Art On The Edge Classes Start Today

Free art classes for teenagers and children will begin today at the Youth First Recreation Center in Post Falls.

The classes will be held every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for 6- to 12-year-olds and from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for 11- to 18-year-olds. Today’s class will be a paper-making workshop. Other classes are as follows:

Nov. 24 - Papier mache

Dec. 1 - More papier mache

Dec. 8 - Christmas gifts

Dec. 15 - Gingerbread houses

The classes are part of Art on the Edge, a free art program that aims to provide a creative environment for people age 6 to 18 and to foster problem-solving and goal-setting skills.

The 4-year-old, volunteer-run program has served more than 200 children.

Classes also are held in Coeur d’Alene at the Cultural Center at City Park for 6- to 12-year-olds on Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and for 11- to 18-year-olds on Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Art on the Edge is sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul.

For more information, call the Recreation Center at (208) 777-2066 or Ali Shute at (208) 773-1725.

The Recreation Center also will hold a workshop for making Fimo clay beads separate from Art on the Edge.

Karen Starr will teach the bead-making session on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon for teen from 14- to 18-years-old. The cost for the Fimo bead-making session is $20, which includes materials.

For more information on the bead-making class, call the Recreation Center or call Karen Starr at (208) 664-6614.