Make Your Child’s Summer A Work of Art!

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Is your budding young artist looking to get creative this summer? Well parents, this isn’t your typical stick figure fridge drawing situation – this is Goose Grease’s Summer Workshop Series. The 2021 Summer Curriculum includes everything from Japanese wood prints to exploring the worlds of Narnia and The Hobbit through immersive, 3D art. The 6-week series is gaining momentum so quickly that owners Anna and Juan Donado are adding two more weeks of programming at the end of August.

Children who crave creative freedom will delight in the immersive nature of the projects, while also learning about history, culture and more. Not only do your little ones learn all about Folk Art – they’ll even make their own Folk Art book using collage, pop-outs, print-making and mixed media, focused on artists who helped shape Folk Art around the globe! Or your mini-New Yorkers can build their own mini-brownstone while learning about the history of the Harlem Renaissance. Along with each exciting art lesson at the Brooklyn studio, students have outdoor playtime each day and enjoy a packed lunch brought from home at the park. The unique nature of the programming is a nod to husband and wife team Juan and Anna’s artistic endeavors with Goose Grease wooden dolls carved by local artisans in Bogotá, Colombia then hand-painted in their Brooklyn-based workspace. Co-founder Anna Donado says, “It was an organic process that went from painting wooden miniatures to teaching how to paint them, then to eventually creating entire programs that accompany an educational lesson.”

The Goose Grease Summer Workshops enrich your young one’s mind like no other program, and your child will leave with much more than just another fridge drawing. If your little artists ages 5-12 are ready to have some fun this summer while gaining confidence in their work, their knowledge, and their kindness towards others, these workshops are made for you!

To learn more about Goose Grease, visit their website and follow @goosegreasehouse.

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

Treehouse Shakers

<div>Treehouse Shakers&rsquo; Branching OUT After-School program is for ages 12-14. This awarded program is for young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, or are seeking to become better allies. Branching OUT centers on discovering and exploring one&rsquo;s story and identity through an intentionally artist-led format. During our community-based program, young people will explore and reflect on their own story to create a larger, more meaningful experience, while gaining self-empowerment and gathering with like-minded peers. Through the guidance of our awarded teaching artists, young people will create narratives that will be turned into podcasts, dances, songs or poetry.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Young people have the opportunity to learn new art forms, work with professional artists, while building a meaningful community.</div>

Music Together

Music Together&reg; is for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their parents/caregiver. The classes include songs, rhythmic rhymes and movement, and instrument play activities that are developmentally appropriate for the children and easy for parents and caregivers, regardless of their own musical ability.