Miniature Woodland Habitat and Magical Characters with Lenore Lyons (Ages 6-11)

July 21 – July 24, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

Best for Ages 6-11.  Get ready for a magical adventure with Lenore Lyons! In this whimsical four-day class, children will create miniature homes for indoor fairies, gnomes or other tiny beings. Each child will design, plan and build a dwelling in this fun class that puts the A for art in this highly engaging STEAM project. On the first day, students will decide on the basic shape of their house. Then, they will construct it with dowels, grapevine, and reeds. They will complete the walls by weaving or wiring fibers, raffia, and silk flowers. As the week progresses, children will stretch their imaginations while using an amazing variety of natural and “magical” materials to create different types of rooms with all the necessary furniture and comfort items.

Then, Sculpey, a colorful oven-baked clay will be introduced to make any…