Arts Crafts Creativity • Youth

For school-aged children

Classes full of creativity, fun, and friendship!

Kids will make festive crafts to celebrate the seasons, learn new skills, and enjoy time together making new friends!

Some craft classes are geared towards the younger kids, while others are more difficult and have a higher age requirement. Age requirements are listed with the activity.

Keep an eye out for special classes in collaboration with local crafters or businesses.

The location for craft classes is

Pigeon River Rec Center (3508 N 21st St)

A collage of various children's activities, including balloon crafts, painting, and cake decorating, set against a bright green background.

Classes in 2026

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Fall 2026

Fall 2026

FELTED LANDSCAPES

SUNDAY
October 18

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

In collaboration with
Eleni from KitschëCoo

~Must be 12 yrs or older~

$40 per class (Resident)

Pigeon River Rec Center (3508 N 21st St)

Three needle-felted landscape artworks, featuring a sunset, standing stones at sunset, and a swirling blue and green abstract landscape, are displayed against a blurred green and yellow background, with the text %22FELTED LANDSCAPES%22 at the top and %22SUN, OCT 18%22 on the right.

Learn the basics of flat needle felting leave with a 4x6 wool image, ready to frame!

Cost includes all the supplies needed & instructions to create your felted landscape.

No experience is necessary.

Please bring a few photo examples of landscapes that you like. (No people or pets please) These can be printed out, or images saved on your phone.

CRAFT CLASSES

Get into the holiday spirit with classes full of creativity, fun, and friendship!
Kids will make festive crafts to celebrate the season, listen to cheerful holiday stories, play games, and enjoy time together making new friends. Each month brings a new project they can take home to share with their families. It's the perfect way to celebrate the season through art, imagination, and joy!

October 20

Halloween theme
4:30 - 6:00 pm

$6 per participant

NOVEMber 17

Fall theme
4:30 - 6:00 pm

$6 per participant

DECEMber 15

Holiday theme
4:30 - 6:00 pm

$6 per participant

FLY ME TO THE MOON

FRIDAY
October 26

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

In collaboration with

~Kindergarten to 6th grade~

$15 per class (Resident)

Pigeon River Rec Center (3508 N 21st St)

FLY ME TO THE MOON - in Partnership with Club SciKidz!

Explore our solar system and the science of space through hand-on projects and exciting discoveries!

Hands on projects: SOLAR SYSTEM MODEL, OREO MOON, MOON SAND

HALLOWEEN CAKE POPS

FRIDAY
October 26

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

In collaboration with

~3 years and up*~

$15 per class (Resident)

Pigeon River Rec Center (3508 N 21st St)

*3-4 year olds should be accompanied by an adult

HALOOWEEN CAKE POPS!

Get ready to mix, dip, decorate, and have some Halloween fun! The Rec Department is teaming up with Mini & Me Baking Co. to create some seriously sweet and spooky cake pops. All the supplies are provided, so all you need to bring is your creativity, imagination, and Halloween spirit!
Come make a tasty treat that's almost too cute to eat! Gluten free available.

(3 and 4 year olds must be accompanied by an adult)

CANNING

THURSDAY
October 29

5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

In collaboration with
Amanda from Hopefully Homesteading

~Must be 12 yrs or older*~

$50 per class (Resident)

Horace Mann Middle School (2820 Union Ave)

*Participants under the age of 18 must be signed up with an adult

Eight jars of preserved food, including pickles, fruit, and jam, are stacked on a wooden surface, with the word %22CANNING%22 in red letters at the top and a mason jar graphic with a date in the lower right corner.

Come learn how you can fill the pantry with healthy and safety home-canned jars of foods!

This session will provide you with an understanding of safe preserving and canning practices, the differences between pressure canning and water bath canning, the basic equipment needed, and so much more!

Class participants will each leave with a jar of dilly beans, recipes and a new skill.

PAINT YOUR PET

SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 15

3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

In collaboration with
Eleni from KitschëCoo

~Must be 10 yrs or older~

$55 per class (Resident)

Pigeon River Rec Center (3508 N 21st St)

Four colorful pet portraits, including a cat, a dog, and a fluffy dog, are arranged on a blurred background with the text %22PAINT YOUR PET%22 and %22SUN, NOV 15%22 visible.

Create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece dedicated to your best fur friend!

No experience? No problem!
In class, the instructor guides you step-by-step in layering colors & adding fur/textures to create your one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

Cost includes all supplies needed, instruction, and your pre-sketched canvas, ready for you when you arrive.

Upon registration, send your pet's photo to kitschecoo@gmail.com. The instructor will then sketch your pet's outline/image onto an 11x14 Canvas, ready for you to paint! (Almost like a paint-by-number, in a way!) Photos must be submitted no later than 3 days prior to class, in order for the Instructor to have time to sketch your pet's image onto the canvas.

SOURDOUGH

THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 19

5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

In collaboration with
Amanda from Hopefully Homesteading

~Must be 12 yrs or older*~

$50 per class (Resident)

South High School (1240 Washington Ave)

*Participants under the age of 18 must be signed up with an adult

Several loaves of sourdough bread surround a bowl of flour and a jar of starter on a cooling rack, with the word %22Sourdough%22 and %22THUR, NOV 19%22 overlaid on the image.

Join this hands-on workshop that focuses on sourdough bread baking.
We will work through mixing, bulk fermentation, shaping, baking and some troubleshooting along the way.
Additionally, you will begin a sourdough starter and learn the care needed to keep a colony of wild yeast alive!
Each guest leaves with a dough in progress, a sourdough starter and some new skills.