Children can reveal an artistic temperament at a young age by spattering ice cream on white tablecloths and denying that a pacifier is a pacifier. Encourage an early brush with greatness with this Groupon.
Choose from Four Options
- $12 for one 50-minute private art session for one child (a $30 value)
- $20 for two half days of art-inspired day-camp activities for one child (a $40 value)
- $45 for three full days of art, games, and activities day camp for one child (a $90 value)
- $45 for a one-hour private art session for up to seven kids (up to a $105 value)
More than 17 art classes await students in private lessons as instructors guide beginners through the basics of tempera paints and oil pastels while intermediate to advanced artists can learn the tricks of optical illusions and portraiture drawing. From 9 a.m. to noon, kindergarten-aged kids and up can gets hands dirty during half-day, three-hour courses filled with painting, sculpting, and printmaking (on a personally brought cotton T-shirt). From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., full-day campers can indulge in arts and crafts, games, horseback rides, and swimming.
Art and More Day Camp
During her childhood, Cheryl Brown learned everything she could about horses. She joined the Hacienda Hi-Riders horse drill team and participated in 4-H club meetings before majoring in animal science for her first year at Cal Poly, Pomona and writing Mr. Ed's memoirs. Eventually, Brown's love of animals took a back seat to her love for the arts as she switched gears and graduated with a master's degree in art education, which blossomed into a 15-year career as an art teacher as well as a YMCA instructor and a Girl Scout leader.
At Art and More Day Camp, she aims to excite and enlighten youngsters with an endless array of art classes, outdoor activities, and horseback-riding lessons. The spacious facility, which brims with cats and other four-legged friends, comes outfitted with a fenced-in pool, and foosball tables and welcomes kids as young as 3 for one-hour sessions or half- or full-day camps.
Brown's favorite class, Parent with Young Child Art Time, has adults and their preschoolers joining creative forces as parents learn the stages of development and little ones create and play. More than 17 art classes provide an outlet for adults and children to learn a range of art skills that include the basics of drawing, how to create collages, and the art of papier-mâché-ing a younger sibling's mouth shut. Brown also teaches youngins how to properly ride a horse during private and group lessons, during which she bestows her many years of riding experience. Brown now also teaches classes for adults only.