A Start With the Arts offers 3-5 year-olds the opportunity to work with teaching artist Brittany Reif-Wenner. Brittany takes you on a journey south to Mexico where you have some exciting adventures in the art and science of butterflies, creative movement and traditional dance, fun stories, and of course, making art. Chose one class or the entire series. We provide the art materials and books!

Learn about the science of the Monarch butterfly migration from Minnesota to Mexico. Then create a Monarch Butterfly art project in which you explore shape, pattern, and symmetry.

Ages: 3-5 
Dates: Thursday, October 7
Time:10:00-10:45 am

A Start With the Arts offers 3-5 year-olds the opportunity to work with teaching artist Brittany Reif-Wenner. Brittany takes you on a journey south to Mexico where you have some exciting adventures in the art and science of butterflies, creative movement and traditional dance, fun stories, and of course, making art. Chose one class or the entire series. We provide the art materials and books!

Meet a local traditional Mexican folk dance group as they perform some of the traditional dances of Mexico. Learn about the history and meaning of these dances. Then create your own dance costume and practice performing your favorite dance moves.

Ages: 3-5 
Dates: Thursday, October 14
Time:10:00-10:45 am

A Start With the Arts offers 3-5 year-olds the opportunity to work with teaching artist Brittany Reif-Wenner. Brittany takes you on a journey south to Mexico where you have some exciting adventures in the art and science of butterflies, creative movement and traditional dance, fun stories, and of course, making art. Chose one class or the entire series. We provide the art materials and books!

What can you do with clay? Explore different ways to shape and mold clay. Create an imaginative animal inspired by the Mexican alebrijes art form. Then learn how to make coils and make a coil pot and more using your new clay skills.

Ages: 3-5 
Dates: Thursday, October 21
Time:10:00-10:45 am

A Start With the Arts offers 3-5 year-olds the opportunity to work with teaching artist Brittany Reif-Wenner. Brittany takes you on a journey south to Mexico where you have some exciting adventures in the art and science of butterflies, creative movement and traditional dance, fun stories, and of course, making art. Chose one class or the entire series. We provide the art materials and books!

If you love cats, this class is for you! Chato—the coolest cat in the barrio—loves to party. So when he learns that another cat friend has never had a birthday party, Chato decides to throw him a surprise pachanga. He gets right to work inviting everyone in the neighborhood, cooking up a feast, arranging for music and even ordering a special cake. Make a pinata for Chato’s surprise party.

Ages: 3-5 
Dates: Thursday, October 28
Time:10:00-10:45 am