April is the best month in NYC to see the cherry blossoms all over the city- especially around the Reservoir in Central Park!
Try making one of your own after an OUTDOOR ART HUNT for the natural materials!
Materials
Collect: Tree branches, grass, rocks
Tissue Paper, Toilet paper Tube, Newspaper, Gold Paint
Hot Glue or Paper Clip, Scissors
Flour
Directions
Papier mâché (flour/H2o mixture like pancake mix + newspaper strips) the cardboard square base + toilet tube together after taping together (leave a hole for the tree branch!)
Add rocks & grass with glue.
Tissue paper for Flowers: Overlap/ stack 2-3-4 (smaller size) square colorful tissue sheets, fold in ½, fold in ½ again, cut curvy edge (on non-folded part), twist to a point (the bottom of folded part) hold tight and open into a flower!
Hot glue (or paperclip) your flower bases all along the tree branch.
For Extra fun -First add Paint: *Add gold color to the tree branch and let dry before attaching flowers!
Fun Fact: “Passover is often celebrated with great pomp and ceremony, especially on the first night, when a special family meal called the seder is held….”
Create a spring cup to place your mini art supplies in!
Passover Cup or Yarn Cup
Supplies
Colorful Yarn /Glue or Mod Podge / Scissors
Plastic Clear Cup: Wine Glass Shape
First, cut string depending on how much of each color you want on the cup. Second, take small portions of the cup to use a paint brush to Mod Podge or use Glue to make the surface sticky. Then wind the string around the cup. Third, continue the process until the whole cup is covered with different color strings. Fourth, glue gems on the outside of the string. Then allow it to sit and dry!
-Craft and PC: Elijah’s Cup Passover Craft, Toriavey
Need outdoor fun next week? Join our SPRING BREAK CAMP! Summer Camp Registration is also OPEN for registration (Starts June 5) Click here to learn more
Springtime is the land awakening! The March winds are the morning yawn. -Lewis Grizzard
Celebrate spring by creating a bright colorful, robot puppet with your kids! Then in the afternoon, take the robot puppet outside and put on a puppet show!
Robot Puppet
Supplies:
Scissors, Glue, Markers or Oil Pastels and Water Color
Dowel or Carboard Tube “(we used the white tubes around wire hangers which you can score for free from most dry cleaners)”
Brads, Cardboard, Duct Tape
Fun Options: Gems, Buttons, Tissue Paper, Scrapbook Paper
“Choose a shape for the head” or “cut a 5×5 square.”
Use oil pastels to decorate the head and paint watercolors over for an awesome effect. Then glue the fun options from gems to scrapbook paper for added detail.
Follow all the steps for the body, arms and legs that you did for the head.
Glue the head to the body. Use a hole puncher or toothpick to punch holes where the arms and legs need to connect to the body. Then add a brad to connect each piece- the robot can now move and groove!
Take the dowel or cardboard tube and duct tape it to the back.
Create a fun puppet show with your creative, colorful, spectacular Robot!
-PC and Craft: Make Robot Puppets, Meri Cherry Art Studio
Don’t take a break from Creativity! 5 ways to stay Creative this Spring (Parents and kids!) Creative problem-solving for families in need of educational entertainment:
In-Person Summer Camps: Kids will explore all types of art media. Outdoor Courtyards are used for sketching and outdoor art! (weather permitting) Daily easel painting, dry art murals, free-choice art stations, storytelling + inspiring art processes to tantalize and engage every age and skill level! Learn/practice simple French and Spanish. June to August/ Full week or once-a-week options/ Age Groups: Late 3-6′s/ 7-11′s /Mornings or Afternoons. LIC & UES locations.Click Here to Learn more!
2.Spring Break Camps: OUTDOOR PAINTING, MOVING AND CREATING ARTStory Adventures. Ages 4-9. Introduction to French and Spanish! Daily Art and Movement in Outdoor Courtyards + Drawing, Painting, Sculpting, Multi-Media *Friday field trips to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Begins March 22-April 2, Monday-Friday*In-Person@1157 Lexington @ All Soul’s Church. (2 hours) 9:30-11:30am / 1-3pm / 3-5pm. $550 per week/ Limited to 6 spaces for safety. Reserve a time as a Pod.Click Here to Learn more!
3. April/May Classes: Outdoor and indoor creative & inspiring art development (in-person) programs: Inquire Here and share your scheduling needs & location: Click Here to Inquire.
4. Personalized Private Classes:A great way to stay practiced and learn new skills! Painting, Sculpting, Drawing, Multi-Media, Photography… Tell us your interests!Click Here to Inquire
5. Virtual ARTStory Adventures: (Siblings receive a 50% Discount!) Socially distant learning: 1 hr. Zoom classes with jam-packed ART KITS and added DIY video extras to choose from (for in-between classes) like additional drawing lessons, dance, movement and experiments. Monthly series. Happening NOW-May. Join us for anIntroductory Week: and receive 2 classes + Art Kit with all Drawing, Painting, Crafting and Building supplies… for only $97! Check it out & join us: Our next Adventure begins in 2 weeks! Click Here to Register!
What is it? A Social Emotional Learning program based invisual arts,cultural exploration, literature and dance!
What will my child be doing? Divinginto a new story adventure every month. Creating the characters and sets in the storythroughvisual art classes.Moving their body and developing a love of movement and coordinationthrough dance technique videos.Building confidencethrough art, theater and musical games.
What will I gain? Art heals and unites. The Story Adventures program builds the language ofresilience, empowers kids with character, gainsconflict resolution problem-solving skills along with a love forliterature, art skills, fantasy and travel!
How do I access the program? Create aschedule that works best for your family’s needs. Live zoom classes are available once a week for students to create it together!All pre-recorded drawing videos are available through Google classroom, accessible anytime. Exercise is also included through story-related movement and dance videos!
Watch your child’seyes light up as they receive exciting CCA Art Kits,filled with art studio materials that willlast for years.Heartswill soar as your child creates amazing art projects. Sharejoyin yourentire householdwhen you have an alternative to screen time. If you need to make a call or get work done, put on a Story Adventures video to keep your child moving and creating!
“She seriously loves it all… the art and the dancing! This is a great program. She is dancing all over the house.” Theresa’s mom Alison“Lilah’s “favorites” are; getting the boxes delivered, unpacking all the art supplies, Using watercolor pencils, I really know how to draw penguins and whales now and all the characters in the book.” –Lilah’s mom Brina
