Hopkins Community Education

Can't stop singing We Don't Talk About Bruno?? We can't either!! Come join Mirabel, Isabella, Antonio and the rest of the Madrigals as we create magical projects inspired by the hit Disney movie Encanto. We'll use glitter, clay, paint and more as we create clay butterflies, magical bedroom doors, Colombian rainforest creatures, and so much more. This is your chance to be part of the Family Madrigal! Community Education is excited to provide varying payment options for after school programming. Our hope is to provide affordable programming for Hopkins students. Families can pay for ½ the cost of a camp, the full cost of the camp or over the full cost of the camp to provide scholarship funds for other students.

Squishy Squishmallows with Kidcreate Studio (4-9 years) Bunnycorn, Prince the Pug, Mauve the Alpaca and more – the hardest thing about those squishy Squishmallows is deciding which one you love the most! In this workshop, artists will create a clay version of their favorite Squishmallow using air-dry clay, paint, and so much more. What could be more fun? Bring your Squishmallow to class so they can join in the fun! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Calling all creative kids! This is the perfect camp to hone both your artistic side and your puzzle-solving skills. Just like on the popular TV show Nailed It!, we’ll show you a final product and give you all the goods needed to recreate it. The rest is up to you! Your challenges will include creating a unicorn cake sculpture that looks good enough to eat, painting a fox at sunset, a llama with a flower crown, and so much more. We can’t wait to see if you can nail it! This is Nailed It!, Kidcreate-style, so instead of baking, we’ll be sculpting, painting, collaging, and more! Community Education is excited to provide varying payment options for after school programming. Our hope is to provide affordable programming for Hopkins students. Families can pay for ½ the cost of a camp, the full cost of the camp or over the full cost of the camp to provide scholarship funds for other students.

Take a break and go “AFK” (away from keyboard) while exploring your favorite games in a brand new way! In this camp, we’ll draw, sculpt, paint, and more as we create projects inspired by some of our favorite video games. Design your own avatar on a real canvas board, sculpt your favorite Among Us Crewmate, create Sonic the Hedgehog and so much more! This camp covers some of the hottest new games plus awesome throwback classics, too. Come get your game on! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child each day.

Come create priceless handmade gifts for everyone on your list! In this class, artists use clay, paint, glitter and more to create wonderful wintry gifts. We’ll make silly snowman bobbleheads and glitter poinsettias. We’ll even paint masterpieces on real canvas boards. All projects make great gifts…or are great works of art to keep for yourself! Community Education is excited to provide varying payment options for after school programming. Our hope is to provide affordable programming for Hopkins students. Families can pay for ½ the cost of a camp, the full cost of the camp or over the full cost of the camp to provide scholarship funds for other students.

Sensational Slime with Kidcreate Studio (4-9 years) We think slime is sensational! Once you’ve mixed up a batch of our fabulous fluffy slime then tried your hand at our special Bubblegum-scented silly putty slime, we’re sure you’ll think slime is sensational too! Sorry, grown-ups; this class is for KIDS ONLY!!! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Do you need a little more time to get your turkey stuffed? Sign your kids up for some art fun and get your last-minute cooking done. The kids will start celebrating Thanksgiving early by creating a Thanksgiving scene made out of “sweet” art supplies, including candy! This project will be a wonderful addition to any Thanksgiving table! This is a great class for siblings to attend together! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

If it’s drawing, sketching, and cartooning you’re after, then this is the class for you! In this introductory drawing class, we’ll learn basic techniques and principles of drawing as we create puppies, ponies, people, and more. The kids will master a simple step-by-step method that is essential to creating memorable drawings. Each child will receive their own take-home How to Draw booklet! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child each day.

At home art kits with online instructional videos! These art kits are so much fun; it’s like having your very own private art teacher! The kit contains an easy to follow lesson plan, a link to a correlating online instructional video taught by a Kidcreate Studio art teacher, art materials needed to create one fridge-worthy masterpiece and additional suggestions for online learning that relate to the art lesson. Kits will be available all fall and created weekly. Pickup will be the week following your registration on Wednesday 2-3pm and Thursday 10-11am at Kidcreate Studios: 7918 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Kit may be mailed for an additional fee). A communication email with pickup details will be sent once your kit is ready. Please note: Once you click enroll, you will be prompted to select your kit. Students may register for multiple kits.

Do you need a little more time to get that turkey stuffed? Sign your kids up for some art fun and get your last minute cooking done. The kids will start celebrating Thanksgiving early by creating a turkey that will be a wonderful addition to any Thanksgiving table! This is a great class for siblings to attend together! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Join us for an ornament making party. We will set up 4 stations, each with a different ornament to make. Your child will be creating an adorable snowman ornament, an ornament inspired by that famous reindeer with the red nose, and so much more! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

We’ll get silly with slime, gooey with gunk, and play with some clay. Making a mess is the best! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

“If I can’t find a reindeer, I’ll make one instead!” Come learn to draw the Grinch’s best friend Max from the beloved holiday story The Grinch. We’ll even dress Max up like a reindeer, just like the Grinch himself did! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child. Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

In this workshop, artists will use air-dry clay, Model Magic clay, paint, and more as they sculpt a clever little fox. Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Join us “down under” as we draw one of our favorite marsupials! In this special class just for homeschool students, students will learn a simple step-by-step drawing process and experiment with a blending technique as they create the cutest koalas ever! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

Christmas is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate than creating masterpieces with your child? Prepare for an evening filled with holiday fun! You and your child will follow easy step-by-step instructions as you create matching portraits of the most famous reindeer of all-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Each parent and child will create their own masterpiece on a real canvas board.

Let’s take mess-making to a whole new level! We’ll paint with plaster, sculpt with gooey gunk, make papier mache birds and fling paint like Jackson Pollock. We will even learn some art terms along the way. These are not projects to tackle at home – leave the mess with us. After all, being a kid is messy business! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child each day.

What grandparent wouldn’t love to have a messy good time with their grandchild? Grandma, Grandpa or any grandparent figure will create right along with their grandchild as they create, you guessed it – Elmo! This project couldn’t get any cuter! We’ll use a variety of kid friendly art materials to create an adorable project inspired by that furry red monster with an orange nose Elmo! Come ready to get messy while you play right along with your grandchild. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Does your grandchild love to get messy with paint and clay? Are they getting excited about the Holidays? Then this is the perfect class for them! Grandma, Grandpa or grandparent figure will create right alongside their grandchild, as they create a larger than life holiday ornament out of clay and paint. What a great keepsake! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Tyrannosaurs Rex, Triceratops and Diplodocus . . . is your child dazzled by dinosaurs? This is your child’s chance to have a play date with a dino and create a fantastic work of dinosaur art. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver

Create 3D creations, and get messy with fingerpaint; we’ll even use a special spin-art technique to make the cutest, most colorful artwork ever seen. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and color yourself happy! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

“Now I know my ABC’s. Next time, won’t you sing with me?” In this class, we’ll get messy with clay while exploring the letters of the alphabet. Come mash, smash, sculpt, stamp and coil air-dry clay into a letter masterpiece. Come create right along with your child. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Artists will create a soft, huggable sock puppy with a doghouse fit for canine royalty. After all, man’s best friend deserves the best. Woof!

From papier mache bowls, projects that glow-in-the-dark, and messy clay masterpieces, these are projects our littlest students love the most. Come ready to get messy while you play right along with your child. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.