Minnetonka Community Education

We’ll get simply silly as we celebrate April Fool’s Day by creating some unbelievably hilarious craft pranks. Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child. Required Community Education Agreement When registering for any in-person community ed class, you must complete the COVID 19 agreement. General Health & Safety Guidelines for In-Person Community Ed Classes Non School Day classes will follow district Covid 19 protocols including social distancing, mask requirements, temperature checks and hand washing. Please see the Minnetonka District Back to School plan for more detailed information. Class Cancellation or School Closure In the case of a class cancellation or school closure, an email will be sent regarding a virtual class, make up class or refund.

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: January Kits will be available for pick-up starting January 1st at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: December 28. February Kits will be available for pick-up starting February 3rd at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: February 1. March Kits will be available for pick-up starting March 3rd at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: March 1. April Kits will be available for pick-up starting April 1st at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: March 29. May Kits will be available for pick-up starting May 5th at the Minnetonka Community Ed Center (4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331). Building Hours: 8am-4:30PM. Registration due: May 3rd. Available Kits: Birds on a Wire Paint Birds on a Wire on a real canvas board! To make this project, we will use a variety of materials along with the special technique of blending. Slime Time Let’s create one of our favorite messy times - silly putty slime! Roll up your sleeves and let’s get messy!! Clay Coil Bowl Mold a clay coil bowl! We will learn a special clay technique to build these unique creations. Hatchimals Sculpt a silly Hatchimal out of air dry clay, pompoms and more! We’ll design and splatter out Hatchimal eggs until they look just like the real thing- we’ll even create a tiny fuzzy Hatchimal to go inside. Oops a La Mode Don’t you just hate it when you drop your ice cream cone!?! We’ll learn about the Pop Art Movement as we create a super silly ice cream sculpture out of air-dry clay and paint. Clay Owl Whooo loves art? We do! With this kit poke, pound, roll and shape clay into your very own adorable clay owl. Thiebaud’s Gum Ball Machine Kids, this is your chance to do some super cool stuff while your mom has some time to herself. Do you love bubble gum? Whether it's bubble gum flavored, grape, apple, or orange - it’s all delicious! Learn about the art of Wayne Thiebaud as we create our own versions of his gumball machine paintings.

Let’s go beyond pinch pots and learn techniques to transform them into puppy pals, silly rabbits, playful penguins and much more. Not only will students learn the basics of working with clay, but they will create amazing clay creations that are way cooler than a plain old ordinary pinch pot! Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, but this class is our best-kept secret! Register early before it fills up! Required Community Education Agreement When registering for any in-person community ed class, you must complete the COVID 19 agreement. General Health & Safety Guidelines for In-Person Community Ed Classes After school classes will follow district Covid 19 protocols including social distancing, mask requirements, temperature checks and hand washing. Please see the Minnetonka District Back to School plan for more detailed information. Class Cancellation or School Closure In the case of a class cancellation or school closure, an email will be sent regarding a virtual class, make up class or refund.

Get ready for hands on fun! Learn how to sculpt, coil, slab and pinch clay to make astonishing creations with different types of air dry clay. Required Community Education Agreement When registering for any in-person community ed class, you must complete the COVID 19 agreement. General Health & Safety Guidelines for In-Person Community Ed Classes After school classes will follow district Covid 19 protocols including social distancing, mask requirements, temperature checks and hand washing. Please see the Minnetonka District Back to School plan for more detailed information. Class Cancellation or School Closure In the case of a class cancellation or school closure, an email will be sent regarding a virtual class, make up class or refund.

Come and explore the magical, mystical unicorn universe! We’ll learn the secret recipe for fabulous, glittery unicorn slime and take it home in a unicorn jar so sparkly that it’s guaranteed to dazzle! If you love unicorns, you will LOVE this class. Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child. Required Community Education Agreement When registering for any in-person community ed class, you must complete the COVID 19 agreement. General Health & Safety Guidelines for In-Person Community Ed Classes Saturday classes will follow district Covid 19 protocols including social distancing, mask requirements, temperature checks and hand washing. Please see the Minnetonka District Back to School plan for more detailed information. Class Cancellation or School Closure In the case of a class cancellation or school closure, an email will be sent regarding a virtual class, make up class or refund.