Winter Fun Guide 2015: Crafts & Creative Workshops

Little ones as young as 10 months can create with the Children’s Museum of the Arts’ WEE Art teachers at weekday morning drop-in art session. 103 Charlton Street,cmany.org

Choose from more than 100 pottery pieces to paint at Baked in Brooklyn. There are also clay classes offered at the studio every Wednesday, where kids can learn hand-building techniques to craft their own clay creations. 242 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn,baked-in-brooklyn.com

A workshop at the Museum of the Moving Image, via movingimage.us
A workshop at the Museum of the Moving Image, via movingimage.us

Get inspired by more than 700 pieces of raw pottery, plaster, wood, and cuddlies at the Upper West Side’s Little Shop of Crafts. Stop by and create! 711 Amsterdam Avenue,littleshopny.com

The Museum of the Moving Image offers free drop-in sessions at its Moving Image Studio for visitors age 7 and up, who will learn to create flipbooks and animated videos, hack and modify video games, and more. 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria, Queens,movingimage.us

Make Meaning offers a wide variety of drop-in art activities, such as glass-making, soap-making and candle-making, and even cake and cookie decorating. 1501 3rd Avenue between 84th and 85th Streets, makemeaning.com

Even more winter fun:

For our 2015 guide to sledding, click here.

For our 2015 guide to ice skating, click here

For our 2015 guide to tea and hot chocolate, click here. 

For our 2015 guide to winter carnivals, click here. 

For our 2015 guide to museums, click here.

For our 2015 guide to indoor games, click here

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Studio E Art Classes

<p>Art, drawing, illustration, painting, and pottery.  Studio E Art Classes for ages 2 ½ to adult offers a creative space to find joy and rest in the creative arts. 7-week sessions are available for all classes, or just drop into a class to give it a try.</p> <p>Studio E Art is a great place to schedule a birthday party, celebration, scout troop activity, fundraiser and more.  Summer camps for children and tweens are available for half or full day in art or pottery.</p> <p>Find a complete list of classes, descriptions, and times on our <a href="https://studioeartclass.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, or give us a call at 631-744-4001</p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bc02a8ce-7fff-3ce7-fefb-13163f0a79b6"></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2e621915-7fff-f490-fe96-ea466c05ebda"></span></span></p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-eef1d235-7fff-f52c-632b-0a2c03581014"></span></p>