Art & Making in September

Join us for a variety of drop-in activities in the Children’s Museum every day, all included with admission.

IN MAKESHOP:

Latch Hooking – Use a latch hook tool to tie short pieces of yarn onto a grid to create a design and add to a collaborative art piece.
Sept 12 – 23

Light Painting – “Paint” by moving light sources and reflective fabrics in front of a camera while taking a long-exposure photo. How are your motions captured by the camera?
September 12 – 23

Fabric Collage – Explore the properties of fabrics and create a unique fabric collage. Can you create different textures and 3D shapes?
Sept 24 – 30

Kinusaiga Fabric Collage – Try this Japanese art form which embeds fabric into foam for a quilt-like appearance
Sept 29, 2:00 – 5:00 pm only

Included with Museum admission.

IN THE ART STUDIO:

Pottery Wheel Exploration – Try squishing, molding, and building with wet clay on a potter’s wheel
Sept 13 & 15

Natural Wood Carving – Shape wood collaboratively with simple tools as we explore how birds shape wood with their beaks
Sept 12 – 22

Woven Nests – Weave, wrap and tie sticks together into a bird-inspired nest while imagining what makes a home feel perfect for you.
Sept 12 – 30

Sgraffito Tile Carving – Use clay tools to carve and scratch away the surface of a tile to create the Italian style of ceramics called sgraffito.
Sept 17, 19, 24 & 26

Wood Block Printing – Carve a design into wood, then use ink to create your own hand-printed artwork.
Sept 22 – 30

Note: The Children’s Museum is closed Sept 7 – 11 for Labor Day and our annual days of training, deep cleaning and updates.