ARTivities
Our Art and Innovation Lab is stocked with everything from clay to paints to pastels to help your child explore the world of art. When children delve into art, they are not just painting a picture or creating a sculpture; they are developing skills that will help them in other areas of their lives, including spatial reasoning, perspective and dimension.
April ARTivities
April 1-6
- Literacy project: We’re advancing through the alphabet and have landed on U which stands for urchin. We’re making urchin plantscapes using urchin shells.
- Mermaid or Pirate collaborative mural
- Papier mâché eggs are highly decorated using wax resist technique.
- Undersea masks will come to life in front of your eyes as you scratch out a colorful design.
- Fridays at 4pm: Art Lab story time: What I see in the Sea: A Vocabulary Journey for Kids by Leticia Guimas
- Meet the Artist Series featuring Ron Olson: Live session April 6 from 10a-12p
- Inspired by his love of Memphis music and musicians, children will get in the groove designing an artistic guitar layered with textures.
April 8-13
- Literacy project: We’re advancing through the alphabet and have landed on U which stands for urchin. We’re making pipe wire urchins.
- Scratchboard Art collaborative mural
- Bunny Bags will help you celebrate spring.
- Sand dollars are a type of urchin wo we’re highlighting them in necklace form.
- Fridays at 4pm: Art Lab story time: U is for Urchin by DK
- Meet the Artist Series featuring Ron Olson
- Inspired by his love of Memphis music and musicians, children will get in the groove designing an artistic guitar layered with textures.
April 15 – 20
- Literacy project: We’re advancing through the alphabet and have landed on V which stands for vaquita. We’re highlighting these endangered porpoises in necklaces.
- Under the Sea collaborative mural
- Papier mâché eggs are highly decorated using wax resist technique.
- We’re using metallic watercolor to make Mother’s Day cards in celebration of moms.
- Fridays at 4pm: Art Lab story time: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
- Meet the Artist Series featuring Ron Olson: Live session April 17 from 12-2p
- Inspired by his love of Memphis music and musicians, children will get in the groove designing an artistic guitar layered with textures.
April 22-27
- Literacy project: We’re advancing through the alphabet and have landed on V which stands for vicuna. We’re featuring these elegant, prancing animals in cross-stitch.
- Peru collaborative mural
- Square Root Day: We’re celebrating math through the artful construction of a geometric spiral dial.
- We’re using metallic watercolor to make Mother’s Day cards in celebration of moms.
- Fridays at 4pm: Art Lab story time: Victor Vicuna’s Volcano Vacation by Barbara de Rubertis
- Meet the Artist Series featuring Ron Olson
- Inspired by his love of Memphis music and musicians, children will get in the groove designing an artistic guitar layered with textures.
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