Creative exploration time the whole family can enjoy together! The structure and activities are similar to our weekday Art & Play Together classes. Family Saturdays are geared to include open-ended art experiences with added extensions and variations to meet the different ages/stages of children attending. As always, the hour is filled with inspiration, resources, and fun take-away ideas for the grown ups, too! Older siblings can sign up too!

A loving and supportive art class for children (and families!) that helps to develop independence, self-esteem, self-expression and socialization with other children and adults. Routines and activities are similar to Art & PlayTogether, but expanded to 2 hours to include snack (provided by family), story time & other activities. As children feel comfortable, we encourage adults to leave the classroom, with the expectation that they will be able to leave the classroom for the entire time by the session's end. Because every child separates in their own way and time, classroom experiences are individualized to meet each families' specific needs. Children may be enrolled in more than one day per week.

A nurturing and inspiring introduction to art materials for children and caregivers alike! Little ones explore paints, glue, collage, sculpture, building and craft doughs to their heart's content, while adults are encouraged to take an observant but gently "hands-off" approach to artwork, allowing children to create in their own style. Each 1-hour class includes creative play, a hello song, easel painting, weekly project and a goodbye song. Simple routines are introduced as children are ready. We emphasize process over product, and getting messy is a big part of the fun, so please dress accordingly!

Mushy and messy creative explorations for the child who loves to get their hands goopy! Children will brew recipes for all sorts of paints, clays, blubbers and slimes, and other marvelous art mixtures, all the while learning about the properties of ingredients and what they can do when combined. Children will have the chance to play nutty professor, create their own concoctions and play with them all! Lots of new projects this year!!

Ahh... the pure joy and thrill of mixing, smooshing, dripping and exploding stuff! This class is literally OOZING with rich sensory experiences, enticing concoctions and tactile activities to help children develop body awareness, fine motor strength and dexterity, and a creative sense of inquiry, as they mix and play with beautifully messy materials. It's math, art and science, all squashed together!

Children are natural scientists, questioning and figuring out how the world around them is put together. For the young Einstein or Madame Curie who constantly wonders "WHY?", hands on experiments, independent construction and "inventions" time, collaborative "puzzles" and projects will be used to introduce children to the process and spirit of scientific inquiry. Explore the underlying concepts behind the "magic" of magnets, chemistry, physics, color and light, optical illusions, mirrors, plant and animal life cycles and other fascinating aspects of the world we live in. Alongside planned curricular activities, they are always invited to test out theories and create inventions of their own design. Topic areas change with each session.

Get your hands on a rotating buffet of developmental process art experiences, thematic sensory bins, beautifully illustrated stories, construction activities and open-ended explorations to engage children's developing senses & creativity!

Get your hands on a rotating buffet of developmental process art experiences, thematic sensory bins, beautifully illustrated stories, construction activities and open-ended explorations to engage children's developing senses & creativity!

A joyful enrichment class that celebrates the beauty and language of children's literature. Structure is similar to that of Creative Arts Explorations, but class activities are themed around picture books, each chosen especially for its beautiful illustrations and story line. Through songs, art activities, games and drama, children use all their senses to explore and experience stories while developing their love of literature and the ability to creatively express themselves.

Hands-on art appreciation for children to discover the method and spirit in which their art is made. They will have the opportunity to talk about and compare different kinds of art styles and movements from around the world, and to experiment with new ways of seeing and expressing themselves. Children will create their own unique artwork using the methods and ideas of famous artists as a springboard. Topics and artists change each session.