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Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With activities themed around colors we can find in nature, these walks provide sensory experiences for kids and plenty of toddler-adult bonding time. Register for the whole month of classes above. Unable to come every week? No worries - …
Welcome to the art of decalcomania. This artistic technique creates a random texture that resembles spindly tree branches, feathery foliage, or frost patterns. We will enhance with metallic liquid watercolor paints and create a moody, luminous landscape or a fun abstract that glows.
How can you make glitter less messy? Liquify it! Combine the glitter colors of your choice in clear glue to create a custom palette for your original work of art. Using traditional paint first, participants with layer their glitter “paint” as a top coat to add some sparkle and shine.
Does your child love video games but wants to know what exsists past Minecraft and Mario Bros? Send them to Youth Video Game Club. Every month we bring a wide assortment of games and consoles new and old for elementary aged kids. It's a way to try new games and meet other kid gamers!
Meet other gamers in Oak Park. Explore the history and future of video games with our huge collection of consoles and video games!
Mills Park/Pleasant Home 217 S Home Ave Oak Park, IL 60302 NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR! You probably know about the festivities in Scoville Park for Day in Our Village. But did you know the Park District will turn Mills Park into a fun filled carnival! Celebrate the start of summer with us! Wristbands will allow …
June 6th is National Yoyo Day. Join us and get a yoyo of your very own to customize! We’ll use paint, glitter, and some fun embellishments to personalize a special one of a kind toy.
Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With activities themed around animals, these walks provide sensory experiences for kids and plenty of toddler-adult bonding time. Register for the whole month of classes above. Unable to come every week? No worries - use the calendar below to …
Summer vacation has started, so let’s get out and have some adventure! Step back in time with us as we get hands on exploring fossils and dinosaurs at The Burpee Museum. Includes a museum tour, fossil lab, and meeting a real paleontologist!
Most fine art students learn through copying the masters. Join this club on Friday nights where we focus on one image by a famous artist and use tricks and techniques to create your very own version.
Creative Cooking offers life skills and art work all wrapped into one awesome class! They are designed for students to explore their creativity in the kitchen! A different theme and recipe (or two!) will be introduced in each workshop. While the food cooks, bakes, or simmers, our little chefs with enjoy additional art and/or games …
Celebrate “Kamehameha the Great” who is credited with unifying the Hawaiian Islands. Learn about Hawaiian culture while creating your own leis.
Suit up and prepare for the most adventurous quest of your life! Battle monsters, explore magical kingdoms, and make new friends with our new Dungeon Master!
Start your Sunday relaxing at Cheney Mansion with an all-levels, one-hour yoga practice on the grounds with one of the Park District's expert instructors. As a reward, enjoy and socialize with your fellow classmates during a lovely brunch on the patio. In the event of rain, yoga and brunch will take place inside Cheney Mansion. …
The Chia Pet is an American icon. We’ll use sponge paper, waterproof markers, and chia seeds to create a custom Chia seed growing canvas. Create a self-portrait, draw your pet, or perhaps invent an animal. Replant with other “hair” like seeds such as grass, alfalfa, radish, broccoli, fenugreek, and lettuce to continue the fun.
Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With activities themed around animals, these walks provide sensory experiences for kids and plenty of toddler-adult bonding time. Register for the whole month of classes above. Unable to come every week? No worries - use the calendar below to …
Did you know that certain native seeds need to be broken in order to grow? Learn all about the parts of a seed, how they grow, and do an experiment to see what kind of seed scarification works the best!
Want to experiment with clay? Join us for an introduction, discovery, and exploration to wheel and hand-building techniques. No take-home projects in this class. As it is purely an exploration workshop.
Featuring Updated Curriculum from Safe Sitter Inc.! Safe Sitter prepares students to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. Students learn life-saving skills such as how to rescue someone who is choking, and helpful information like what to do if there is severe weather. The lessons are filled with fun activities …
Create a melodious kinetic sculpture that looks like leaves moving in the wind. Participants will learn to play with balance to create a functional art piece that is aesthetically please with a soft chime.
Come paint rocks for your rock garden. Using rocks we supply participants can show off their creativity and design their own unique garden!
Artist Sol LeWitt is quoted “Each person draws a line differently and each person understand worlds differently.” Join us for a little art game where you instructor will give simple instructions and you will execute them according to you own interpretations. Leave with a unique drawing all your own.
Whether you're a bona fide poet or you didn't even know it, come use word stickets, fill-in-the-blank templates, and pages from ruined books and magazines to create your own mixed media poetry masterpiece.
Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With activities themed around animals, these walks provide sensory experiences for kids and plenty of toddler-adult bonding time. Register for the whole month of classes above. Unable to come every week? No worries - use the calendar below to …
Are you interested in learning the science behind some of our favorite beverages? Come to Cheney Mansion for a beertasting with Kinslahger Brewing Company, and learn about what goes into making your hometown beers! Snacks provided to go with you drink. Each date will feature a different local business specializing in coffee, tea, beer, and more! Ages 21+
Does cooking fish and shellfish intimidate you? Join the team from Carnivore Oak Park on the Cheney Mansion patio for basics in cleaning and filleting a fish. Also watch sample demos on preparing fish properly for teh grill. All products are from Carnivore's fantastic inventory of products. Carnivore will provide sample tastngs, so bring along …
Summer Movies May 19 - Sep 15 Join us for a summer full of some of the best flicks out there! Grab a blanket, dinner or snacks and join usunder the stars to enjoy action, fun and song! Movies are all free and open to the public – no pre-registrations needed, simply show up and …
Spend the day along the river in downtown St. Charles. Shop, check out a museum or 2, and get lunch before we travel through a green corridor of scenic beauty on a paddlewheel boat down the Fox river at 1:30pm. Along the way, listen to an audio script of historic sights and stories with highlighted …
Create a basket with a slight twist. Yarn soaked in glue, ribbon, raffia, cords and more can be used to make a looping and overlapping network to weave through and about. Be free to lump and overlap in the organic style basket form.
Nonbleeding tissue paper is combined with water and torn so that the paper fibers separate and make a rough pulp. Pressing the paper onto a canvas causes the fibers to re-bond with one another and, when dry, form a thicker, stronger paper. Create colorful abstractions, landscapes, and more with this fun technique.
Take a leap into the third dimension as we paint tree landscapes from a neighboring park on 3 layers of clear glass. In this one session workshop we will delve into the permanence of oil paints on glass, how to apply and manipulate the paints to capture your unique painting style, and finally how to …
Paper is commonly thought of as a material strictly for use in two-dimensional art. However, it can be a form of sculpture, especially when various types of paper are combined as a collage. In this project, students create a three-dimensional “contour line drawing” out of soft, flexible sculpture wire, then cover it with decorative papers …
Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With activities themed around animals, these walks provide sensory experiences for kids and plenty of toddler-adult bonding time. Register for the whole month of classes above. Unable to come every week? No worries - use the calendar below to …
Have you ever wanted to get started with composting, but didn’t know where to start? Never fear! This beginner class will provide you will all the information you’ll need, and a composting “seed” to get your compost pile started!
Acrylic isn’t just for painting. Acrylic paint dries to form a flexible and durable material that resembles a skin or thick fabric. In this workshop, we’ll cut the acrylic into pieces and work it into a mosaic pattern on a glass object. Several forms will be available to choose from and each participant will leave with …
In the 1800s, many homes were decorated with “Penny Carpets”, made from miss-matched fabric cut into circles. Patches were then layered and stitched together to make a large piece. Students create a Penny Carpet with fabric scraps. Each section is sewed to felt swatches, then joined to make a larger piece of art.
Celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Day learning about the native people of Australia and their incredible artwork derived from storytelling. Participants will create and take home a stylized Aboriginal Dot painting.
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