Month: January 2014

Gallery Tours and Classes This Winter and Spring!

Thank you Lauren Pohl, Founder of Kid’s Central Station for highlighting our programs with Yahoo Finance!

DIY Snowman Dough Recipe-East Coast Tuesday Project!

It’s coming down in buckets the snow! So why not have some fun with a cup of hot cocoa, popcorn and this simple kids’ project with household items: SNOWMEN:  Dough (below), sticks/ Popsicle sticks, felt/ paper or even stickers, glue or gluestick, a baby carrot, buttons or found objects, large bowl, measuring cup, spoon/stirring tool. …

DIY Self Portraits for Kids Ages 4 & Up

With a printout of face dimensions, pencil, eraser, sharpies, cray-pas on their side & a canvas… Discuss contrasting colors, opposites, around and behind +types of lines and shapes. Use examples from Alex Katz to the Fauves to African Masks!

Feb. 1: Build & Emboss your very own functioning Dali Clock. Parent-Child Workshop

Claire’s Creative Adventures Brings Art Education and Entertainment to the Classroom, Museum or Party!

A good artist @ Met Museum to teach kids perspective

    Al Held’s Brooklyn Rail is a good example of how Overlapping,Values and size teach Perspective. 2nd floor Modern Gallery.

Happy New Year… Let It Snow!

Here comes the snow falling fast on Jan. 2nd, just like in Beatrice Kleeger’s drawing diorama she made in class…