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Create a mixed-media community mural inspired by the three “atmospheres” – water, air, and land – explored in Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s upcoming exhibition, I will always weather with you (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4). Throughout Street Fair weekend participants will draw, sculpt, fold, paint, and make sculptural elements to create a communal climate ecosystem. The mural will evolve and grow throughout a period of three days and will be on view at The Bass Creativity Center during its November 26 Family Day event.…

Inspired by the aerial antics of Bloom!, a work by Australian company SWAY being performed daily during Street Fair, young artists will replicate the beauty of these swaying wonders by producing their own larger-than-life flowers with tissue paper and pipe cleaners. Learn more about Bloom! by SWAY, presented by Live Arts Miami. Presented in partnership with…

Five-time Grammy-nominated children’s musician Justin Roberts knows that inside every one of us there’s a mini rocker waiting to come out! You don’t have to have fancy instruments to make it happen – just a shoe box, some rubber bands, a little creative energy, and you’re on your way. Rock on! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating. Tickets may be picked up at the Info Booth in Children’s Alley;…

Everything is cooler in 3D, and pop-up cards are a really fun way to turn a simple card into a surprise! In this workshop, you’ll learn about 3D art, the importance of foreground and background composition, and how to make a card that pops. With these new skills, you can let your imagination run wild and create jungle dioramas, landscapes, geometric shapes, or themed cards – after all, the holidays are right around the corner! This event is a CREATE!…

Inspired by the nearby Ukhamba, an outdoor pavilion designed by Miami artist and architect Germane Barnes, young artists will work together on an ever-evolving structure with snap-together components, yarn, pipe cleaners, and found objects! Learn more about Ukhamba, Germane Barnes, and the MOAD pavilion. Presented in partnership with…

There’s nothing like a good beach day – the salty breeze, the ocean spray, floating in the ocean and watching the clouds … and now you can bring that beautiful beach feeling home! In this workshop, you’ll recreate a fun beach scene using acrylic paints on your very own 8″ x 10″ artist canvas. Hone your skills inspired by your favorite things to do at the beach! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Make your own magical cloudscape with us while learning about different types of clouds present in our Miami sky. Using oil pastels, watercolors, and sculptural elements, craft your own perfectly imperfect cloudscape. Inspired by the upcoming exhibition I will always weather with you by Anne Duk Hee Jordan (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4), this project focuses on the mutability and fantastical nature of clouds, as well as their ever-changing properties. Presented in partnership with…

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Needle felting – a fun and easy artistic practice that uses barbed needles and repetitive poking to interlock wool into specific shapes – requires no advanced knowledge of the craft and is remarkably easy to pick up, even for a 5-year-old! Artist Kerry Phillips will teach attendees how to needle felt pictures onto fabric and how the same process can be used to create small sculptures. This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Want to make a brand-new decoration for your room? Let’s use nature as our inspiration and make a wall hanging! Create a work of art using muslin, an embroidery hoop, stencils, pencils, and fabric markers to create a scene from nature, aided by flower stencils. We’ll give it some pizazz with nature-inspired decorative elements and everyone will walk away with a masterpiece to hang on their wall! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Be your own book designer, author, and editor! Using drawing supplies, blank book templates, and other materials, you’ll construct your very own book that will hold the story of you, then take it home and add it to your bookshelf. Finish off the project by designing and illustrating your book cover and starting the first line of your autobiography! Presented in partnership with…

Make a firefly that will light up and glide through the sky! Inspired by the exhibition I will always weather with you by Anne Duk Hee Jordan (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4), young artists will have a chance to make their own unique fireflies and add an LED light to illuminate their journey across the night sky. This activity is part of a STEAM curriculum and multisensory, as is Jordan’s installation. Presented in partnership with…

Did you know that Florida’s Coral Reef stretches almost 350 miles and is the only coral reef system in the continental United States, and that it provides shelter, food, and breeding sites for millions of plants and animals? Learn about our local coral reefs through an interactive marine ecology lesson followed by a coral sculpting workshop! Using modeling clay and simple sculpting tools, you’ll learn how to craft sea anemones, brain coral, and more, inspired by the 40 species of reef-building corals found in Florida’s Coral Reef!…

Create a mixed-media community mural inspired by the three “atmospheres” – water, air, and land – explored in Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s upcoming exhibition, I will always weather with you (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4). Throughout Street Fair weekend participants will draw, sculpt, fold, paint, and make sculptural elements to create a communal climate ecosystem. The mural will evolve and grow throughout a period of three days and will be on view at The Bass Creativity Center during its November 26 Family Day event.…

Inspired by the aerial antics of Bloom!, a work by Australian company SWAY being performed daily during Street Fair, young artists will replicate the beauty of these swaying wonders by producing their own larger-than-life flowers with tissue paper and pipe cleaners. Learn more about Bloom! by SWAY, presented by Live Arts Miami. Presented in partnership with…

Inspired by the aerial antics of Bloom!, a work by Australian company SWAY being performed daily during Street Fair, young artists will replicate the beauty of these swaying wonders by producing their own larger-than-life flowers with tissue paper and pipe cleaners. Learn more about Bloom! by SWAY, presented by Live Arts Miami. Presented in partnership with…

Decorate your very own canvas tote bag using an age-old classic technique – leaf printing! Using paint and a variety of real leaves in whatever colors and patterns they choose, little artists will create and walk away with a tote bag that’s ready to be filled with books. This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating. Tickets may be picked up at the Info Booth in Children’s Alley;…

MOO! ROAR! or OINK! your way through this fun mask-making workshop! Using household materials like paper plates, popsicle sticks, and vibrant paper, you’ll color and collage your favorite animal – or use your imagination and create a new fantasy creature! Add fun features like ears, hair, or snouts that extend beyond the plate for a dimensional mask that’ll have you acting like an animal for the rest of the day. Go wild! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Inspired by the nearby Ukhamba, an outdoor pavilion designed by Miami artist and architect Germane Barnes, young artists will work together on an ever-evolving structure with snap-together components, yarn, pipe cleaners, and found objects! Learn more about Ukhamba, Germane Barnes, and the MOAD pavilion. Presented in partnership with…

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Needle felting – a fun and easy artistic practice that uses barbed needles and repetitive poking to interlock wool into specific shapes – requires no advanced knowledge of the craft and is remarkably easy to pick up, even for a 5-year-old! Artist Kerry Phillips will teach attendees how to needle felt pictures onto fabric and how the same process can be used to create small sculptures. This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Make your own magical cloudscape with us while learning about different types of clouds present in our Miami sky. Using oil pastels, watercolors, and sculptural elements, craft your own perfectly imperfect cloudscape. Inspired by the upcoming exhibition I will always weather with you by Anne Duk Hee Jordan (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4), this project focuses on the mutability and fantastical nature of clouds, as well as their ever-changing properties. Presented in partnership with…

Want to make a brand-new decoration for your room? Let’s use nature as our inspiration and make a wall hanging! Create a work of art using muslin, an embroidery hoop, stencils, pencils, and fabric markers to create a scene from nature, aided by flower stencils. We’ll give it some pizazz with nature-inspired decorative elements and everyone will walk away with a masterpiece to hang on their wall! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Make a firefly that will light up and glide through the sky! Inspired by the exhibition I will always weather with you by Anne Duk Hee Jordan (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4), young artists will have a chance to make their own unique fireflies and add an LED light to illuminate their journey across the night sky. This activity is part of a STEAM curriculum and multisensory, as is Jordan’s installation. Presented in partnership with…

Be your own book designer, author, and editor! Using drawing supplies, blank book templates, and other materials, you’ll construct your very own book that will hold the story of you, then take it home and add it to your bookshelf. Finish off the project by designing and illustrating your book cover and starting the first line of your autobiography! Presented in partnership with…

Fold, fold, streeeeeeetch! Accordion books are made from folded paper – open them up and you can read them page by page, or you can stretch them out for a story that goes on and on and on. In this workshop you’ll make an accordion book and book cover so you can get working on your very own story! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Decorate your very own canvas tote bag using an age-old classic technique – leaf printing! Using paint and a variety of real leaves in whatever colors and patterns they choose, little artists will create and walk away with a tote bag that’s ready to be filled with books. This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating. Tickets may be picked up at the Info Booth in Children’s Alley;…

Soft books, also known as cloth books or fabric books, are a popular sensory experience for children, with different textures and fabrics to touch and explore. One of the key features of soft books is their focus on telling simple stories with colorful illustrations that capture the imagination. In this workshop, you’ll create a 4″ x 4″ unique soft book using scraps of fabric. Aurora will teach you how to stitch your story into the fabric, and decorate an eye-catching book that’s all about you!…

Inspired by the nearby Ukhamba, an outdoor pavilion designed by Miami artist and architect Germane Barnes, young artists will work together on an ever-evolving structure with snap-together components, yarn, pipe cleaners, and found objects! Learn more about Ukhamba, Germane Barnes, and the MOAD pavilion. Presented in partnership with…

Make your own magical cloudscape with us while learning about different types of clouds present in our Miami sky. Using oil pastels, watercolors, and sculptural elements, craft your own perfectly imperfect cloudscape. Inspired by the upcoming exhibition I will always weather with you by Anne Duk Hee Jordan (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4), this project focuses on the mutability and fantastical nature of clouds, as well as their ever-changing properties. Presented in partnership with…

Fold, fold, streeeeeeetch! Accordion books are made from folded paper – open them up and you can read them page by page, or you can stretch them out for a story that goes on and on and on. In this workshop you’ll make an accordion book and book cover so you can get working on your very own story! This event is a CREATE! featured workshop. All featured workshops require a FREE ticket to attend due to limited seating.…

Soft books, also known as cloth books or fabric books, are a popular sensory experience for children, with different textures and fabrics to touch and explore. One of the key features of soft books is their focus on telling simple stories with colorful illustrations that capture the imagination. In this workshop, you’ll create a 4″ x 4″ unique soft book using scraps of fabric. Aurora will teach you how to stitch your story into the fabric, and decorate an eye-catching book that’s all about you!…

Be your own book designer, author, and editor! Using drawing supplies, blank book templates, and other materials, you’ll construct your very own book that will hold the story of you, then take it home and add it to your bookshelf. Finish off the project by designing and illustrating your book cover and starting the first line of your autobiography! Presented in partnership with…

Make a firefly that will light up and glide through the sky! Inspired by the exhibition I will always weather with you by Anne Duk Hee Jordan (on view at The Bass starting Dec. 4), young artists will have a chance to make their own unique fireflies and add an LED light to illuminate their journey across the night sky. This activity is part of a STEAM curriculum and multisensory, as is Jordan’s installation. Presented in partnership with…

Create cubist portraits of your family and friends! By drawing geometric and organic shapes, you’ll learn about patterns and color combinations as you create a collage from cardboard coasters inspired by the people you love.…

Critters, critters everywhere! In this workshop, InterKnit artists Karelle and Melodie will teach you how to make a pompom out of yarn. Then you’ll use googly eyes, feathers, and felt to transform those pompoms into any kind of critter you can imagine.…

Decorate your very own canvas tote bag using an age-old classic technique – leaf printing! Using paint and a variety of real leaves in whatever colors and patterns they choose, artists will create and walk away with a tote bag ready to be filled with books. Natasha Tomchin is our featured Children’s Alley artist this year, and her installations can be seen all around the canopies bringing nature and art together!…

Back by popular demand! Needle felting – a fun and easy artistic practice that uses barbed needles and repetitive poking to interlock wool into specific shapes – requires no advanced knowledge of the craft and is remarkably easy to pick up, even for a 5-year-old! Artist Kerry Phillips will teach you how to needle felt pictures onto fabric and how the same process can be used to create small sculptures.…

Fold, fold, streeeeeeetch! Accordion books are made from folded paper – open them up and you can read them page by page, or you can stretch them out for a story that goes on and on and on. In this workshop you’ll make an accordion book and book cover so you can get working on your very own story.…

Let your imagination soar as you create a visual narrative scene! Using pre-cut images or stickers, participating artists will create a brand-new scene around a selected image to imagine something fantastical, surreal, or even life-like.…

Build a flower petal by petal with colorful tissue paper and start your own forever garden.   Presented in partnership with   …

Back by popular demand! Needle felting – a fun and easy artistic practice that uses barbed needles and repetitive poking to interlock wool into specific shapes – requires no advanced knowledge of the craft and is remarkably easy to pick up, even for a 5-year-old! Artist Kerry Phillips will teach you how to needle felt pictures onto fabric and how the same process can be used to create small sculptures.…

Decorate your very own canvas tote bag using an age-old classic technique – leaf printing! Using paint and a variety of real leaves in whatever colors and patterns they choose, artists will create and walk away with a tote bag ready to be filled with books. Natasha Tomchin is our featured Children’s Alley artist this year, and her installations can be seen all around the canopies bringing nature and art together!…

Create cubist portraits of your family and friends! By drawing geometric and organic shapes, you’ll learn about patterns and color combinations as you create a collage from cardboard coasters inspired by the people you love.…

Inspired by the pop art works of artists like Keith Haring, participants will use drawing paper, paints, and brushes to create their own fun and eye-catching abstract figures and patterns.…

Fold, fold, streeeeeeetch! Accordion books are made from folded paper – open them up and you can read them page by page, or you can stretch them out for a story that goes on and on and on. In this workshop you’ll make an accordion book and book cover so you can get working on your very own story.…

Every kid needs a crown! Use your imagination to build and decorate the most unique crown in the empire and declare yourself ruler of your creativity.…