Project Designation: Valentine’s Day Arts and Crafts

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On Saturday, February 9th, high school students from Arcadia High School came and presented a fun and informative workshop on graphic design to kids in grades 5-8. The tween participants learned about color theory and fonts. Then tweens had the opportunity to put that knowledge to use making cards and […]

Writing Party: Make a Board Book

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Last month, we had a Writing Party for kids 5-8 years old about making a board book for a baby relative or friend. Turnout was huge! It was one of the most exciting writing programs I’ve ever done at the library. Kids and their families came and had a blast […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Tempera Leaf Prints

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Young Readers League Art Contest 2018: Age 8-11

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Age 8-11 Category First Place Kayla Su Age 11, Sage Oak Charter School “Paths to a New Journey” Colored pencils; 8 x 10 inches This piece is gorgeous, thoughtful, and creative—with numerous well-thought out scenes depicting all the possibilities in one’s life journey—paths in the journeys ahead or left behind. […]

Preschool STEAM ~ non-Newtonian Fluid! (aka Slime)

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Reading Takes You Everywhere Kids’ Art Contest Winners

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On Saturday during our STEAM Fair, we announced the winners of our Kids’ Art Contest! This year’s theme was “Reading Takes You Everywhere,” and we asked kids to submit flat works of art based on that theme or anything travel-related. Before I share who won, I’d like to give a […]

Project Designation: Computer Graphic Design Workshop for Teens and Tweens

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Earlier this month we had a great graphic design workshop taught by teens, for teens and tweens. The instructors are from Arcadia High School and they have created their own nonprofit organization called Project Designation, and they visit schools and libraries teaching kids graphic design concepts and leading them in […]

Architecture ~ Kids’ Art Salon ~ HOMES

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Kids’ Art Salon is in it’s fourth year!  To celebrate this milestone AND to pay homage to STEAM 2018, we thought we would focus on architecture.  Architecture is the perfect choice for Pasadena’s year of STEAM because it incorporates science, technology, engineering, art and math! For our first session of the year, we covered […]

Yogurt Silly Putty – Art & Play

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Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules;  it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome.  In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]

Dot Paint – Art & Play

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Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules;  it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome.  In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]