Category: activities with your kids

AU REVOIR Spring et BONJOUR SUMMER Art Camp!

MERCI BEAUCOUP ART Adventurers for another great ART year! Our ART took to new heights and soared this 2017-2018 school year with the grande finale of  Chagall inspired Stained Glass Kite-making at Central Park & Jackson Pollock Pants! See the rest of our ART ADVENTURES HERE (click for album) See you for Summer Camp next …

JUNE IS ONLY 2 WEEKS AWAY….

…Which means CCA’s SUMMER JUNE ART CAMP is right at our doorstep! Open the doors of opportunity for you little artist & JOIN US to see what we’ve been up to all year and what exciting new art awaits us this JUNE 2018 SEE PAST SUMMER CAMPS HERE & REGISTER HERE!

Mother’s Day Art Terrariums @ CCA

To ALL MOMS NEAR AND FAR, Hope your Sunday was a very special day for you! We celebrated Moms the only way we know how…through love and ART! Our Art Adventures explored nature & art through dot art/ Mandalas and planting their very own Terrariums! Mandalas are a spiritual/ritual symbol found in multiple cultures and …

Gallery Tour with our Girl Scouts of Long Island City

Ms. Claire led Girl Scout Troop 4740 from Long Island City with Troop Leaders Mildred & Luciana Lamberto through the Plaxall Gallery, sharing what it means to be an artist and how to approach making art! Several LIC artists also shared their processes, from scultpure, dioramas to paintings, including hers -while they were working in …

Exploring Lines, Shapes, and Color with our Mini’s Class

Our 2 year old Art Adventurers jumped right into curves, zigzags and straight lines in last week’s project. Continuing to develop those fine and gross motor skills, we played with crayons and liquid watercolor to create these “magical” wax resist watercolor paintings. Try it at home! All you need are crayons, watercolor paints and a …

Nom Nom Nom! Art can be delicious too!

As we continue feeling the heat this sunny August, take a break in the cool AC and make some food art with the whole family! Another great project from our June Summer Camp, we took graham crackers, food coloring, icing, brown sugar and an array of yummy treats to make a fun beach/under the sea …

We love Art Museums!

A great way to appreciate ART, spend time with your family…and make Art During our School Year and June Camps, we make sure to go on Museum Tour Adventures to create ART while surrounded by ART! And sometimes we even BECOME ART! Try it and visit a Museum with your family this Summer! OR JOIN …

Let’s Make ART Outside..

….with BUBBLES! Our Summer Camp Art Adventurers painted with bubbles in our classroom, but that doesn’t mean you can’t also make bubble art outside! Go to the park, your backyard, or maybe even the beach! Just make sure to grab some food coloring, bubbles and paper before you go!

SUMMER ART to Beat the Heat

Summer is in full swing and with these sunny days and hot weather, what better way to feel “cool” than with some ART! Check out these totally beach friendly projects from our June Summer Camp! All you need is liquid watercolor, eyedroppers, salts, and COOL WATER to make these abstract salt watercolor paintings!

Summer Art Project Fun

Mandalas in Art The term Mandala, meaning circle or completion in Sanskrit, carries great symbolism in many world religions and philosophies. In the Art world AND in our classroom, the Mandala can bring on a form of creative therapy. Our June Summer Camp Adventurers explored Mandalas and created their own version! Using elements found in …