Lower Gwynedd Elementary Tuesday After School Art Class
$180.00
Fall 2025 – Children’s Afterschool Art Class
Theme: “Imagination & Identity Through Art”
(See below for details!)
Classes run on Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Week 1: Clay Day – Ice Cream Bowl Building
- Focus: Hand-building with clay
- Project: Design and sculpt your own unique ice cream bowl using pinch pot or coil methods.
- Skills: Clay handling, shape formation, texture tools
- Goal: Encourage creative functional design.
Week 2: Glaze Craze – Painting Your Bowls
- Focus: Glazing and ceramic finishing
- Project: Apply food-safe glazes to last week’s bowl.
- Skills: Color planning, glaze layering, detail work
- Goal: Learn how color transforms after firing.
Week 3: Drawing Portraits – Faces & Feelings
- Focus: Portrait drawing and self-expression
- Project: Draw a self-portrait or a portrait of someone important to them.
- Skills: Proportions, shading, expression
- Goal: Understand the basics of face structure and emotional storytelling through expression.
Week 4: Future Visions – Time Capsule Art
- Focus: Imaginative storytelling and mixed media
- Project: Create a “What My Life Will Look Like in 20 Years” art piece.
- Optional: Include a note or drawing for a time capsule.
- Skills: Visual storytelling, collage or drawing
- Goal: Foster long-term thinking and self-identity exploration.
Week 5: Restaurant Design – Bowl Reveal & Menu Creation
- Focus: Creative writing + design
- Project:
- Receive your fired and finished ice cream bowl!
- Invent a restaurant concept, name it, and create an illustrated menu featuring your favorite desserts.
- Skills: Graphic layout, lettering, imaginative design
- Goal: Connect art to real-world applications and product design.
Week 6: Mini Masterpieces – Holiday Gifts & Pop-Up Art
- Focus: Illustration, mini books, and storytelling
- Project: Make a mini pop-up card or tiny cartoon-style booklet inspired by holidays or family traditions.
- Inspiration: Pop-up books, cartooning, greeting cards
- Goal: Craft a meaningful, giftable piece of art.
Classes run on Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:15 pm
*Must be enrolled in the school to attend this class*