29 programs. Art & pottery classes for kids across the county.
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Crafternoon is a craft session at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. The library sets up self serve craft stations, so you pick a station and work through the craft at your own…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Darius Puff, a Lenape descendant, shares what he knows about the history and culture of the Lenni Lenape, the earliest inhabitants of the Tulpehocken area. He talks about how the Lenape lived here…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Kids Read and Walk brings stories outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake. On select Saturday mornings, families gather on the Dry Brooks Sensory Trail for stories, nature activities and more. The program is run…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3 · $30 ($20 members)
In this workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, fallen leaves become woodland animals. Students use colorful autumn leaves and other natural materials to make squirrels, hedgehogs…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Come play with clay at GoggleWorks. In this family workshop, adults and children work side by side to build a fairy house from clay, learning a variety of hand-building techniques along the way. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free
The Craft Lab is a hands-on craft program at Boone Area Library for kids ages 6 to 11. Each session, children work with different craft supplies, materials and techniques to make their own works of…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Free
Lego Club is a drop-in building session for young Lego fans at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Kids bring their ideas and build alongside others who enjoy the same thing, with bricks to work…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a whimsical witch's hat luminary out of clay. Karen Adam teaches basic handbuilding techniques, then you add decorative cutouts and textures so the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings fans together at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. The group meets once a month on Saturday mornings to make crafts, take part in activities, trade cards, and learn how to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $40 ($30 members)
A Halloween and autumn craft session for kids and teens who like anything spooky. Makers work on clay charms shaped like cats, witches and monsters, ghost banners made from fabric, spooky friendship…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24 · $40 ($30 members)
Kids build a miniature Halloween world of their own design. Using a mix of materials, students put together tiny seasonal scenes such as a pumpkin patch, a group of trick or treaters, or even a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and their grown-ups work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey out of clay. In this family workshop with instructor Karen Adam, you learn basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7 · $30 ($20 members)
This visual art class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education invites young artists to explore the season of thankfulness. Taking inspiration from the book The Giving Tree, students talk about…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Children learn the basics of sewing in this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks. Students practice using a sewing machine, read simple patterns, and make a small apron to take home while building…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $30 ($20 members)
Young artists make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality. Along the way they try collage, layering and touchable textures, which is an easy first step into mixed media art.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $35 ($25 members)
Kids ages 7 to 10 build their own cornucopia centerpiece out of upcycled materials. Working with everyday items that would otherwise be thrown away, students turn them into a symbol of abundance and…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Young makers try glassblowing in a short workshop built for beginners. Working in the hot shop with a GoggleWorks instructor, each participant learns how hot glass is blown and shaped, then makes a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30 ($20 members)
Kids make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love in this gift making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students work with a variety of materials and their own…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
Little Artists is a gift making workshop for children ages 3 to 5 at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young students make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love, using a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
In this family workshop at GoggleWorks, children and an adult work side by side to make a set of jingle bells out of clay. Instructor Karen Adam covers basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Saturdays · $50.00
This one-day workshop with Clay on Main covers the basics of fused glass. You cut and arrange glass pieces, then leave with a finished project: either a suncatcher or a small dish. The class is led…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley