A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 1 – 5: Hot Air Balloons Up, Up, and Away! Use a variety of art supplies to design a hanging paper hot air balloon.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 2 & 4: Hurricane Transfer prints In this project, children will mix paint and shaving cream to create circular-shaped transfer prints.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 1 – 5: Hot Air Balloons Up, Up, and Away! Use a variety of art supplies to design a hanging paper hot air balloon.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 1 – 5: Hot Air Balloons Up, Up, and Away! Use a variety of art supplies to design a hanging paper hot air balloon.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 2 & 4: Hurricane Transfer prints In this project, children will mix paint and shaving cream to create circular-shaped transfer prints.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 1 – 5: Hot Air Balloons Up, Up, and Away! Use a variety of art supplies to design a hanging paper hot air balloon.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 8 – 12: Sun Hats In conjunction with Global Getaway, our spring break museum programming, we are taking inspiration from The Global Language of Headwear exhibition and creating weather-based hats.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 8 – 12: Sun Hats In conjunction with Global Getaway, our spring break museum programming, we are taking inspiration from The Global Language of Headwear exhibition and creating weather-based hats.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 9 & 11: Rolling Thunderstorms Inspired by the “Thunderbolt Crown” currently on display in The Global Language of Headwear exhibition, this week’s ARTstarts has kids rolling golf balls to create their own thunderstorm painting.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 8 – 12: Sun Hats In conjunction with Global Getaway, our spring break museum programming, we are taking inspiration from The Global Language of Headwear exhibition and creating weather-based hats.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 8 – 12: Sun Hats In conjunction with Global Getaway, our spring break museum programming, we are taking inspiration from The Global Language of Headwear exhibition and creating weather-based hats.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 9 & 11: Rolling Thunderstorms Inspired by the “Thunderbolt Crown” currently on display in The Global Language of Headwear exhibition, this week’s ARTstarts has kids rolling golf balls to create their own thunderstorm painting.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 8 – 12: Sun Hats In conjunction with Global Getaway, our spring break museum programming, we are taking inspiration from The Global Language of Headwear exhibition and creating weather-based hats.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 15 – 19: Windy Day Kites Soar away with these colorful kites. Kids will doodle and draw to make a paper bag kite they can fly on a windy day.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 15 – 19: Windy Day Kites Soar away with these colorful kites. Kids will doodle and draw to make a paper bag kite they can fly on a windy day.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 16 & 18: Rain Mobiles It’s raining in the FIG! Using paint and a mix of upcycled and new material, we will create a whimsical hanging rain mobile.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 15 – 19: Windy Day Kites Soar away with these colorful kites. Kids will doodle and draw to make a paper bag kite they can fly on a windy day.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 15 – 19: Windy Day Kites Soar away with these colorful kites. Kids will doodle and draw to make a paper bag kite they can fly on a windy day.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 16 & 18: Rain Mobiles It’s raining in the FIG! Using paint and a mix of upcycled and new material, we will create a whimsical hanging rain mobile.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 15 – 19: Windy Day Kites Soar away with these colorful kites. Kids will doodle and draw to make a paper bag kite they can fly on a windy day.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 22 – 26: Happy Cloud Pennants Children will use upcycled felt pieces and glue to create a happy little cloud wall hanging that’s sure to help beat the rainy-day blues.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 22 – 26: Happy Cloud Pennants Children will use upcycled felt pieces and glue to create a happy little cloud wall hanging that’s sure to help beat the rainy-day blues.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 23 & 25: Rainbow Suncatchers Tissue paper and liquid starch will blend to create this colorful art project that will make any window brighter.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 22 – 26: Happy Cloud Pennants Children will use upcycled felt pieces and glue to create a happy little cloud wall hanging that’s sure to help beat the rainy-day blues.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 22 – 26: Happy Cloud Pennants Children will use upcycled felt pieces and glue to create a happy little cloud wall hanging that’s sure to help beat the rainy-day blues.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 23 & 25: Rainbow Suncatchers Tissue paper and liquid starch will blend to create this colorful art project that will make any window brighter.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 22 – 26: Happy Cloud Pennants Children will use upcycled felt pieces and glue to create a happy little cloud wall hanging that’s sure to help beat the rainy-day blues.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 29 – May 3: Weather Wheels What’s the weather today? This moveable art project will allow kids to learn about weather while coloring and assembling a weather wheel.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 29 – May 3: Weather Wheels What’s the weather today? This moveable art project will allow kids to learn about weather while coloring and assembling a weather wheel.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 30 & May 2: Puffy Cloud Paint Nothing beats looking at puffy clouds on a sunny day. We’ll make a special puffy paint to create fluffy multi-dimensional clouds.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 29 – May 3: Weather Wheels What’s the weather today? This moveable art project will allow kids to learn about weather while coloring and assembling a weather wheel.

A self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. April 29 – May 3: Weather Wheels What’s the weather today? This moveable art project will allow kids to learn about weather while coloring and assembling a weather wheel.

ARTstarts encourages budding artists to explore a variety of art materials and mediums. Little hands will discover and play with art styles from assemblage to watercolor and everything in between. April 30 & May 2: Puffy Cloud Paint Nothing beats looking at puffy clouds on a sunny day. We’ll make a special puffy paint to create fluffy multi-dimensional clouds.