Learn to hand sew three-dimensional “puffies” out of felt—everything from food, animals, shapes, and even emojis. We’ll sew and stuff our puffies, then embellish them with sparkles and embroidery. Bring your own designs and ideas or find inspiration from the class.

Incorporate personal design touches as you learn or refine fundamental metalsmithing skills in this all-level jewelry-making workshop. Beginning makers will fabricate a textured sterling silver band ring, a sterling silver pendant with a bezel-set stone, and a set of silver bangle bracelets. Students with prior experience in metalsmithing/jewelry can further develop their skills with sterling silver while fabricating earrings and making a chain link bracelet. Multiple soldering and finishing techniques will be covered, and individual design is encouraged.

Journey through art history as you meet different artists and make projects inspired by their work. Build dreamlike clay sculptures like Salvador Dalí, create bold paper collages in the style of Eric Carle, explore pop art with Andy Warhol, layer color and shapes like Kandinsky, and paint your own flowers inspired by Van Gogh and Georgia O’Keeffe. Try out paint, paper, and clay while discovering your own way to express ideas through art.

If furry felines are some of your best friends, join us for this “cat-tastic” week of kitty-inspired crafting. We’ll make a journal to write down cat stories and poems, decorate a frame to hold your cat’s photo, make cat toys and a small fleece blanket, construct our own cat costumes, sculpt cat miniatures, and more.

Take your sewing skills to the next level and create something you can actually wear. Make comfy pajama pants (or shorts!) or a twirly skirt in this advanced beginner class. You'll follow a simple pattern, thread elastic through a waistband, and topstitch a hem.By the end of the week, you’ll have a handmade garment—and the ultimate bragging rights: “Thanks, I made it myself!” You must already know how to use a sewing machine and sew a straight stitch.

Discover your creative voice through hands-on exploration of a wide range of art materials. Experiment with texture, line, color, and shape as you bring 2D and 3D projects to life. Using paints, pencils, and found objects, you’ll create paintings, prints, collages, and more.

Explore nature’s colors, forms, and textures with painting, oil pastels, and mixed media. Find inspiration in landscapes, plants, and organic patterns as you experiment with layering, blending, and bold mark-making. Each project lets you observe, interpret, and bring your own vision of nature to life.

Improve your drawing skills while exploring color, pattern, and design. Using pencil, charcoal, ink, and pastels, you’ll focus on new subjects each day. Experiment with drawing from observation, including still life, portrait, and figures, and try imaginative drawing as well.

Create mind-bending optical illusions using just pencil and paper. Learn how to trick the eye into seeing movement by overlapping lines and silhouettes, combining clashing vibrant colors, and varying pencil line gradation. Experiment with patterns, explore visual rhythm, and sharpen your drawing skills as you create images that leap off the page.

Bring your imagination to the table and turn your meals into masterpieces. Follow step-by-step instructions to create scenes—underwater worlds, outer space, palaces, and lighthouses—using a variety of foods. When you’re finished, you can eat your artwork, making creativity extra delicious.

Discover a new hobby or expand your crochet skills with projects that are as fun as they are practical. We’ll start with the basics and move on to creating a variety of items perfect for back-to-school or everyday use. Projects include bookmarks, zipper pouches, pencil cases, scrunchies, bag charms, and laptop sleeves—offering plenty of ways to practice new techniques and make pieces you’ll love to use.

Discover the vibrant culture of Latin America through colorful crafts like piñatas, flor de piñas (pineapple flowers) from Oaxaca, and máscaras (masks) for the danza de los viejitos (dance of the little old men) from Michoacán. Play traditional games such as papa caliente (hot potato), zapatito (little shoe), and abeja buzz (buzzy bee) while discovering the region’s people, traditions, and geography—y más.