Making Art Together

Homemade Texture Rubbing Plates

May 13th, 2016

The Art Studio has a long history of offering texture rubbing plates to add visual texture to art work. We?ve used them to add interest to collage cats and birds, and in at least a few other collage projects. Doing texture rubbings with young children can be a bonding experience because they sometimes need another hand or two to help them! READ MORE

Copy Paper Box Shadow Puppet Theater

December 22nd, 2015

Artist and Author Susan Schwake recently visited to share her most recently released book Art Camp:52 Art Adventures for Kids to Explore. Before her visit, Susan invited me to choose an activity from her book to co-host with her in the Art Studio. READ MORE

Origami Magic Rings

December 15th, 2015

We often work with paper in the Art Studio, so it's not surprising that one of our new wall displays is crafted with dozens of colorful origami-folded papers. Origami is the art of folding paper, most origami designs start with a simple square piece of thin paper. This special design actually uses 8 sheets of paper and they are overlapped to create this beautiful "ring."

December 3rd, 2015

Ask a child if they would like to take a ride on a carousel, Ferris wheel or rollercoaster and their answer will probably be a resounding 'YES'! They may be too shy to actually climb aboard, but kids are certainly not bashful creating miniature amusement-park-worthy rides with dizzying loops and death-defying heights. The current activity in the Art Studio, It's a Mary Blair World invites guests to construct their own unique theme park ride with paper and 3D materials. READ MORE

Children Can Make Their Own Costumes

October 25th, 2015

With Halloween is right around the corner, we want to share a costume-making workshop we did in this year’s Animals Art and the Imagination summer program. READ MORE