Kidstreet Chicago: January 2014

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Drawing and Cartooning

Work from Annie York's Drawing and Cartooning class, ages 8 thru 12.

Drawing and Cartooning

Monday, January 27, 2014

Bud Vase Workshop...This Saturday, February 1st!

Join us this Saturday from 2 to 4 pm and make bud vases out of clay. Valentine's Day is around the corner. Perhaps you need a reminder that Spring will return (someday) and the flowers will bloom once again?

Come with decorating ideas...or use one of ours.

We have ideas for a variety of ages and difficulty levels.

Pssst...these are easier to make than they look...

You'll also make a decorative base where you can write a special message to a loved one.

Valentine's Day Vase

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Looking Back at the Early Winter Session

Ornament Workshop

Kidstreet's final session of 2013 was jam-packed with holiday and winter activities. Thank you to all of our kids and families who participated in our classes, workshops, birthday parties and open house. We hope you had fun and came away with some great projects!

Ornament Factory

Snow Villages

Snow Villages...Lit Up!

Santa Checks In

Lillstreet's Open House...Ornament Decorating

Open House

Paint & Stories

Ornament Workshop

Holiday Mugs Workshop

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Chinese New Year Workshop...Saturday, January 25th

Did you know that the Chinese Dragon is a symbol of luck, strength and power?

The Chinese New Year begins January 31st. During Chinese New Year celebrations, the Dragon Dance is performed in parades and events to bring good luck in the year to come. It is an intricate dance where a group of people maneuver a wood or plastic dragon draped in cloth. It is believed that longer the dragon, the more luck it will bring. Some dragons used in these dances are 230 feet long!

2013 Chinese New Year Celebration/Getty Images

Even the Beijing Aquarium celebrates their own version of the Dragon Dance...with sharks!

2013 Beijing Aquarium/Getty Images

Join us next Saturday, January 25th, from 2-4 pm, for our Chinese New Year Family Workshop. You can make your own dragon face mask or a dancing dragon.