Twig House Art

Has your child ever used a hot glue gun? Trusting a child with a glue gun can be such an empowering experience!

Anyone offering art classes to children is very aware that they should be offering access to the things parents may be reluctant to introduce at home. Whether it’s glitter or hot glue, we’ve got you covered!

Here we used hot glue and watercolors to make this eclipse inspired art piece. We also explored colored glue and made some awesome 3d sculptures!

What do all of these things have in common? They’re all available at our Saturday Create and Play art classes! These Create and Play classes are designed with blended age groups, so we made a lot of varied materials available to speak to different abilities and interests! Come draw, bead, cut, build, and create with us!

Today was a wonderful day for our Springtime Create and Play- thanks to everyone for coming out! Our next Create and Play will be on Saturday, May 4th at 3:00. Head to TwigHouseArt.com to sign up now!

Even for the most dedicated artists, the focus required to create something amazing or learn a new skill is no joke! With this in mind, there are always a handful of alternative activities for Twig House artists to take a break and explore. These magnatiles on this light board are perfect for hands-on types to explore lights, shadows, and color mixing!

Open ended, process based art with these young friends began with these ROYGBIV+W tempera paint palettes. Sometimes younger children are so transfixed with mixing the paints on the palette that swirling paint IS their project! Being in a blended age group class leaves space for these artists to see their older peers model how to take that next step: applying paint to the paper with the brush! All in good time. But, for now, let’s mix it up!

Sign up now to explore art with enthusiastic and encouraging instructors. Whether we’re making a wooden flower press, mosaic stepping stones, or plantable seed paper, we’re excited to celebrate Springtime with your emerging artist!

This floral art piece is a great project for practicing brush strokes and exploring the relationship between colors. It’s made so much easier with this stunning paint palette by Angora. They’ve been my favorite since I was a young, angsty teen artist. They good news? I have enough to share for the emerging artists at Twig House Art. Join us for our next Create and Play event and give them a try!

In addition to the upcoming Saturdays’ Spring Create and Play, where this rad Cherry Blossom project is available, I’m excited to announce that we now have FOUR new class listings. Head to the website and sign your child up! Whether we’re making plantable seed paper, our own decorated wood flower press, garden stepping stones, or pint sized garden gnomes, we’ll be having a blast!

This sweet little rainbow mobile is the marriage of two easy projects- hard to believe, right?! These will be available to make at our upcoming Create and Plays! Keep your eyes peeled for new dates!

Today I had a moment to browse Third Place Books Lake Forest Park and excitedly scooped up these three titles to make available for any upcoming Twig House Art ‘Option Time’. I’m well versed in how widely learning styles can vary- not just from working with early learners for well over a decade, but also because I have four very different children at home! While I can imagine one of my children squealing as they plaster themselves in tempura, I can just as easily imagine another quietly reading about the structure of a certain art project. Messy, wild, quiet, curious- all learners are welcome at Twig House Art!