Give Kids A Creative Break
This spring break, don’t let your kids sit in idle. Keep their engines running with a multitude of creative, high-octane activities offered by several community organizations.
Here are some reasonably priced ideas for every age, interest and ability. (A few are even educational, but the kids don’t need to know!)
Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh: You can get a head start on spring-break activities this Tuesday and Thursday. From 10 to 11:30 a.m., kids 3 to 5 can decorate Easter eggs and baskets to suit their fancies. The fee is $12.
For children ages 6 to 13, classes are offered in Batik Easter Eggs (Tuesday, 4-5:30 p.m.) and Chinese Egg Painting (Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon). Classes are $9 each.
Call immediately to register, 625-6677.
Spokane Art School, 920 N. Howard: From designing bird feeders to studying African cultures, the Spokane Art School offers more than 40 workshops April 1-5.
Youngsters will have fun learning the basics in Artstart, designed to unleash the natural creativity of children. Children in grades one through six may choose classes in clay, drawing, sculpture, painting or printmaking.
Junior and senior high students can explore the rich cultures that make up the continent of Africa, learn pottery or photograph nature while improving their skills with the camera.
Cost for a two-hour class is $10, a full day for $25, or four days of one class for $35. Pre-registration is required; call 328-0900.
YMCA, 507 N. Howard: Learn to swim over spring break. Five 30-minute swim lessons are offered for $7.50 for children grades K through six. Call immediately as space is limited.
Also April 1-5, “Spring Adventure Club” is five days (7 a.m.-6 p.m.) of fun and frolic for boys and girls, grades K through eight. The cost is $76 per week for members, $86 for non-members.
To register, call 838-3577.
Cheney Cowles Museum, 2316 W. First: Send your child on a trip to the past as Cheney Cowles presents a full agenda of “living history” activities, April 3-6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Approximately 20 different historical activities will be demonstrated each day - such as quilting, spinning, printing, lace-making, butter churning and wheat weaving - to give children an understanding of life in our region during the days of the early settlers.
Participation in the demonstrations is free with payment of regular museum admission; no pre-registration is required.
For more information, call 456-3931.
Children’s Museum of Spokane: With hats, gloves and canes, kids can dress up in the finery suited to such prominent citizens as Mr. and Mrs. Amasa Campbell during Dress-Up Day at the Campbell House, April 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Children’s Museum of Spokane.
Amasa Campbell’s bedroom will be open for creative costume play, as part of Cheney Cowles Museum’s “living history” week, free with payment of regular museum admission.
, DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Drawing of a paintbrush and pallette
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