Drop the kids off for a fun night painting a ceramic skull for Halloween! Space is limited so register soon. Limited Scholarships spaces are available (Email traci@arthaven.org).
Grades 6-12: Learn how to paint a sugar skull in celebration of El Dia de los Muertos with step-by-step instructions! You will leave with a beautiful completed painting! Meets in the Program Room. Please contact Emely, Teen Services Librarian, with questions at 978-465-4428 ext.242 or nplteenlibrarian@gmail.com.
Drop the kids off for a fun night slime making! This brand-new event is just for middle schoolers. Art Haven is a community space where children of all ages and abilities are encouraged to develop creativity and confidence through hands-on learning and collaboration.
Come help Cape Ann Art Haven prep buoys for their buoy painting workshops and their annual auction fundraiser! Help prime paint buoys with a fresh coat of white! Come for a couple of hours of some community fun and help a great cause! Participants will be entered into a raffle for free classes and a chance to win at birthday party at Art Haven (at $175 value).
Let your creative juices flow! In this afternoon activity, we will create, build and embellish winter sculptures using nature’s bounty. Work as a family, a group of friends or let us pair you up when you arrive and work together as a team to add imaginative sculptural elements to the Stevens-Coolidge gardens. Cocoa will be served to keep your hands warm and busy!
For Kids in Grades 6-12: Come to NPL try out the braiding technique kumihimo, the ancient Japanese art of creating complex patterns of braided cords. Join us in the Program Room for this free event! Please contact Emely, Teen Services Librarian, with questions.
Join us in making some kite artwork to get excited for Newburyport Winter Kite Festival! This program is open to kids of all ages and abilities. No registration required! The Kite Festival will take place on February 2. Please visit Newburyport Youth Service's website (newburyportyouthservices.com) for more information.
The Children's Library at invites kids to our "Valentine's Craft Afternoon". Children are invited to come make something special for a loved ones and friends.
For students in grades 1 to 5 - join a class with Ipswich's LEGO guru, Jo-Ann Gorrell, to make a walking T-Rex dinosaur that uses batteries, motors and gears. Free of charge. Registration is required.
Waldorf School at Moraine Farm hosts a class for you and your baby! Our experienced Waldorf teachers will share with you information and helpful practices to better understand and care for your baby. Themes will include your new role as a parent, early developmental stages, warmth and how to dress your baby, healthy rhythm for the day, sleep and the foundational senses. Parents will learn lullabies and games to play with their babies.
