An art exploration class for children who are ready to make the transition to attending class independently. Easel painting, play dough, and a mystery project each week. Potty trained appreciated, but not required.

An art exploration class for children who are ready to make the transition to attending class independently. Easel painting, play dough, and a mystery project each week. Potty trained appreciated, but not required.

Have a blast creating video game characters with art.  Draw pixel pac-man and sew space invaders. Pixel Play Time incorporates drawing with grid paper, creating pictures with stickers and wood blocks, perler beads, legos and quilt patterning.  Each Tuesday, four new creative stations will be presented for creative exploration and skill building in the arts.

Each Tuesday, four new creative stations will be presented for creative exploration and skill building in the arts. Mario Makers will build skills in assemblage, painting, clay building, collage and paper folding. No playing of video games will take place in these classes.  Have a blast creating Mario, Luigi, Gumbo, Yoshi and friends.

What if you could build a better world? Where would you begin? Build a community together starting with LEGOs and venturing off into real world problems. Create models using plastic, wood, clay and found objects. LEGOs used every other week.

This class is taught with an option to participate in a non-competitive FIRST Lego League Jr. regional event. FIRST Lego League Jr. is an international program designed to introduce youth into STEM concepts using LEGOs. To participate in the regional event teams must consist of 2-6 youth (between 6-10 years old) and need two coaches. We do this by dividing the class into teams. If you would like your child to participate in the Regional Display Event please add to your cart LEGO League Jr Regional Event.

Equal attention is given to all participants and each session will have completed projects so participation in just one session will not be a problem.

This is the option to participate in a non- competitive FIRST Lego League Jr. regional event. FIRST Lego League Jr. is an international program designed to introduce youth into STEM concepts using LEGOs. To participate in the regional event teams must consist of 2-6 youth (between 6-10 years old) and need two coaches. We do this by dividing the class into teams.

If you would like your child to participate in the Regional Display Event you will need to do the following:
1) Register for BOTH Boomtown Build sessions with ArtHaus.
2) Pay this fee of $20 for FIRST Registration kit.  $120/6 people
3) Sign your child up on the FIRST registration website  https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/youth-team-member-consent-and-release-form
4) Plan for 2-3 extra days for creating a display board and practicing presentation away from class (no cost)
5) Participate in the regional display day event.  ArtHaus has no control over the dates in the region.  They are often scheduled for Saturdays in late Nov, early Dec.

What if you could build a better world? Where would you begin? Build a community together starting with LEGOs and venturing off into real world problems. Create models using plastic, wood, clay and found objects. LEGOs used every other week.

This class is taught with an option to participate in a non-competitive FIRST Lego League Jr. regional event. FIRST Lego League Jr. is an international program designed to introduce youth into STEM concepts using LEGOs. To participate in the regional event teams must consist of 2-6 youth (between 6-10 years old) and need two coaches. We do this by dividing the class into teams. If you would like your child to participate in the Regional Display Event please add to your cart LEGO League Jr Regional Event.

Equal attention is given to all participants and each session will have completed projects so participation in just one session will not be a problem.

What’s the different between acrylic paint and tempera? Why does plasticine clay never dry? What makes watercolor paper special? Find out why in the art room with fun experiments before creating your own art pieces in those mediums in ASI: Art Scene Investigations.

This class is taught by a working school teacher. While the teacher finishes her day at the school, an open studio time will be supervised by ArtHaus staff for the first 20 minutes of class. Students may work on projects from last class, a group project or on self-determined projects.

Play-Doh was accidentally invented in 1955 by Joseph and Noah McVicker while trying to make a wallpaper cleaner. When a Canon engineer rested his hot iron on his pen by accident, ink was ejected from the pen’s point a few moments later. This principle led to the creation of the inkjet printer.  Lots of accidents have created some great products.  Take your experiments to the extreme in this class centered around failure.  Mix all the paints, iron plastic, and do all sorts of things you are usually told not to.

This class is taught by a working school teacher. While the teacher finishes her day at the school, an open studio time will be supervised by ArtHaus staff for the first 20 minutes of class. Students can work on projects from last class, a group project or on self-determined projects.

ArtHaus is excited to hold its first different abilities summer art camp event in the Decorah community.  Karen Bendtsen, a Special Education educator from the Twin Cities, known for her use of art practices, will be leading the event which will focus on painting.  The artists will make individual canvases and work on a group project for display in the community.  Also spin art and shaving cream art will be available.

This camp is designed with the student in mind so registration is a must.  Parents should include in the “What do we need to know?” box any adaptations your child will need.  This may include anything from “My child will be attending with a PCA, parent or sibling,” and “My child uses a wheel chair” to “My child requires hand-over-hand instruction.”

All ages are welcome to join ArtHaus in paint-alongs in the ArtHaus Studio. Enjoy a treat of cookies and milk alongside your paintings. Parents are welcome to register to paint alongside their children or collaborate on a painting together. Price is per canvas. Walking School Bus is provided from John Cline and Montessori.

Get muddy. Learn to build with coil, slab, and even try the wheel in this class designed for exploration with clay with The Clay Studio’s Rachelle Branum.

This class is taught by a working school teacher. While the teacher finishes her day at the school, an open studio time will be supervised by ArtHaus staff for the first 20 minutes of class. Students can work on projects from last class, a group project or on self-determined projects.

Get muddy. Learn to build with coil, slab, and even try the wheel in this class designed for exploration with clay with The Clay Studio’s Rachelle Branum.

This class is taught by a working school teacher. While the teacher finishes her day at the school, an open studio time will be supervised by ArtHaus staff for the first 20 minutes of class. Students can work on projects from last class, a group project or on self-determined projects.