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Darien Summer School & Enrichment

Mini Art and Invention Lab: Little Creators, Big Ideas 

Pre-K-entering Grade 2

This fun and creativity-boosting class combines painting and hands-on crafting! Students explore world art and great inventions while producing original masterpieces and simple engineering models.

Art Innovator — 1st Hour
Students learn basic art concepts through four themed projects: • Creating Collages – exploring shapes and textures • Still Life Drawing – observational skills and shading • Exhibition Poster – design and layout • Sound & Art – expressing music through colors

Craft Maker — 2nd Hour
Students discover world-changing inventions and build related models: • Airplane – folding and testing paper airplanes • Car – creating a wheeled mini vehicle • Telephone – making a paper-cup communication device • Bridge – building with spaghetti and tape

*Are you looking for childcare between a class that ends earlier in the day and the start of this class? Try Lunch Bunch! 

Class Title Session(s) Dates & Times Instructor
Mini Art and Invention Lab: Little Creators, Big Ideas (O600)  4 6/29 Mo., Tu., We., Th. 1-3PM Yan