 29-July 3, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 6-9, August 3-7, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$235.00 each class
Students are invited to learn a skill they will use for a lifetime and a hobby they will forever enjoy… sewing! No experience necessary; appropriate for students with either beginning or more advanced sewing skills. New students will learn machine safety and beginner sewing techniques, while more experienced students will have the opportunity to expand on skills they already have. The class will begin with a simple project and then students will advance at their own pace to more exciting and challenging projects throughout the session. Many fun and different patterns are presented each time! Please note: For new students, attending on Monday (the first day of class) is mandatory, as that is when they will learn how to use the machines and important safety tips.
Knitting
Instructors of Chelsea Cook’s Little Hands Creations
Ages 7-12 years old
June 29-July 3 and/or August 3-7
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$235.00 each class
Learn the art of knitting and crochet! Knitting is calming, relaxing, and keeps us centered because of its repetitive rhythmic movements. Beginners will start slowly with finger knitting, before moving on to knitting needles and our handy Knifty Knitter Looms. Projects include bookmarks, stuffed animals, hats, headbands, pouches and more!
Colorful Crafts
Instructor: Caitlin Ewing
Ages 6-8 years old
June 29-July 3
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$195.00
Join us to create colorful crafts all week! We’ll discuss the color wheel and experiment with how to mix colors. Books and songs about color will be a part of each day, as well as fun and creative art projects in a wide variety of mediums.
Week of Cakes: Baking & Decorating
Instructor: Silvana Junge
Ages 8-12 years old
June 29-July 3
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$475.00
Learn to bake from scratch! Using only the best quality ingredients, each child will make their own cake batter and frosting, then assemble and decorate with their own personal touches. Cakes may be kept frozen for up to three months ... or enjoyed right away!
Beading and Jewelry Design
Instructor: Kim Chastagner
Ages 8-10 years old, June 29-July 3, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 10-14 years old, July 27-31, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00 each class
In this fun introduction to beading and simple jewelry design, students will learn about the tools and techniques needed to create earrings, necklaces, bracelets and keychains. We will use a variety of materials to create our jewelry designs.
Self Portraits
Instructor: Stasia Smith
Ages 8-10 years old
July 6-10
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$195.00
What would a Picasso-inspired self-portrait look like? We’ll find out this week! Students will explore different artists and utilize several different mediums as they create works of art from this distinct genre. Monday through Thursday we’ll focus on a new artist and art medium each day. During the last part of class on Friday, we'll have a gallery walk so that we can support and celebrate each other’s artistic talents.
Oh Snap!
Instructor: Madison Jedlick
Ages 6-8 years old, July 6-10
Ages 5-6 years old, August 3-7
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
$195.00 each class
In this photography workshop, students will learn the basics of using a camera and have the opportunity to enhance their skills and expand their knowledge about photography. Through fun activities such as photo scavenger hunts and stuffed animal photoshoots, students will explore different photography types, compositions and basic technical aspects. At the end of the week, each student will take home a photobook celebrating the works they’ve created.
Jewelry Making
Instructors of Chelsea Cook’s Little Hands Creations
Ages 7-12 years old
July 13-17
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$235.00
Take your accessory game to the next level with our jewelry design class! Students will start with simple projects like clay beads and macramé, then move on to more complex techniques with wire wrapping, chain and leather work, beading and weaving. Students will be creating layered necklaces, chandelier earrings, gemstone rings, and more. Supplies include organic and re-purposed materials, fun gemstones, studs, and rhinestones.
Beginner Hand Sewing & Crafts
Instructors of Chelsea Cook’s Little Hands Creations
Ages 5-8 years old
July 13-17, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
August 10-14, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
$235.00 each class
Learn the basics of hand sewing, weaving, and crafting in this class, created to introduce our younger students to different types of fiber arts. Students will learn basic hand sewing techniques like threading needles, tying knots, and experimenting with several types of stitches. Students can choose the specific projects they want to work on, such as hand-sewn puppets, pillows, woven rag rugs, bookmarks, and accessories. Sewing helps to build fine motor skills and finger dexterity, and most importantly, it will give their creative muscles a workout!
Cool Stuff Art
Instructor: Shellwyn Badger
Ages 7-9 years old
July 13-17
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00
We’re up-cycling materials this week, making cool art projects with recycled and easily found materials! Bringing their imaginations to school, children should arrive ready to create maybe a monster, some jewelry, possibly a mask, whatever they can think of! The class is about being creative and having fun. Class discussion will include where the item comes from, what it’s made of, and where it goes when recycled. Environmental lessons will focus on reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Tarts, Pies and Ice Cream
Instructor: Silvana Junge
Ages 8-13, July 13-17, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 6-9 years old, August 17-21, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
$475.00 each class
Get ready for a tasty week! Students will be creating festive tarts, fruit pies, baked custard tarts, decorative crusts, galettes, and a pairing ice cream flavor each day. Students will learn the differences between tarts, pies, and their different crusts. Each of the baked products can be frozen for up to three months.
Wire Sculpture
Instructor: Shellwyn Badger
Ages 9-13 years old
July 13-17
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$195.00
This pliable art medium is great for that child who loves to work with their hands. First, we'll create sketches of how we envision our sculptures, and then we’ll be handling the wire and creating 3D pieces based on our sketches. Table and hanging mobiles will also be included. Students will have the opportunity to create at least three pieces and then share the results at our mini open house on the last day.
Artist's Workshop
Instructor: Michelle Bolton
Morning Workshop: Ages 6-8 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Afternoon Workshop: Ages 8-10 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
July 13-17
$195.00 each class
Calling all kinds of artists to join this week-long workshop! Join us to explore different mediums including paint, ceramic, rock, metal, magnets, wood, canvas, and a variety of other interesting materials. Transform photos into art, or design metal magnet boards. Create personalized magnets and cool canvas projects. It's a week to spin ... squirt ... flick ... carve ... stick and print!
Summer Nature Art
Instructor: Michelle Bolton
Ages 6-8 years old
July 20-24
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00
Summer is the perfect time to focus on artistic skills. There are so many wonderful ways to celebrate the summer using natural materials from Mother Earth. Each day, students will be guided through a different visual craft and encouraged along with their special touches and creativity. Projects include bird houses, garden stones, sun photos, leaf prints and weaving.
Tie-Dye Creations
Instructor: Tiffany Tran
Ages 5-7 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 8-10 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
July 20-24
$195.00 each class
The art of tie-dying is a great, simple way to upcycle unused pieces of clothing, turning them into fresh fashion for summer fun! Children may bring in items from home to dye, but we will also be supplying many different articles of clothing for all the children to create away! We’ll teach them different ties and twists as well as different dye techniques. Children will be bringing home all their creations.
Clever Captures
Instructor: Madison Jedlick
Ages 6-7 years old, July 20-24
Ages 7-8 years old, July 27-31
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
$195.00 each class
Click, cut, color and craft! Students will spend the week taking photographs and altering them to make new pieces of art. Through multimedia collages, weaved images, hand colored photographs and more, students will learn how they can combine different art techniques and materials to make totally new creations. This class is perfect for children who like art and photography.
Drawing and Painting
Instructor: Shellwyn Badger
Ages 9-12 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 6-8 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
July 20-24
$195.00 each class
In this drawing and painting class for children who love the craft, students will be taught techniques used by some of the greatest artists. Each day, the class will draw inspiration from nature, still life, and master artists. There will be a parent/guardian “open house” invite on the last day.
DIY Bedroom Decor
Instructor: Tiffany Tran
Ages 6-8 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 8-10 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
July 27-31
$195.00 each class
DIY crafting can be so rewarding and therapeutic! In this class, students have the opportunity to create unique DIY craft projects they might like for their rooms or elsewhere, such as blankets, flower boxes, and garlands. The experience of creating useful items gives a sense of achievement and purpose, as well as sparking joy and satisfaction to the crafter. Working on the projects themselves can be calming and help develop focus and mindfulness.
Painting and Printing Pop Art
Instructor: Shellwyn Badger
Ages 9-12 years old
August 3-7
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$195.00
Beautiful, bright works of art will emerge throughout the duration of this course. Using paint as the primary medium, students will use photography, advertisements, and famous works of art as inspiration to create their own pieces of pop art. The class will work with repetition, printing techniques, and mixing bold, loud colors to express vibrant images and messages, and they'll also explore the use of canvas, creating their own spin on historical art by replicating famous works from the 1960s pop art genre.
Make Your Own Comic Book
Instructor: Lukas Allenbaugh of Creative Art Network (C.A.N.)
Ages 7-12 years old
August 3-7, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
August 10-14, 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
$235.00 each class
Have you ever read a comic book and wanted to make your own? Now's your chance! In this class, students will draw their own comic books using traditional art supplies. Students will receive coaching on how to draw specific characters and 3D objects if help is requested, and they will be supported in finding their own artistic style and voice. All drawing skill levels are welcome.
Big Messy Art
Ages 5-7 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 8-10 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
August 3-7
$195.00 each class
This process-oriented class focuses on using different art mediums and our different senses while creating. The best aspect of this class is how much fun it is going to be! We’ll be painting in big and messy and outrageous ways, and students will be challenging their imaginations all week! Children should wear clothing that can get messy.
Recycled Cardboard Zoo Animal Sculptures
Instructor: Shellwyn Badger
Ages 6-8 years old
August 3-7
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00
This week, students will be given instruction on how to make simple sketches of animals, and then they'll select their favorite zoo animals and work on their own designs to create them in three dimensions using cardboard, paints, and other materials. Finally, the whole class will be encouraged to work together to make a model zoo in which to display our creatures for our mini open house on the last day.
Pickles, Berries, Jams: Food Preservation 101
Instructor: Ellen Klein
Ages 9-12 years old
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
August 3-7
$195.00
We’re excited to roll up our sleeves and get on our aprons to make treats that might include pickles, salsa, jams, and even dried fruit leather. Students will preserve a variety of foods, focusing on what is in season, and receive an introduction to the basics of food preservation. Depending on weather and seasonal crops, we may incorporate a berry picking trip.
3D Drawing
Instructor: Lukas Allenbaugh of Creative Art Network (C.A.N.)
Ages 7-12 years old
August 3-7
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
$235.00
In this class, students will transform cubes, prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones, and pyramids into 3D works of art! Students will use traditional art supplies (pen, pencil, colored pencil, and marker) to create 3D vehicles, cities, robots, letters, and more! All drawing skill levels are welcome.
Quilting
Instructors of Chelsea Cook’s Little Hands Creations
Ages 7-12 years old
August 10-14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$235.00
Historically thought of as a utilitarian craft, quilting has now been found to improve well-being and coordination and strengthen math skills. This class will start with a simple nine-square pillow, and then advance to more complex quilting patterns like the optical sawtooth and electric fan. Students can also make quilted items, like purses, phone cases, skirts, anything they imagine! Prerequisite to enroll: Having taken a Machine Sewing class.
Sci-Fi Art
Instructor: Lukas Allenbaugh of Creative Art Network (C.A.N.)
Ages 7-12 years old
August 10-14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
$225.00
If you travelled to another planet in the future, what creatures, architecture, vehicles, and inventions would you discover? In this class, students will be drawing in both 2D and 3D, using shading and texturing while creating unique worlds with traditional art supplies (pen, colored pencil, and marker). A portfolio of their work is sent home the final day. All drawing skill levels are welcome.
Imaginative Sparks
Instructor: Madison Jedlick
August 10-14
Ages 5-6 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 7-8 years old. 1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00 each class
We’re using our imaginations this week through arts and crafts, and we'll be painting, gluing, beading, drawing and more. Students will create cardboard cities, keychains with melting beads, bracelets and other unique sparkly creations, expressing their creativity throughout the week with fun hands-on activities.
Sudsy Science Fun with Soaps and Bath Bombs
Instructor: Tiffany Tran
Ages 6-8 years old, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages 8-10 years old, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
August 10-14
$195.00 each class
Making soaps and bath bombs is a creative, hands-on approach to learning chemistry. The science behind making these two fizzy and fragrant items is fantastically fascinating! Students this week will have fun coming up with their own ideas in creating and decorating their own soaps and bath bombs to bring home and share with friends and family.
Chinese Painting
Instructor: Yuli Zhu
Ages 6-9 years old
August 10-14 and/or August 17-21
1:00-4:00 p.m.
$195.00 each class
Children will be taught how fundamentals of the beautiful style of Chinese painting. Chinese brushes will be used to paint animals, people, flowers, and more. The Chinese language and culture will be presented throughout the week.
Fashion Design
Instructors of Chelsea Cook’s Little Hands Creations
Ages 8-14 years old
August 17-21
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
$445.00
This week, students will be tapping into their fashion design abilities, and drawing, designing, and sewing a complete look from their own imagination! After sketching their design, students will take a trip to a nearby fabric store to select supplies, and then they'll spend the remainder of the week sewing their fashionable creations. On the final day of class we’ll show off our fashions; parents/guardians invited! This class has a prerequisite of a beginners sewing class from Little Hands Creations.