Kids Play Classes in Boston, MA

Playing with clay encourages experimentation. Children will explore the wonders of soft clay while making projects based on reality or imagination. Working in 3 dimensions provides the opportunity for new problem solving skills to develop. Projects will be glazed by the children and fired. Please Note: Parents may stay or drop-off the children....

Design and make your own board game from scratch in this creativity filled program of strategy, plot development, designing, building, and making. Gamers will learn hand drawing, design software, laser cutting, 3D modeling and printing. Final artistic finishing techniques will bring your game to life for the game playing finale. Then take your game...

A perfect way to welcome your holiday guests! Join Paint Nite Innovation Labs and create a unique wreath perfect for the Winter Months. Play with textures, colors, and details to add a festive touch to holiday decorations. Make it for yourself, give as a gift, or even better—bring your friends and you’ll each have your own. Our new Holiday wreath-making...

Sing, act, and make your way into the world of set design and model making. Select a scene from a favorite show, book, movie, or your own imagination. Then build your mini-stage and make your scene come to life and learn a variety of planning and stage-craft techniques along the way. In collaboration with the wonderful team at Artbarn Community Theater,...

A global adventure! Discover the arts around the world as you “travel” from country to country experiencing the diversity of different cultures.   Students “visit” a different country each day by completing an art project and playing games and learning phrases indicative of that country’s culture.  Activities include creating...

In this class, the classroom is transformed into an experimental space for creating. Each week, stations are set up for students to play with a variety of materials.  Stations have both 2D and 3D materials including paper, playdough, paint, fabric and more.

In this class, the classroom is transformed into an experimental space for creating. Each week, stations are set up for students to play with a variety of materials.  Stations have both 2D and 3D materials including paper, playdough, paint, fabric and more.  Important Thing to Note: Caretakers must stay for the duration of the cla...

Flash fiction and flash nonfiction tell dynamic and compelling stories in a flash -- usually between 400 and 1,000 words. Writing less might sound better than writing more, but sharing a story or and idea that feels complete and interesting in, say, 200 words requires tight control of our writing. We will PLAY with structure and sentences. We will...

For thousands of years, the drum has provided people with a powerful basic tool to communicate, express themselves, form a community and profoundly integrate the senses.  This course will give you all the tools you'll need to really enjoy yourself playing your drum. An experience of drumming that will allow us to experience the healing power...

Do you want to be on-camera? Do you want to learn improvisation, an indispensable skill in today's commercial market? Do you want to acquire the skills that make for a great audition? Then this is the class for you! Focusing on the current casting trends for kids, this class helps you to "think on your feet" in any audition situation. Students will...

In this course, here at RTW, our younger students will begin to find comfort expressing their imaginations and performing with an ensemble on stage. This is most definitely a beginner course. Our students will express themselves by moving their bodies, using their voices and their imaginations. As the course continues, we will create a play or take...

Parallel play: Children and their adult companions work at separate tables on their own versions of the same projects. Based on a wonderful class developed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Materials All materials will be supplied. Important Things to Note: Please dress to get messy!

You and your child (18 months to 2 years old) will use materials such as paper, sand, water and playdough to explore a variety of textures. This play ignites the imagination, as well as encourages and cultivates group socialization.

This class introduces children to the tactile world of ceramics. Families have fun getting messy with clay while learning basic handbuilding and decorating techniques. 4 week drop-in, You choose which four classes to attend. Attendance is limited to one child and one adult per registration.