As much as I love scrubbing paint out of my living room rug,
as much as I love scraping clay remnants out from between my floorboards, and
as much as I love rubbing the skin off my fingers on the wrong end of a Mr.
Clean Magic Eraser, I love it even more when someone else does it for me. I am an artist, no doubt about
that. I was a graphic designer by
trade previously; you know, the art with no mess. So, I really want to instill the love of art in my children
but I really hate how messy it can be.
Enter Artscapade; a children’s art class held in the Shaw Lane home of
Fort Thomas resident Tanith Smith.
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Tanith
is an art lover herself: graduate of The Art Institute of Phoenix and former
graphic designer (what-what) working for various non-profits, architectural
firms, and advertising agencies in the southwest; and she is a mom. Her son acted as her “art helper” and
seemed to share his mom’s love for crafts and “get your hands dirty” art
projects. The session Knox and I
attended focused on the classic Eric Carle book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and after reading the story we made a
craft showing the caterpillar (colored poms and googly eyes) surrounded by sponge
paintings of all of the various foods he ate. Knox really enjoyed this craft and, especially, doing it
with all of the other kids.
We
did finish the craft in the first 35 minutes which was fine for two-year old
kids and so we spent the rest of the time talking with the other moms while our
children played and Tanith offered us coffee. Mommy and Me classes are once per week for a six-week
session and cost $65 total which is a bit pricier than most opportunities I
highlight in this column space but for an art class with all of the supplies
involved, seems reasonable to me.
Although this session has already started, Tanith said it is not too
late to enroll for a discounted price and she has $5 coupons at various Fort
Thomas businesses such as Blue Marble and Fort Thomas Coffee. There will be another Mommy and
Me session beginning after the holidays.
She also has sessions for older children, up to age 12 and hosts
birthday parties.
All
of her information can be found on her website at www.myartscapade.com. So make your next escapade, an artscapade!