Minnetonka Community Education

Join us as we combine art and yoga. We’ll start our day with yoga poses followed by art projects where we’ll draw, paint, collage, sculpt with clay and more. Each day we’ll play yoga games, use breathing and mindfulness techniques and have a great time unleashing our creativity! Please bring a water bottle, nut free snack and wear recess attire.

Do you love art? Join us to experiment with techniques, materials and styles as we make snow globes, paint on canvas, create clay characters and more. Come ready to have an artsy good time! Please bring a water bottle and nut-free snack.

Designed by Kidcreate Studio for students in grades K-5 At home art kits with online instructional videos are now available from Kidcreate Studio! These art kits are so much fun, it’s like having your very own private art teacher. The kit contains: An easy to follow lesson plan. A link to a correlating online instructional video taught by a Kidcreate Studio art teacher. Art materials needed to create your masterpiece and additional suggestions for online learning that relate to the art lesson. Important Pick Up Information: June Kits will be available for pick-up starting June 2nd at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: May 31st. July Kits will be available for pick-up starting July 1st at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: June 28th. August Kits will be available for pick-up starting August 4th at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: August 2nd. Available Kits: Clay Slab Unicorn Let your artist go unicorn-crazy! With this kit, students will learn a simple step-by-step process to sculpt a darling unicorn. Add some sequins and a little dazzle, and this project is a dream come true for any unicorn enthusiast. Glow-in-the-Dark Clay Rocket Ship 3-2-1 blast off! This project will ROCK your child’s world long after the lights go out at night. You guessed it; this clay rocket ship will glow-in-thedark! How to Draw a Koala A how-to-draw activity is a great boredom buster! With this kit the kids will learn how to draw an adorable koala by using a simple step-by-step process. Clay Fairy House If you believe in fairies, clap your hands, and get creative with this whimsical, colorful art kit! The kids will construct a magical place for their fairy friends to live out of Model Magic® clay. Silly Monster on Canvas Artists will create with paint and foam to create a silly and textured monster that will pop out from the canvas! How to Make a Clay Trinket Box This kit contains all the supplies needed to design your very own trinket box out of air dry clay! Artists will sculpt, paint, and more as they create a special place to store their tiniest treasures.

Draw, paint, sculpt and collage as we bring our art to the next level with glitter, gems, sparkles and more. You’ll make sparkling paper mache hearts, sculpt glittery clay flower bowls and make cool accessories to wear. Along the way we’ll listen to music, paint our nails and have lots of fun! These projects will shimmer and glimmer! Please bring a water bottle, nut free snack and wear recess attire.

From snow globes and glow-in-the-dark artwork, to messy clay masterpieces, these are the most requested projects of all time. It’s guaranteed to be an artsy good time! Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Glitter, sequins and jewels, oh my! Make sparkly projects including; bracelets, glittery snow globes and a jewelry box. We will even glitter-fy our fingernails! Learn different art terms and techniques as you work with air-dry clay, Model Magic®, watercolors and more dazzling art supplies. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Is your preschooler crazy about dinosaurs? They’ll learn facts about our extinct friends and be inspired to create fantastic works of dino art. We’ll create fossils, dino eggs, dioramas and more! A variety of art materials, such as papier mache, clay, and paint, will be used as we study these enormous creatures. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

How are crimes really solved? Students will learn how law enforcement uses evidence to solve crimes. General investigation procedures will be discussed, including fingerprints, blood samples, handwriting, and more are used to investigate crimes. There will be lot of hands-on activities.

*It is recommended that students complete Middle School Forensics 1 to participate in this class. What is does a forensic entomologist do? How does a crime team work together to solve crimes? What can be done to stop cyber criminals? Students learn more about new technologies available in the field of forensics, combatting cyber crimes and career fields in forensics.

Sparkly ice cream cones, proud ponies, colorful dragons and silly self-portraits are just a few of the incredible creations you’ll construct as you learn basic terms and techniques of working with clay. Let your child dig their hands into some ooey, gooey clay and experience the art of play! We’ll use air-dry clay, Model Magic® and paint during this fun-filled camp. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Explore your creative side by bringing virtual designs to life and learning how to draw, paint, collage and sculpt Pokémon creatures to take home. Please bring a water bottle, nut free snack and wear recess attire. You can bring your card collection to class!

This one-of-a kind camp combines art projects with movement games and activities. Your child will develop fine and gross motor skills as well as syncing both hemispheres of the brain that are fundamental in the development of your child. We’ll draw, paint, mold and collage amazing things to take home and spend some time doing yoga, dance and cross-lateral exercises. Please bring a water bottle, nut free snack and wear recess attire.

Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin would be proud of the Star Wars masterpieces you create in this camp! We’ll sculpt star fighters, create Yoda inspired art, draw ourselves as Jedi and build with LEGO® bricks too! Leave the lightsabers at home because glow-in-the-dark paint will be our weapon of choice. May the force be with you! Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or program.