2013 Children’s Workshops
Jan – Dec, 2013
Button Cards at Bayview Opera House
Saturday, December 7, 2013
The Museum of Craft and Design will join Bayview Opera House for a day of free family portraits and holiday activities. Stop by to get a portrait of your family and let MCD help you create a button greeting card at our craft booth.
Gingerbread Architectural Models
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Back by popular demand! Our second annual gingerbread architectural models workshop. Spend the afternoon designing and building your own model, good enough to eat. Choose from an assortment of fun building materials, such as candy, cookies, banana chips, and hot peppers!
MakeArt at Let it SNoe
A microhood party in Noe Valley sponsored by 
The Bold Italic, presented in partnership with Google Local SF. We’ll be making felted acorns! Friday, December 13.
Recycled Plastic Fish Art
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Jerry Takigawa’s photography exhibit False Food examines responsible design by looking at ocean pollution and our connection to the world around us. Engage in an important conversation about the artist’s work,
then take your discoveries to the Craft Lab to create fish sculptures from
materials that are often perceived as garbage. During this workshop, learn
more about SCRAP and East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, important
organizations in our community that work to repurpose these materials
and support local educators. Snack included.
GAK polymers
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Celebrate science month at Potrero Branch Library with a drop-in workshop exploring polymers by mixing white glue and liquid starch. Learn the science behind the slime, then play with this wacky medium! To make the day extra
special, Potrero Branch Library will teach you how to make plastic bag ice cream.
Mini wreaths at Bayview Tree Lighting & Holiday Market
Saturday, November 22, 2013
Join MCD at Bayview Opera House for a festive holiday event. Participate in the
traditional lighting of the tree in the BVOH yard, this year list by Supervisor Malia Cohen.
Take your pick of local food and craft vendors, and make your own mini wreath.
Robot Collages
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Drop-in MakeArt workshop for kids at the Bayview Library. Kids will choose from
piles of hardware and metal objects to create imaginative robot collages to take
home. This workshop is FREE to the public, for children of all ages, so don’t miss it!
Needle Felt a Pumpkin
Saturday, October 26, 2013
With Halloween just a few days away, we’ll get in the spirit by needle felting a little pumpkin. Learn the basics of manipulating wool roving and using a felting needle. Use for decoration, or find a practical purpose such as a pin cushion!
Family Day: Balsa Wood Airplanes
Saturday, October 5, 2013
We’re celebrating Fleet Week with an exhibit of Jorb Dubin’s hanging corporate jets! Have your hand in the fun by building a balsa wood airplane. Design one as a family, or make your own.
Flag Banners
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Get inspired about interior design with a tour of our CCA Interior Design Graduate Student exhibit. Then, learn to make a fabric flag banner to
hang on your wall and spice up your own interior!
Pocket Landscapes
Saturday, August 24, 2013
We think you’ll love artist Holly Lane’s landscape paintings so much, you’ll want to pocket one! Never fear, in this workshop you’ll craft your own picturesque 3-D landscape nestled inside a pocketsize tin. Use modeling clay to illustrate a landscape from your imagination, or model yours after California landscapes! Please note: these pieces will benefit from oven-baking at home after the workshop. Snack will be provided.
Poster Art
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Take a tour of Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, focused on graphic communication! We’ll bring what we’ve learned during the tour to the MakeArt lab and design poster art inspired by Steve Frykholm’s picnic posters! Snack will be provided.
MakeArt Workshop at FLAX: Extra-Terrestrial Kaleidoscopes
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Join the Museum of Craft and Design at FLAX Art & Design’s annual Kidsfest! Stop by our booth to create an extra-terrestrial kaleidoscope using shiny, metallic materials!
Hardware Jewelry at Richmond Senator Milton Marks Library
Thursday, July 18, 2013
A drop-in workshop for youth and teens. Create jewelry from hardware.
Learn to make looped necklaces using ribbon and washers, and create braided
bracelets using twine and washers.
July Family Day: Design a Chair
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Join the Museum of Craft and Design for an afternoon of designing and making with the whole family! Coinciding with the opening of Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, this workshop will draw inspiration from chairs featured in the exhibition by this iconic manufacturer. Explore the form and function of ergonomics, and build a small-scale chair model alongside your family. Experiment with using a variety of materials, from wire to foam to cardboard.
Elaborate Cardboard Picture Frames
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Spend the afternoon creating an elaborate and decorative picture frame using corrugated cardboard! Learn useful techniques in symmetry and ornamentation to create this dramatic effect!
Balsa Wood Greeting Cards
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Come create with the Museum of Craft and Design at Potrero Branch Library! Craft your own greeting card from a non-traditional material: balsa wood!
Origami Bookmarks
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Join the Museum of Craft and Design for an afternoon of making art at Bayview library! Learn to make a fun and simple bookmark by folding paper into origami. Make and take a few for each of your library books.
MakeArt at Maker Faire: Migajon Miniature Clay Food
Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19
Join us both days to make Migajon, an Ecuadorian clay made of bread and glue.
We’ll mix colors and use Migajon to create miniature non-edible food inspired by the now-trending Japanese craft! Free with Maker Faire admission.
Mini Terrariums
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Get inspired by Rebecca Hutchinson: Affinity, a paper porcelain clay installation suggestive of an unexpected forest! Participate in a group conversation on Hutchinson’s work, then construct your own miniature unexpected forest in the form of a terrarium! Snack will be provided.
Jellyfish Sculpture
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Get inspired by artist Arline Fisch and her wondrous undersea creatures! Take a tour of her exhibition, then sit down in our brand new MakeArt Lab to create your own jellyfish sculpture! Work with wire, fabric, beads, and other upcycled materials. Snack will be provided. Photo: Arline Fisch, Corals (detail), 2009. Photography: William Gullette.
MakeArt at CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Celebrate Earth Day at CuriOdyssey. Look for our MakeArt table!
Create your own critter, or an imaginary menagerie!
We’ll be making animals from found objects and recycled materials.
Migajon Miniature Food Crafts
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Learn to make Migajon: an Ecuadorian clay made of bread and glue. As a group we will make a variety of colors of Migajon and distribute the colors equally. Then, use your Migajon to create miniature food inspired by the now-trending Japanese craft! This craft is not edible, so a snack will be provided.
Floral Paper Tube Art
Friday, March 8, 2013
Fold, cut and glue paper tubes to create beautiful, floral inspired designs. These pieces can be used as wall or table art. No two are alike!
DIY Rubber Band Books
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Learn this simple book-making technique using only two materials: paper and colorful rubber bands. Use your book as a journal, photo album, sticker book or planner!
Valentine’s Day Hammer Art 
Saturday, February 9, 2013
We’re celebrating our 2013 Valentine’s Day with an industrial twist. Create striking Valentine’s wall art using a hammer, nails, and lots and lots of string! Snack provided.
Fringe and Finger-knitting
Saturday, January 26 , 2013
Learn to make two different styles of scarves! Transform a recycled t-shirt into a stylish fringe scarf, and learn how to fingerknit a more traditional style of scarf! Snack provided.
Clay Owls
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Shape and make a clay owl using Model Magic and one tool: a marker!
