Family Fun Classes
›› First Sunday Art Activities
›› Clay Projects for Families
›› Color Projects for Families
›› 2-Day Workshop - Papermaking for Families
›› In the Children's Gallery - Meet the Artist
›› Other Children's Art Activities
Learn more about (or register for) any of these classes and activities by calling 508.620.0937. You may also register online.
First Sunday Art Activities
First Sunday Art Activities include:
First Sunday Drop Into Art (2 - 4 p.m.)
First Sunday Gallery Activities with Teen Docents (2 - 4 p.m.)
Learn more by visiting the First Sunday Art Activities page.
Clay Projects for Families
For Parent with Child age 5-10.
Work side by side with your child to create wonderful memories and exciting clay creations. Cheska Komissar will teach the handbuilding techniques needed to create wonderful clay containers, trays, and musical objects. Make holiday gifts or new family heirlooms (a honey pot and apple tray for Rosh Hashanah, a Thanksgiving gift or hot plate, a holiday ornament and more). Sign up for 3 workshops and save $5. Tuition includes all materials and firing. Fired projects can be picked up 2 weeks after the workshop. Limited to 10 pairs.
Clay Container and Tray
F8CW01 Sunday, September 14, 1:30 -3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person
Wind Chimes
F8CW02 Sunday, September 21, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person
Clay Whistles
F8CW03 Sunday, October 26, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
(M) $25 (NM) $30 per person
Trays and Tiles
F8CW04 Sunday, November 9, 1:30 - 3:300 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person
Clay Drums
F8CW05 Sunday, November 16, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person
Gifts Containers and Festive Decorations
F8CW06 Sunday, December 14, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
(M) $25 (NM) $30 per person
Color Projects for Families
Create paintings or collages in special workshops designed for families with children age 5 - 10.
Explore color, techniques and new ideas with artist Rachel Shuman. Limited to 8 pairs.
Family Painting: Color Exploration
F8CW07 Sunday, September 28, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $15 (NM) $20 per person
Family Painting: Create a Landscape
F8CW09 Sunday, November 9, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $15 (NM) $20 per person
2-Day Workshop - Papermaking for Families
Work with Jeanne Scarlatos to make your own colorful paper out of natural and recycled materials. Return the following Sunday to create family albums or journals with your new paper. Please bring dried flowers or plants (for including in the pulp) and family photos. For adults with children ages 6 and up.
2-Day Workshop - Papermaking for Families
F8CW10 Sunday, October 19, 1-3:30p.m. and Sunday, October 26, 1-3 p.m.
(M) $45 (NM) $55 per person
In the Children's Gallery - Meet the Artist
Brian Lies, Bats in the Library - November 2, 2008
Meet children's book illustrator Brian Lies and see his wonderful illustrations for the book, Bats in the Library. See his BATSmobile! He will talk to aspiring young artists and new readers about how he created Bats in the Library, answer questions, and sign books after his talk and during Drop into Art. (Books available for purchase in the Museum Lobby.) Learn more.
Sunday, November 2, 1:30 p.m.
Other Children's Art Activities
For more activities, see listings for parents and children in the current course catalog under:
- Children’s Art Classes
- Parent Toddler Art Class (Preschool)
- Art Together (Kindergarten and First Grade)
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Learn more about (or register for) any of these classes and activities by calling 508.620.0937. You may also register online.
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