After School Classes

Arts & Crafts- Express Yourself Do you just love to make things? If so, join us at Wonderworks Art Studio where we will satisfy the crafter within! A variety of mediums will be used from paper, fabric, recycled objects, clay and more. We work on quality, not quantity.
Grades 1-6, 4:15-5:30, Tues.1/27, 2/3,10 (3 weeks) $54 Wed. 3/4,11,18,25,4/1 (5 weeks) $90
Thurs. 4/6,23,30,May 7,14,21,28 (7 weeks) $126 Thurs. 9/10,17,24 10/1,8,15,22,29 (8 weeks) $144

Whimsical Mushroom Fairy House Build your own mushroom fairy house out of paper mache, balloons, flowers, paint and more. We will add many little touches to it so your fairy friends will have a cute place to live. Perhaps, Tinkerbelle will even want to live there! Grades 2-6, Tues. 4/14,21,28,5/5 or Wed. 9/16,23,30, 10/7 4:30-5:45 $ 72

Fish are our Friends Yes, if you love those little swimming friends, this is your class. We will make out of clay: castles, bridges and more, to put in your tank. We will also make our own fish plaque out of clay, as well as create a cute fish bowl and finally we will fill it with a couple of real live little fish. Grades k-6, Mon. 2/23, 3/2, 9, or 10/14, 21,28 (3 weeks) 4:15-5:15, $56

Mid Winter Camp

Art Camp -Mid Winter Break, Wonderworks camps are the best! We will work with a variety of mediums each day as we create memorable artwork. Students are separated by age. Plaster, clay, copper enameling, decoupage and more. Grades1-8, 2/16-20, 9-4pm pack a peanut free lunch, snack and drink.
Held at Wonderworks $290
Need just a day or two of care? Sign up per day $75

Webkinz Camp Bring your favorite webkinz to this great break camp. We will have fun making a royal throne, kitchen stoves, learning how to draw Webkinz, make trading cards and earning kinzcash so we can win prizes! Grades k-6, 2/16-20,9-12pm, bring a peanut free snack. Held at Covington, $155 Sign –up through Community Ed. 248-203-3800

Kids Night Out…& Parents too!
Saturday Nights 6-9pm,Ages 6-12, light snack served, pre register please

Art & Crafts Sat.Feb. 28 or Aug. 29, 6-9 Just what the title says we will make a variety of crafts to take home that night, from decoupage, mosaic and make a cool box to beading key chains and necklaces. The ping-pong table will be up and ready for play, as well as a fun movie. $20

Dog & Cat Party Sat. Mar. 14, 6-9 to celebrate our new addition to the studio, Georgie the dog will join us for our dog and cat party! We will paint mini cat and dog ceramic figures, make dog biscuits and decorate a dog or cat dish. We will also make a winter hat for your own animal and watch Lady and the Tramp. $19.50

Bunny Houses .Sat. March 21, 6-9 Who doesn’t love bunnies? We will all get several small fabric bunnies, which we will make clothes for, a two story house that will be painted and decorated, as well as some furniture made for it. $19

Penguin Sat. April 18, 6-9 Club Penguin rocks! We are going to paint a large penguin bank, make group igloos and a very cute sock penguin. Of course, we will show Happy Feet and serve ice cream! $20

Fairy Sat. May 2, 6-9 enter fairyland with us, by painting the large fairy, find fairy eggs make wreaths and fairy wands. The movie Pixie Hollow will be shown as well. We will make and eat pink fairy ice-cream cupcakes and fairy princess marshmallow pops. $20

Webkinz Sat. May 30, 6-9 We will paint a set of chairs, dresser and table for our animals, play webkinz bingo and create a foldable room to set up at home! $19

Littlest Pet Shop Sat.June 6, 6-9 We will play LPS bingo, paint a cute wooden house for your animals to live in and small furniture will be the highlight of our night. $20

Pokemon Night Sat. June 20, 6-9 do you love pikachu and trade cards with your friends? Why not have some different fun with the pokemon characters. We will create our own unique characters, paint a ceramic figure and take a swing at a poke ball piñata. Sat. June 20, 6-9 $19

Stuffed Animal Sat. July 18, 6-9 Pick your own new animal, stuff it, make a cool t-shirt and then make some fun clothes of your own design! $19

Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Tea Party Sat.Sept. 12, 6-9 Using a cute wooden house we will paint the interior in funky ‘wonderland’ style. Paint a miniature tea set and create an interior that Alice would love. $20

American Girl Night Sat. Sept.26, 6-9 Bring your favorite American girl Doll to this special night. A doll sized peacock chair will be decorated, stories told form the American girl books, a mini picnic for your dolls and the Samantha movie will be shown. $18

Art for the Little One

Little Artists- The Art book, it’s never too early to preserve your child’s artwork. We will be creating fun and unusual art each week while making a keepsake book. Ages 3-6
Parents are optional. Tues. 2/24, 3/3,10,17,24,31 or Wed. 2/25,3/4,11,18,25,4/1
10-11am or 1:30-2:30 $75*

Little ArtistSpring Gather your little ones, paint, imaginations and learn how to make art. Since it is the spring, we will learn how to draw flowers, make pretty pots and of course, bugs and butterflies must be there too! Parents are optional.
Ages 3-6
Tues. 4/14, 21, 28, 5/5, 12, 19, 26, 6/2. or Wed. 4/15, 22, 29, 5/6, 13, 20, 27, 6/3
10-11, 1:30-2:30, 4:15-5:15 $100*

Cabin Fever Art Kids at your heels and not a thing to do? Come over to Wonderworks on Thursdays at 1:00, we will start promptly with a themed story, craft project and games. Parents are optional. Ages 3-6. $12.50 per session, Drop in any date: 1/29,2/5,12,26,3/5,12,19,26,4/2,16,23,30,5/7,14,21,28,6/4,11

Little Artist Fall With the leaves falling in a swirl of color we will paint using lots of colors, make leaves out of clay and explore the world of texture. Parents are optional. Ages 3-6
Tues. 9/8, 15, 22, 29, 10/6, 13, 20, 27 or Wed. 9/9,16,22,29,10/7,14,21,28 (8 weeks) pick from 10-11, 1:30-2:30 or 4:15-5:15 $100*

Sewing Classes

Beginning Machine Sewing, So for the holidays you received a beautiful sewing machine and now you want to learn how to use it. Bring it along or borrow one of ours while we learn how to read a pattern, sew simple pillows and make pajama bottoms. Ages 3rd grade to adult. Wed. 2/4,11,18,25, 3/4,11,18,25,4/1 (9 weeks) or 10/13,20,27, 11/3,10,17,24,12/1,8 6-7:30 pm $ 135 plus $20 material fee

Intermediate Machine Sewing- Vera Bradley Bags, now that you know the basics its time to learn how to put in a zipper. We will be making two Vera Bradley inspired bags to keep or give away! Ages 3rd grade- adult. Tues. 2/3, 10, 24, 3/3, or Wed.9/16,23,30,10/7
6-7:30, $60 plus $25 material fee.

Japanese Softies, A new twist on the stuffed animal, we will follow patterns initially then start creating our own unique creations. Some of the more whimsical ones have been doughnuts, whales and pop cans! See what you can come up with. Ages 3rd grade – adult. Tues. 3/10, 17, 24,31, 4:30-6:00pm, $60 or a one day class to make a dog, Sun. Aug. 23, 12:30-2:00 $17

Fun and Cozy Lap Quilt, For those who know the basics of machine sewing this is a great class to learn how to make your own quilt without getting overwhelmed with the project. Finished size is 36” x 48” with all materials provided. Bring your own machine or borrow one of ours. Ages 3rd grade – adult. Tues. 9/15, 22,29, 10/6 6-7:30pm $ 60 plus $20 material fee

Hand Sewing This is a GREAT class to take if you are interested in sewing and thinking about using a machine. We will learn the basic such as overhand, running and buttonholes while completing several projects. Ages 3rd grade to adult. 9/15,22,29 10/6
(4 weeks) 4:30-6:00 or 6:00-7:30 $44

Open Studio Sunday

On selected Sundays we offer all our open studio projects (pottery, clay, stuffed animals, mosaics, jewelry making & wood projects) as well as two classes. Price for open studio is the project plus a $5 sitting fee per participant. Classes priced as marked.

Dates for Open Studio are Feb. 1, March 22, April 5, May 3, June 14, August 23 12-5p.m.

‘Oaxacan StylePottery Painting The rich folk art tradition of the Oaxaca State in Mexico is translated into beautiful works of art in pottery. By using a small piece of bisque ware and pottery paint you too can easily transform the ordinary into exuberant, fanciful and brilliant. A great class for those who don’t ‘feel ‘creative. Sunday, Feb. 1 3:30-5:00 or
Thurs. March 26th 7-9pm $ 19

Hand made by you- Prayer Bowl-the beauty and simplicity of these bowls is self-evident. Regardless of your religion these painted bowls will hold all your prayer requests. Bring in your favorite verse, scripture or saying and with a simple template you will paint your background and add your words. We do the rest by glazing and firing your piece.
This is a great gift for anyone. Cost of the class is $ 15, plus the pottery piece you pick. Prices of bowls start at $10. Thurs. Feb. 26, 7-9, Thurs. March 12, 7-9, Sun. April 5, 4-5:30

Paint-a Thon We had such a great time at the Make, bake and Take, that we at Wonderworks are going to do it again! We will have a Valentine’s and a Passover/Easter edition. Of course for Valentine’s Day we will have a variety of heart boxes, handprint plates and heart mugs and shaped plates. For the Passover/Easter edition we have Seder plates and bowls, cross and bunny boxes, eggs, plates that handprints will transform and of course our wide selection of pottery. If you pre-register we will waive the sitting fee for that day.
Valentines Feb. 1 1-4, Passover/Easter March 22, 12-4

Copper Enameling Learn how to enamel pre-cut copper shapes. We will cook them in the kiln and let you make them into beautiful jewelry while you wait. A unique class designed to bring out the artist in you. Ages 7 and up. Sun. June 14 12:30-2:00
or Sun. Aug. 23 3:30-5:00 $20

Father’s Day Gifts Create several cool gifts for Dad during this class. We will even wrap them up for you so they are ready to give! Grades k-6,
June 14th Sun. 3:30-5:00 $17

Sugar Eggs Hand made sugar eggs really celebrate the Easter season. You will create 2 large and 4 small eggs with ‘sugars’, icing and imagination. Grades 1-7,
April 5th Sun. 2-3:30, or Mar. 30 4:30-6:00 $17,

Teacups & Tea for Mom & Me Sit down for a relaxing afternoon with your special mom, grandmom or aunt to paint a china teacup and saucer. We will have our very own tea and lemonade party, along with finger foods and cookies to enjoy. All ages welcome.
Sat. May 9th 10-11:30 or Sun. May 3rd 2-3:30 $40 a couple, each additional person is $15.

American Girl Fun when in the last time you played with your American Girl doll? Well we will give you that chance by bringing your doll to our studio where we will listen to some stories, play silly and fun games, make a scrapbook
Sun. May 3rd 12:30-2:00 $17

   
 
 
 
 
   
2227 Cole St. Birmingham, MI 48009 248-258-2900