Winter 2024-2025 registration opens October 8th for members and October 10th for non-members!
Art Programs
Art & the Environment (4-6 years)
Art & STEM (4-6 years)
Animal Art Education (1-3 years)
Creators Art (3-5 years)
Fashion Design (5-7 years)
Mixed Media Art (8-12 years)
Mixed Media Art will use various artistic mediums to inspire their vision and imagination. We will explore line, color, texture, shape and pattern through two-dimensional art projects; and develop our three-dimensional senses through sculptures in various materials and styles. This class provides children with inventive art instruction and projects that will bring to life the wonderful world of creative expression.
Mundo de Colores (1-3 years)
Open Art (No instructor, members only)
For members only! Enjoy doing arts & crafts without the stress of a weekly commitment! This is a great opportunity to meet new kids and families in the community.
Paint & Play (1-3 years)
Join us for a hands-on, messy class letting your child create and play through different types of art! They will interact with other children through dramatic and pretend play by using various textures, materials and mediums. Come ready to explore the world of art!
Painting with the Masters (8-12 years)
This class will combine art techniques with art history while looking at different master artists œuvres d'art (works of art). Explore Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Duchamp, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol as we travel through time while creating our own masterpieces. This is an advanced (8-12 year olds) art class.
Preschool Picasso (3-5 years)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Pre-School Picasso will focus on pre-school related themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, and gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, and textures.
Scribble & Squish (1-3 years)
Sensory Art (1-3 years)
Stuffed Animal Art (5-7 years)
Ultimate Craft Workshop (3-5 years)
Join us in creating art projects with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques while creating something unique to bring home. By definition, crafting is creating and making thing by hand, so get ready to get messy and craft with us in the Ultimate Craft Workshop.
Fall 2024 registration is now open!
Art Programs
Art Club (5-8 years)
Art & the Environment (4-6 years)
Art & STEM (4-6 years)
Animal Art Education (1-3 years)
Creators Art (3-5 years)
Fashion Design (5-7 years)
Jewelry Making (5-9 years)
We will create beautiful pieces of jewelry using various methods and materials including metal, wire, clay, recycled objects. and much more! By learning how jewelry is made we will use our imagination and creativity to make unique pieces for ourselves and others.
Mixed Media Art (8-12 years)
Mixed Media Art will use various artistic mediums to inspire their vision and imagination. We will explore line, color, texture, shape and pattern through two-dimensional art projects; and develop our three-dimensional senses through sculptures in various materials and styles. This class provides children with inventive art instruction and projects that will bring to life the wonderful world of creative expression.
Mundo de Colores (1-3 years)
Open Art (No instructor, members only)
For members only! Enjoy doing arts & crafts without the stress of a weekly commitment! This is a great opportunity to meet new kids and families in the community.
Paint & Play (1-3 years)
Join us for a hands-on, messy class letting your child create and play through different types of art! They will interact with other children through dramatic and pretend play by using various textures, materials and mediums. Come ready to explore the world of art!
Painting with the Masters (8-12 years)
This class will combine art techniques with art history while looking at different master artists œuvres d'art (works of art). Explore Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Duchamp, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol as we travel through time while creating our own masterpieces. This is an advanced (8-12 year olds) art class.
Preschool Picasso (3-5 years)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Pre-School Picasso will focus on pre-school related themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, and gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, and textures.
Scribble & Squish (1-3 years)
Sensory Art (1-3 years)
Stuffed Animal Art (5-7 years)
Ultimate Craft Workshop (3-5 years)
Join us in creating art projects with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques while creating something unique to bring home. By definition, crafting is creating and making thing by hand, so get ready to get messy and craft with us in the Ultimate Craft Workshop.
Registration for Spring 2024 is open!
Art & STEM (4-6 years)
Express Yourself (1-3 years)
Fashion Design (5-7 years)
Jewelry Making (5-9 years)
We will create beautiful pieces of jewelry using various methods and materials including metal, wire, clay, recycled objects. and much more! By learning how jewelry is made we will use our imagination and creativity to make unique pieces for ourselves and others.
Mixed Media Art (8-12 years)
Mixed Media Art will use various artistic mediums to inspire their vision and imagination. We will explore line, color, texture, shape and pattern through two-dimensional art projects; and develop our three-dimensional senses through sculptures in various materials and styles. This class provides children with inventive art instruction and projects that will bring to life the wonderful world of creative expression.
Mundo de Colores (1-3 years)
Ocean Explorers (3-5 years)
Dive into this art class with us as we learn all about the ocean and the creatures that call it home. Students will create a new art project related to the lesson each week, learning a greater understanding of the seven seas.
Open Art (members only)
For members only! Enjoy doing arts & crafts without the stress of a weekly commitment! This is a great opportunity to meet new kids and families in the community.
Paint & Play (1-3 years)
Join us for a hands-on, messy class letting your child create and play through different types of art! They will interact with other children through dramatic and pretend play by using various textures, materials and mediums. Come ready to explore the world of art!
Painting with the Masters (8-12 years)
This class will combine art techniques with art history while looking at different master artists œuvres d'art (works of art). Explore Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Duchamp, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol as we travel through time while creating our own masterpieces. This is an advanced (8-12 year olds) art class.
Preschool Picasso (3-5 years)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Pre-School Picasso will focus on pre-school related themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, and gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, and textures.
Scribble & Squish (1-3 years)
Sensory Art (1-3 years)
Sing-Along Nursery Rhyme Art (1-3 years)
Stuffed Animal Art (5-7 years)
Ultimate Craft Workshop (3-5 years)
Join us in creating art projects with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques while creating something unique to bring home. By definition, crafting is creating and making thing by hand, so get ready to get messy and craft with us in the Ultimate Craft Workshop.
Winter 2023-24
Animal Art Education (1-3 years)
In this art class, students will focus on a different animal each week, learning about what makes them special like where they are from and what they eat. After learning about the animal, students will create an art project inspired by the animal, merging zoology with creating!
Art & the Environment (3-5 years)
Get artsy while saving the planet! You won't believe the treasures we'll create out of often-overlooked household items. We'll also create sculptures from nature as well as introduce different art techniques. Creating art while learning about our environment is the way of the future!
Art with Loose Parts (1-3 years)
Grab your curious creator and get ready to build some skills! This class will teach the importance of problem solving through various materials. It will also be an introduction to 3D art and sculptures through fun projects.
Clay Creations (3-5 years)
Fashion Design (5-8 years)
Little Printmakers (3-5 years)
Mixed Media Art (8-12 years)
Mixed Media Art will use various artistic mediums to inspire their vision and imagination. We will explore line, color, texture, shape and pattern through two-dimensional art projects; and develop our three-dimensional senses through sculptures in various materials and styles. This class provides children with inventive art instruction and projects that will bring to life the wonderful world of creative expression.
Mundo de Colores (1-3 years)
Open Art (members only)
For members only! Enjoy doing arts & crafts without the stress of a weekly commitment! This is a great opportunity to meet new kids and families in the community.
Paint & Play (1-3 years)
Join us for a hands-on, messy class letting your child create and play through different types of art! They will interact with other children through dramatic and pretend play by using various textures, materials and mediums. Come ready to explore the world of art!
Painting with the Masters (8-12 years)
This class will combine art techniques with art history while looking at different master artists œuvres d'art (works of art). Explore Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Duchamp, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol as we travel through time while creating our own masterpieces. This is an advanced (8-12 year olds) art class.
Preschool Picasso (3-5 years)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Pre-School Picasso will focus on pre-school related themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, and gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, and textures.
Sensory Art (1-3 years)
Stuffed Animal Art (5-8 years)
Ultimate Craft Workshop (3-5 years)
Join us in creating art projects with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques while creating something unique to bring home. By definition, crafting is creating and making thing by hand, so get ready to get messy and craft with us in the Ultimate Craft Workshop.
Watercolor Wednesday (3-5 years)
Join us in creating art projects with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques while creating something unique to bring home. By definition, crafting is creating and making thing by hand, so get ready to get messy and craft with us in the Ultimate Craft Workshop.
Animal Art Education (1-3 years)
In this art class, students will focus on a different animal each week, learning about what makes them special like where they are from and what they eat. After learning about the animal, students will create an art project inspired by the animal, merging zoology with creating!
Art & the Environment (3-5)
Get artsy while saving the planet! You won't believe the treasures we'll create out of often-overlooked household items. We'll also create sculptures from nature as well as introduce different art techniques. Creating art while learning about our environment is the way of the future!
Register: Friday 3:00
Art with Loose Parts (3-5)
Grab your curious creator and get ready to build some skills! This class will teach the importance of problem solving through various materials. It will also be an introduction to 3D art and sculptures through fun projects.
Register: Thursday 3:30
Clay Creations (3-5 years)
This class will encourage your young artist to expand their creativity and explore the world of clay making both practical and decorative art. These projects will encourage each student to bring their creativity to life in 3D! Get ready to mold some magic!
Register: Monday 4:30
Fashion Design (5-7 years)
Get ready to explore the world of fashion, from creating your own textiles to sewing up cool outfits, you will learn the ins and outs of what's in and what's out. This class will focus on the basics of hand sewing, color, fashion illustration, and textiles. Participants will create outfits for their favorite dolls or stuffed animals, learn to create fun and interesting patterns, and create a fashion portfolio of their dream outfits. Unleash your inner fashionista in this exciting new class.
Register: Thursdays 4:00
Little Printmakers (3-5)
Join us for Little Printmakers where artists will begin exploring textile arts, printmaking and book binding. This class will allow preschoolers to explore a field of art full of creativity and driven by their interests.
Register: Tuesday 3:00
Mini Monets (3-5)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Mini Monets will focus on pre-school relaed themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, textures and practice healthy decision-making techniques.
Register: Monday 3:30
Mixed Media Art (8-12)
Mixed Media Art will use various artistic mediums to inspire their vision and imagination. We will explore line, color, texture, shape and pattern through two-dimensional art projects; and develop our three-dimensional senses through sculptures in various materials and styles. This class provides children with inventive art instruction and projects that will bring to life the wonderful world of creative expression.
Register: Tuesday 5:00
Mundo de Colores (1-3 years)
Art projects and crafts will help your little one learn simple Spanish phrases and colors. Mundo de Colores promotes development of hand-eye coordination, visual and fine motor skills through sequencing and arranging. This class will also broaden awareness of colors, shapes, shades and textures.
Register: Monday 11:15 Friday 9:15 Friday 11:15 Saturday 10:30
Paint & Play (1-3 years)
Join us for a hands-on, messy class letting your child create and play through different types of art! They will interact with other children through dramatic and pretend play by using various textures, materials and mediums. Come ready to explore the world of art!
Register: Monday 9:15 Tuesday 10:15 Thursday 10:15 Friday 10:15 Saturday 9:30
Painting with the Masters (8-12)
This class will combine art techniques with art history while looking at different master artists œuvres d'art (works of art). Explore Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Duchamp, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol as we travel through time while creating our own masterpieces. This is an advanced (8-12 year olds) art class.
Register: Thursday 5:00
Pre-School Picasso (3-5 years)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Pre-School Picasso will focus on pre-school related themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, and gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, and textures.
Register: Tuesday 3:30
Sensory Art (1-3 years)
Come and explore through various modes of sensory play. Each week we will introduce new materials and activities to help engage our little ones' minds through textures, touch, sight, sound and movement. Sensory play is a wonderful opportunity to play, explore, learn and to create in a fun process-based environment.
Register: Monday 10:15 Tuesday 9:15 Thursday 9:15
Stuffed Animal Art (6-9 years)
This class is for students looking to learn how to create with a needle and thread as well as some basics of knitting with the ultimate goal of creating stuffed animals while gaining skills useful for other crafts too.
Register: Tuesdays 4:00
Ultimate Craft Workshop (3-5)
Join us in creating art projects with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques while creating something unique to bring home. By definition, crafting is creating and making thing by hand, so get ready to get messy and craft with us in the Ultimate Craft Workshop.
Register: Thursday 3:00
Watercolor Wednesdays (3-5)
Watercolor can be one of the easiest or most demanding materials in an artist's arsenal. Here, we will take a step-by-step approach to working with it most effectively so that each and every student can feel confident in their ability to work in this medium. We will start by working in small format and finish with one large painting. Inspiration images and group brainstorming will be part of this creative and fun class.
Register: Wednesday 3:00
Summer 2023
Summer Art Classes June Session
Art in the Park (1-3 years)
Art and nature combine in this outdoor art program! This class is taught at the Teddy Ebersol Red Sox Fields. Class will meet Tuesdays from May 30th to June 27th.
Animal Art Education (1-3 years)
In this art class, students will focus on a different animal each week, learning about what makes them special like where they are from and what they eat. After learning about the animal, students will create an art project inspired by the animal, merging zoology with creating! Class will meet Tuesdays from May 30th to June 27th. This class is taught at the Teddy Ebersol Red Sox Fields.
Messy Paint in the Park (1-3 years)
Let your child explore and get messy without the hassle of cleaning up! Students will explore various ways of painting through splatter paint, tempra (non-toxic paint) and other creative mediums. Ponchos, smocks, and wipes will be provided. Get ready to get messy and creative! This class takes place at the Teddy Ebersol Red Sox Fields. Class will meet Tuesdays from May 30th to June 27th.
Spring 2023
Art & Stem (3-5 years)
What better way to learn than through art! In this class we will be learning about STEM through the enjoyment of art. From reactive painting, building, to color experiments this class will not only be enjoyable for your child, but educational as well!
Register: Tuesdays 3:00
Art in Nature (1-3 years)
Explore mother nature and the elements in this new art class! Your child will make natural paint brushes, paint branches and create wood sculptures. Seasonal projects will include use of pumpkins, leaves, snow, flowers, dirt and much more. We will explore sensory bins with sand, dirt and other items to see what happens when we add water, snow and other natural elements. Dig in!
Register: Tuesdays 11:15 Thursdays 11:15
Clay Creations (3-5 years)
This class will encourage your young artist to expand their creativity and explore the world of clay making both practical and decorative art. These projects will encourage each student to bring their creativity to life in 3D! Get ready to mold some magic!
Register: Tuesdays 4:30
Crafts & Games (3-5 years)
Join us in creating art projects and playing games with weekly fun themes! This interactive class will allow your child to explore new art techniques and fun games for all!
Register: Thursdays 3:00
Fashion Design (5-7 years)
Get ready to explore the world of fashion, from creating your own textiles to sewing up cool outfits, you will learn the ins and outs of what's in and what's out. This class will focus on the basics of hand sewing, color, fashion illustration, and textiles. Participants will create outfits for their favorite dolls or stuffed animals, learn to create fun and interesting patterns, and create a fashion portfolio of their dream outfits. Unleash your inner fashionista in this exciting new class.
Register: Thursdays 4:00
Jewelry Making (6-9 years)
We will create beautiful pieces of jewelry using various methods and materials including metal, wire, paper, clay, recycled objects and much more! By learning how jewelry is made we will use our imagination and creativity to make unique pieces for ourselves and others.
Register: Tuesdays 5:00
Little Builders (3-5 years)
Grab your curious creator and get ready to build some skills! This class will teach the importance of problem solving through various materials. It will also be an introduction to 3D art and sculptures through fun projects!
Register: Thursdays 3:30
Mundo de Colores (1-3 years)
Art projects and crafts will help your little one learn simple Spanish phrases and colors. Mundo de Colores promotes development of hand-eye coordination, visual and fine motor skills through sequencing and arranging. This class will also broaden awareness of colors, shapes, shades and textures.
Register: Mondays 9:15 Fridays 9:15
Ocean Explorers (3-5 years)
Dive into this art class with us as we learn all about the ocean and the creatures that call it home. Students will be read a different story each week highlighting a different underwater creature, followed by an art project related to the creature of the week!
Register: Fridays 3:00
Paint & Play (1-3 years)
Join us for a hands-on, messy class letting your child create and play through different types of art! They will interact with other children through dramatic and pretend play by using various textures, materials and mediums. Come ready to explore the world of art!
Register: Tuesdays 10:15 Thursdays 10:15 Fridays 10:15
Pre-School Picasso (3-5 years)
Wade into the art world and its most popular mediums: paint, clay, watercolors and solids. Pre-School Picasso will focus on pre-school related themes, activities and developmental goals. Participants will develop visual and fine motor skills, practice sequencing and arranging, and gain a more detailed awareness of colors, shapes, shades, and textures.
Register: Mondays 3:30 Tuesdays 3:30
Scribble & Squish (1-3 years)
Wonderful, hands-on, messy art! Children and caregivers will experiment with a variety of mediums and materials. This class serves as a strong outlet for sensory, attention span and social skill development. Plus- participants will have lots of fun exploring substances and colors and all the squishy, gooey-messy stuff kids love to get their hands on. Come ready to create!
Register: Fridays 11:15
Sensory Play (1-3 years)
Come and explore through various modes of sensory play. Each week we will introduce new materials and activities to help engage our little ones' minds through textures, touch, sight, sound and movement. Sensory play is a wonderful opportunity to play, explore, learn and to create in a fun process-based environment.
Register: Tuesdays 9:15 Thursdays 9:15
Sing-along Nursery Rhyme Art (1-3 years)
Explore art and singing in this exciting interactive class! Join us in creating props, puppets, and other pieces of art while learning everyone’s favorite nursery rhymes!
Register: Saturdays 10:30
Stuffed Animal Art (6-9 years)
This class is for students looking to learn how to create with a needle and thread as well as some basics of knitting with the ultimate goal of creating stuffed animals while gaining skills useful for other crafts too.
Register: Tuesdays 4:00
Yarn & Weaving (5-7 years)
Come join us for Yarn & Things! This class is geared towards students who are curious to learn more about knitting, sewing, and crochet! Each participant will have the opportunity to practice their skills with an experienced instructor. They will explore various tools and techniques in this class. All skill levels are welcome.
Register: Thursdays 5:00
Interested in all of our enrichment program offerings?
Visit our programs page to see all of our classes!
Questions?
Contact our Program Manager, Jamie Kelly jkelly@hillhouseboston.org or by calling 617-227-5838 ex. 110