Art and Craft Workshops and Online Lessons

Are you a homeschooling parent living in Southeastern Idaho? If you are, you'll want to check the Blackfoot Art Center schedule of classes and workshops often. The art center has ongoing homeschooler's art classes as well as exciting Saturday and Monday craft workshops that your children will not want to miss. If you have an interested H.S. group, e-mail the art center about setting up a weekly day and time for art classes of your own.

Currently, Saturday craft workshops are fall-themed. Scheduled - A "Spooky Halloween Craft" day (rescheduled for Monday, October 23); "Fun Autumn Leaf Projects," Saturday, Ocober 28; and "Handmade Greeting Cards," Saturday, November 4. All supplies and materials are provided, and a snack break is included. Please browse the Blackfoot Art Center Weblog for more information about children's art workshops and homeschool art classes.

Don't live near Blackfoot (or anywhere near the Gem State, Idaho)? All is not lost! Visit the art center weblog every so often and you'll find step-by-step instructions for lots of terrific art and craft projects that your homeschoolers can do at home. These are not silly, cookie-cutter activities. They are designed to encourage independent thinking, develop problem-solving skills, and promote creativity through fun, open-ended art exploration.

Above - "Horse Eating Grass," by homeschooler Kelly Layton (7). This painting was created after learning about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors - all colors were mixed from the primaries - red, yellow, and blue.