Mendo LEAP is now offering summer arts and crafts classes where people of all ages can build their very own fairy gardens from scratch.
Mendo LEAP’s summer art offerings include a “Craft & Play” Day Camp for kids 7-12 years old and a “My Big & Me” Crafting Class perfect for partners to join.
The four-day “Craft & Play” Day Camp runs from July 21-24, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Day Camp is designed for children from 7-12 years old to embark on a multiday crafting project. Each day of the camp will focus on a specific part of the fairy garden:
Day 1: students will craft tiny furniture, fences, and staircases Day 2: sculpting creatures out of clay Day 3: arranging and assembling the garden Day 4: groundcover, landscaping, and finishing touches Evening of Day 4: Students are invited to showcase their creations at a fundraiser for future Mendo LEAP art programming. Light refreshments and play included.The “My Big & Me” class is being held on Aug. 8 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The class is designed for people of all ages to work together in pairs to create a fairy garden. The original intent was to create an option for preschoolers to participate with their parents, grandparents, or other caretakers, but participants are welcome to come with a friend or partner instead.
Participants in both classes can look forward to lots of fun, hands-on crafting time. Portia will show students how to do everything from making tiny mushrooms out of repurposed corks to sculpting “pets” for your fairies and gnomes. Class fees cover all of the materials, including the fairies and gnomes, tiny houses, and live tiny succulent plants.
All of Mendo LEAP’s art classes are designed, developed, and taught by local artist and Mendo LEAP Art Director Portia Schneider. A Sonoma State University alumna, Portia has a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Photography and a minor in Art History. Her photography projects have taken her to different countries all over the world, including Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, South Africa, Spain, and various locations in the United States. She has also been formally taught print-making, sculpture and photography.
Portia doesn’t just teach people how to paint or draw; she teaches art theory, art history, mixed media, and 3D art, and her classes are always highly engaging and multifaceted. All art courses at Mendo LEAP are designed to engage students and help them to:
problem solve engage with others improve fine motor skills gain courage to try something new and take risks open their imagination learn to follow instructions lengthen their attention span and patience become independent critical thinkers become effective communicators be self-directed and motivatedMore information and registration for both classes can be found on Mendo LEAP’s website. You can also email Portia directly at [email protected] for more information about these classes or to inquire about starting group or private art classes.
Mendo LEAP is a locally owned development center and play place. Open to the public daily, Mendo LEAP offers a unique “learn-through-play” approach for local families. The expanded facility features a sensory wall, specially made adaptive play equipment, a larger play area, and more exhibits coming each month. They also host events like weekly Circle Time on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. and a monthly Neurodiversity Night on the last Saturday of each month.
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