2014 CLASS UPDATE BELOW!!!
LET'S PLAY! ART & DRAMA
~ EVERY FRIDAY from 10am-1pm ~
Come join us for a a fun themed Art & Drama day where play is important, creativity will be sparked, it's okay to get messy, friendships are made, and stories are imagined and created!
Each class begins with free art, then transitions into a focused project of the day, lunch/story time, open play, fun drama games, acting out a story, and ends with a popsicle with friends.
This class is open to kids ages 3-12. Class size is limited. Discounts if you enroll by the month...ask Tracy. Visions Vendor!
To enroll contact Tracy at (925) 822-5435 or tracyrandolph@hotmail.com
UPCOMING 2014 CLASSES
JANUARY:
COLOR WHEEL ART
Friday, January 3rd 2014 from 10am-1pm
Let's go beyond our primary & secondary colors by exploring the infinite color possibilities and their temperature values. Get ready as the paints and color collaging come out! Learning beyond our basic colors can create a deeper appreciation and future observation of colors found throughout our world. Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!
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FAMOUS ARTIST SERIES: GEORGIA O'KEEFEFriday, January 10th 2014 from 10am-1pm
Let's explore the life and art of Georgia O'Keeffe, the Mother of American Modernism. Students will investigate flower blossoms that inspired O'Keefe up close though magnifying glasses and digital microscope before using watercolors to create their own large blossom painting. We will explore both oil pastels, watercolor pencils, and watercolors. Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
CARDBOARD CREATIONS
Friday, January 17th from 10am-1pm
Let's dive into the wonderful world of cardboard! This versatile medium can be cut, shaped, poked, taped, built on, torn, layered, manipulated and more! Student investigators will use a variety of tools and tape to make their own unique creations. Anything is possible here! Minds will be opened and blown away at what can be created using simple ingredients! Bring your imagination and building ideas!
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
NEW! FAMOUS AUTHORS SERIES: TEDD ARNOLD
Friday, January 24th 2014 from 10am-1pm
Join us as we celebrate talented children's book writer and illustrator, Tedd Arnold. Arnold has written over 50 books, and won the "Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor" for his book "Hi! Fly Guy!". We will read and admire the unique style Arnold employs in his artwork. We will brainstorm a new "Fly Guy" story and have a chance to write and illustrate our own book! Students are encouraged to find and read a Tedd Arnold story at the library before attending class, although it is not necessary. Reading/writing is not necessary to enjoy this class.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
WEIRD SCIENCE! ZOETROPES, THE SCIENCE OF ANIMATION
Friday, January 31st from 10am-1pm
Ever wanted your pictures to come to life and move?! Let's make a Zoetrope! A Zoetrope is a ancient device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static pictures. The term zoetrope is from the Greek language, meaning "wheel of life" and has been around in some form since 180 A.D., with our modern Zoetropes becoming popular in the 1800's. We will talk briefly about the history of these cool motion makers, and then get busy making our own! Students will not only create their own Zoetrope, but the moving pictures they will spin inside! We will delight in sharing our creations with fellow students and then dive into Drama, making our own real life live action Zoetrope Tableaux 's using our bodies to create stages of movement. Yes! It will be fantastic!!!
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
FEBRUARY
FAMOUS ARTISTS SERIES: ANDY WARHOLFriday, February 7th 2014
from 10am-1pm
Let's get to know the iconic Andy Warhol, an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Students will not only explore Warhol's bright and vivid art, but his equally colorful life. Warhol loved to explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished in the 1960s and was renowned for being a controversial artist. Warhol's art encompassed many forms of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music…an amazing example of expressing one's self through various forms.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
WEIRD SCIENCE - PINK LOVE GAK! VALENTINE'S DAY
Friday, February 14th 2014
from 10am-1pm
Let's get messy! We are scientists as we explore chemistry in our making of slimy fun colorful gak! Students will also have a chance to make a special Valentine for their family. Prepare to feel gooey on the inside and out! Afterwards we will create a story to act out and play some theatre games.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
FAMOUS AUTHORS SERIES: MO WILLEMSFebruary 21st 2014
from 10am-1pm
Let's celebrate the wonderful and witty Mo Willems! Willems is famous for his work on Sesame Street, but it's when he started creating his own stories that he became our modern day Dr. Seuss. Characters like Gerald & Piggie, Pigeon, and Knuffle Bunny will come to life as we read, act out, and create our own Willem's inspired stories. Students will have a chance to choose one of the many Willem's characters to focus on and create their own spin off story to take home. Visit your local library or bookstore to learn more about Mo Willems or just come to class and immerse yourself in some of the funniest most accessible literature for kids of all ages.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
PUZZLEMANIA!!!
Friday, February 28th 2014 from 10am-1pm
independently or as a group to
piece together missing pictures. The educational value of puzzles is immense for children! We will be practicing our cognitive, math, and fine motor skills...eventually creating two of our own different kinds of puzzles. Later we will play drama games that encourage teamwork and creativity. We will end our time together with an all fruit popsicle outside with friends.supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
MARCH
FAMOUS COMIC BOOK ARTISTS: SCHULZ, WATERSON, DISNEY, REMI, SLADE, & MANY MORE!
Friday, March 7th 2014 from 10am-1pm
Kids LOVE comics! Let's enjoy the instant visual medium and freedom that comics provide to tell a story quickly. We will take a look at both classic comics like Peanuts, Tin Tin to our current day pleathora of beautiful and exciting graphic novels like Korgi, Zita the Space Girl, Calvin & Hobbes, and many many more! Students will have access to blank comic strips of their own to create simple stories on as well as practice their fine motor skills with tracing paper on their favorite comic characters. For those students interested, I will instruct them on how to re-create/draw step by step versions of some classic comic book characters.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
WEIRD SCIENCE: THE CHEMISTRY OF MAKING A BOUNCY BALL
Friday, March 14th
from 10am-1pm
Everyone loves to play with a good old fashioned bouncy ball, but have you ever made one? Bring out your inner scientist as we explore what makes a ball bounce! Students will each create their own unique bouncy ball from scratch. Afterwards we will test just how high they can bounce! Chemistry is fun when we can see and feel the awesomeness of chemical reactions in real time.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
WORLD OF MOMOS: PERLER BEADS CREATIONS
Friday, March 21st 2014 from 10am-1pm
Enter the magical fantasy world of "Momos" as we create our own characters, story lines, and ideas expressed through Perler beads. These tiny plastic beads can be transformed into anything we can imagine with a variety of colors on our grids, and then melted together to create our desired image. Students can create their own book and story to go along with their creation, accessing another way to tell a story.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
TAPIGAMI Friday March 28th 2014
from 10am-1pm
Have you ever played with Origami? It's amazing how small pieces of paper can be turned into amazing animals or other folded creations. But, have you ever heard of Tapigami? Tapigami is a contemporary and socially interactive art form created by Northern California artist Danny Scheible. Tapigami uses masking tape because of its versatile, accessible, and malleable nature to create small or large-scale art that is accessible for all ages. Students will have access to high quality masking tape along with a variety of other types of tape to experiment and explore their ideas. After working on their own creations, students will have the opportunity to add their own ideas to a larger group Tapigami project.
Cost is $45 ($40 for monthly membership) and includes all supplies/materials, take home project and end of class all fruit popsicle. Ask Tracy for details and 2014 class policies.
CONTACT TRACY at (925) 822-5435 or tracyrandolph@hotmail.com to find out more.
