pearl district news...
July 2,2008
Crafty Kids in Central Portland
by nancy
We’re having a crafty summer. There’s really no other way to describe it. We’ve been sewing, painting, raiding the recycling bins to make marble tracks. Making strawberry tarts and home made pasta. Lots of working with our hands. Lots of messes in the house. Which prompted me to look online to see what options there were to mess up other people’s spaces.
DIY Alert! may just save our bacon by, well, alerting us to day camps, week-long camps and afternoon sessions for kids. This website bills itself as a 'one-stop calendar for craft events, craft classes, and craft groups in Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. Just reading through the calendar will inspire you, and they also offer a weekly email.
Their calendar highlights some fun kid events over the summer, including woodworking, mixed media camps, book making, youth fashion design camp, and fiber art camp. The calendar is easy to use, with clear identification of events for kids. And many of the events are downtown or close in east side.
Central Portland Families will soon be hosting our own craft events, and we couldn't be more thrilled. Generous neighbors have already offered to donate art and craft materials, and we’re hoping that some craft experts will offer to teach classes to kids. If you know of anyone, or are interested in doing this yourself, please contact us at centralportlandfamilies(at)gmail.com.
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1241 NW Johnson St.
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