St. Cloud Area School District 742 Community Education

NEW! You and your child will love painting together! We'll use a variety of unusual tools and materials to create patterns, textures and designs. Each child will create a canvas painted from the heart. Class fee includes a single project, please register one person per project you would like to create as caregivers can paint a project alongside their child. Class limit: 20.

NEW! Your child will take home a frame-worthy and artistic “beary” fun winter scene! They’ll set their own colorful creativity in motion with this furry four-legged friend who left the den to do some adventurous winter sledding. WatchMeDraw! provides a progressive, art-enriched experience designed to build solid skills and artistic confidence in your child. Class limit: 20. Enter door 3.

At this class, your child will turn needle and string into works of art. They'll learn about the basics of embroidery and tools of the craft, and talk about using pre-printed patterns or hand-drawn art. For the first project, your child will practice types of stitches for decorating a variety of materials using needle and thread. A sewing kit containing a hoop, needle, thread and fabric will be provided for your child to use in class and take home. Class limit: 12. Enter door 1.

NEW! Work together with your child to create a fairy or frog house with clay. Your child can use their imagination and add details and designs uniquely their own. No prior clay experience is necessary. Tools and supplies are provided. Class limit: 20.

NEW! Work together with your child to create a planter pot with clay. Your child can use their imagination and add details and designs uniquely their own. No prior clay experience is necessary. Tools and supplies are provided. Class limit: 20.

Your child will learn basic techniques of using watercolor and applying it to creating colorful botanical pictures. They'll practice shading and moving the paint plus learn how to draw flowers in pencil and ink. Class includes guided creative time to create watercolor masterpieces. Your child will be provided with a 36-color watercolor set and a brush to use during class and for take home to continue their work. Class limit: 12. Enter door 1.

NEW! Your child can celebrate the coming of Earth Day with us! They'll listen to a book about a friendship that exists between a child and the Earth. Your child will also learn about ways to improve the environment, the importance of recycling and will study endangered animals in a fun learning environment. This class includes a take home flowerpot and plant project. Class limit: 12. Enter door 1.

NEW! Your child can take a magical journey while listening to the story “Owl Moon”. We'll create a whimsical Owl windsock that they can hang wherever they would like. Class limit: 12. Enter door 1.

NEW! At this hands-on class, your child will create a meaningful project that can be used to showcase favorite winter memories in a framed pom-pom hat design. It's a perfect display for any magnetic surface. Your child will also hear two wonderful stories about winter. Please have your child bring to class: favorite 3 ½” x 2” photo. Class limit: 12. Enter door 1. 

NEW! Your child can enjoy this wintry workshop, with a caregiver, creating a one-of-a-kind snow family painting using acrylics on canvas and step-by-step instructions. Together, you'll create a customized work of art for you and your family to cherish for years to come. Your child can choose the number of snowmen family members to add, and may choose to add the family name as a finishing touch. Class limit: 12. Enter door 3.

NEW! Your child will learn how to nip, cut and assemble glass pieces into a creative work of art. Your young artist will be able to make two projects during class. No prior experience required. Tools and supplies are provided. Class limit: 8.