Hey Eden Prairie parents, if you're scrambling for activities on the upcoming school-free Friday, look no further—the Art Center has your back. With a full day's slate of programs tailored for the 6-10-year-old crowd, you can drop off your budding Picassos for a morning, afternoon, or even the full stretch, with supervised lunch to fill the gap. And don't worry about scrambling to patch together a midday plan; they've thought of that too. Just check the right box when you're signing them up.
First up, let's splash some color into that morning. The Art Mix program, according to a bulletin from Eden Prairie's official site, invites kids to embrace the mess from 9 a.m. to noon. They'll be "cut, paint, glue and create," all in the name of artistic exploration. Imagine the refrigerator adorned with the abstract outcomes of their creative conquests.
But that's just Act One. After a strategically chosen, supervised munch, the afternoon rolls in with the "Animal Paints and Prints" program. It's like stepping into a menagerie of mediums, as children channel their inner wildlife in pastel form from 1 to 4 p.m. Aspiring animal aficionados can expect to "Roar, hop, flutter, and splash into a wild world of creativity," and probably make a pretty neat raccoon portrait to boot.
Eden Prairie's commitment to nurturing the next generation of creative minds isn't a one-off. The Art Center runs these no-school day programs as an ongoing offering, so if May 9 doesn't work for you, keep an eye on the calendar. Full details on these programs, the instructors passionately leading them, and how to sign up are sitting pretty at edenprairie.org/Recreation. Don't let an unexpected day off school catch you off guard again; slot your kids into an experience that's part productive pastime, part childcare solution.
