Painting Techniques, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 2)
2020-05-06 14:00 - 14:40 (America/Chicago) | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Begin mastering your painting techniques with watercolors and acrylic paint over 5 weeks of classes. Each week Ms Lindsay will teach new facets of how to use these paints so that young artists can paint landscapes, their favorite animals and more!
Techniques in this class include:

Shading with watercolors
Layering acrylics
Blending acrylics
Complimentary colors
Showing composition and movement

Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

Watercolors
Acrylics
Water cup
Paintbrushes
Watercolor paper or white computer paper (for watercolors)
Canvas, foam core or white computer paper (for acrylics)
Pencil and eraser
Drying towel
White crayon
Cardboard tube
Q-tips
Black Sharpie or other black marker

Dates, times and price:

Wednesdays, May 6-June 3, 2-2:40pm
$35 for all 5 sessions

Drawing Techniques, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 3)
2020-05-07 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Let’s get into some drawing basics this May with Mr. Sam from MM Studio! He’ll cover basic contour and shape, shading technique, color, gesture, and then, to cap it all off, people and portraiture!
This five week course is great for children grades 3-6. Each session meets once a week for 40 minutes, and there will be (VERY LIGHT) homework between sessions. Easy breezy, but lots of fun, and tons of learning!
Skills we’ll develop include:

Contour drawing
Shading
Color
How to draw a person
Self-portraiture

Materials you’ll need (not supplied by Magical Minds):

Pencils
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Erasers
Tissue
Sketchbook or plain paper
Sharpie marker or black crayola

Dates, times and price:

Thursdays, May 7-June 4, 11-11:40am
$35 for all 5 sessions

Painting Techniques, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 3)
2020-05-07 13:00 - 13:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Begin mastering your painting techniques with watercolors and acrylic paint over 5 weeks of classes. Each week Ms Lindsay will teach new facets of how to use these paints so that young artists can paint landscapes, their favorite animals and more!
Techniques in this class include:

Shading with watercolors
Layering acrylics
Blending acrylics
Complimentary colors
Showing composition and movement

Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

Watercolors
Acrylics
Water cup
Paintbrushes
Watercolor paper or white computer paper (for watercolors)
Canvas, foam core or white computer paper (for acrylics)
Pencil and eraser
Drying towel
White crayon
Cardboard tube
Q-tips
Black Sharpie or other black marker

Dates, times and price:

Thursdays, May 7-June 4, 1-1:40pm
$35 for all 5 sessions

Drawing Techniques, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 4)
2020-05-07 14:00 - 14:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Let’s get into some drawing basics this May with Mr. Sam from MM Studio! He’ll cover basic contour and shape, shading technique, color, gesture, and then, to cap it all off, people and portraiture!
This five week course is great for children grades 3-6. Each session meets once a week for 40 minutes, and there will be (VERY LIGHT) homework between sessions. Easy breezy, but lots of fun, and tons of learning!
Skills we’ll develop include:

Contour drawing
Shading
Color
How to draw a person
Self-portraiture

Materials you’ll need (not supplied by Magical Minds):

Pencils
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Erasers
Tissue
Sketchbook or plain paper
Sharpie marker or black crayola

Dates, times and price:

Thursdays, May 7-June 4, 2-2:40pm
$35 for all 5 sessions

Painting Techniques, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 4)
2020-05-07 15:00 - 15:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Begin mastering your painting techniques with watercolors and acrylic paint over 5 weeks of classes. Each week Ms Lindsay will teach new facets of how to use these paints so that young artists can paint landscapes, their favorite animals and more!
Techniques in this class include:

Shading with watercolors
Layering acrylics
Blending acrylics
Complimentary colors
Showing composition and movement
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):
Watercolors
Acrylics
Water cup
Paintbrushes
Watercolor paper or white computer paper (for watercolors)
Canvas, foam core or white computer paper (for acrylics)
Pencil and eraser
Drying towel
White crayon
Cardboard tube
Q-tips
Black Sharpie or other black marker

Dates, times and price:

Thursdays, May 7-June 4, 3-3:40pm
$35 for all 5 sessions

Mini Journals, ages 4-12
2020-05-08 08:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
In this single session class you will learn how to make your very own mini journal! Nothing is better than writing or drawing on a notebook you made by yourself. Once you know how to make them you can make as many as you want, think about all the different colors and details you could have!
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

A piece of paper
Scissors
Colored pencils/markers to decorate

Dates, times and price:

Friday, May 8, 15, 22, 29 or June 5, 1-1:30pm
$10 for 1 session

Drawing and Painting, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 3)
2020-05-08 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Over 5 sessions, students will learn the basic of drawing and painting. Lessons include:

Breaking objects down into simple shapes
Perspective
Color wheels
Light and shadow
Blending watercolors
Mixing other media with watercolors
Proportions
Gesture drawings
Drawing faces

Materials needed (these are not supplied by Magical Minds):

Paper (ideally in a sketchbook, but computer paper also works)
Pencils
Eraser
Watercolors
Paintbrushes
Watercolor paper (computer paper also works)
Crayons and/or colored pencils and/or markers
Ruler

Dates, times and price:

Fridays, May 8-June 5, 11:00-11:40am
$35 for all 5 sessions

"Watercolor" Triptych, ages 5-12
2020-05-08 12:00 - 12:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
No watercolors? No problem! In this single-session class, we’ll explore ways of using colored pencils and blending to mimic a simple watercolor painting!
Material needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Ruler
Black marker

Dates, time, price:

Friday, May 8, 15, 22, 29 or June 5, 12-12:40pm
$12 for 1 session

Macrame Necklace, ages 4-12
2020-05-08 14:00 - 14:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Painting rocks is always fun, but what if we could turn those rocks into jewelry or a keychain that you could carry with you? We are going to be using a technique called “macrame” to create a little home for our rocks, make sure you have some painted rocks before this single session lesson!
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

1 painted rock
8 equal lengths of yarn or string
Scissors

Dates, time and price:

Friday, May 8, 15, 22, 29 or June 5, 2-2:40pm
$12 for 1 session

Drawing and Painting, ages 8-12, 5 wks (group 4)
2020-05-08 15:00 - 15:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Over 5 sessions, students will learn the basic of drawing and painting. Lessons include:

Breaking objects down into simple shapes
Perspective
Color wheels
Light and shadow
Blending watercolors
Mixing other media with watercolors
Proportions
Gesture drawings
Drawing faces

Materials needed (these are not supplied by Magical Minds):

Paper (ideally in a sketchbook, but computer paper also works)
Pencils
Eraser
Watercolors
Paintbrushes
Watercolor paper (computer paper also works)
Crayons and/or colored pencils and/or markers
Ruler

Dates, times and price:

Fridays, May 8-June 5, 3:00-3:40pm
$35 for all 5 sessions

Finger Knitting Butterflies, ages 4-12
2020-05-08 16:00 - 16:30 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Have you ever seen a butterfly made of yarn? In this single session lesson we will learn how to finger knit and make our very own colorful butterflies. Finger knitting is a great beginner’s guide into using our own bodies as machines to create amazing crafts.
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

2 balls of yarn (different colors)
Pipe cleaners
Our fingers!

Dates, time and price:

Friday, May 8, 15, 22, 29 or June 5, 4-4:30pm
$10 for 1 session

Make Your Own Coloring Page, ages 5-12
2020-05-11 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Every get bored of your coloring books? Well guess what—we can make our own! In this single-session class we’ll talk about composition, shape, and contour and fill an entire page with cute drawings of our own design. By the end of the session, we’ll have a page all ready to get colored with marker, crayon, colored pencil—your choice.
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times and price

Monday, May 11, 11-11:40am
$12 for 1 session

Kitchen Art, ages 5-12
2020-05-12 12:00 - 12:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Let’s illustrate! In this single session class we’ll be choosing a fruit or vegetable together to make a contour drawing of, and then coloring it in with crosshatching and colored pencils to decorate our kitchen!
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times, price:

Tuesday, May 12, 12-12:40pm
$12 for 1 session

Make Your Own Coloring Page, ages 5-12
2020-05-18 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Every get bored of your coloring books? Well guess what—we can make our own! In this single-session class we’ll talk about composition, shape, and contour and fill an entire page with cute drawings of our own design. By the end of the session, we’ll have a page all ready to get colored with marker, crayon, colored pencil—your choice.
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times and price

Monday, May 18, 11-11:40am
$12 for 1 session

Kitchen Art, ages 5-12
2020-05-19 12:00 - 12:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Let’s illustrate! In this single session class we’ll be choosing a fruit or vegetable together to make a contour drawing of, and then coloring it in with crosshatching and colored pencils to decorate our kitchen!
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times, price:

Tuesday, May 19, 12-12:40pm
$12 for 1 session

Make Your Own Coloring Page, ages 5-12
2020-05-25 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Every get bored of your coloring books? Well guess what—we can make our own! In this single-session class we’ll talk about composition, shape, and contour and fill an entire page with cute drawings of our own design. By the end of the session, we’ll have a page all ready to get colored with marker, crayon, colored pencil—your choice.
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times and price

Monday, May 25, 11-11:40am
$12 for 1 session

Kitchen Art, ages 5-12
2020-05-26 12:00 - 12:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Let’s illustrate! In this single session class we’ll be choosing a fruit or vegetable together to make a contour drawing of, and then coloring it in with crosshatching and colored pencils to decorate our kitchen!
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times, price:

Tuesday, May 26, 12-12:40pm
$12 for 1 session

Make Your Own Coloring Page, ages 5-12
2020-06-01 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**

Every get bored of your coloring books? Well guess what—we can make our own! In this single-session class we’ll talk about composition, shape, and contour and fill an entire page with cute drawings of our own design. By the end of the session, we’ll have a page all ready to get colored with marker, crayon, colored pencil—your choice.
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times and price

Monday, June 1, 11-11:40am
$12 for 1 session

Kitchen Art, ages 5-12
2020-06-02 12:00 - 12:40 | Magical Minds Studio, 110 Madison St., Oak Park, IL, 60302, United States
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Let’s illustrate! In this single session class we’ll be choosing a fruit or vegetable together to make a contour drawing of, and then coloring it in with crosshatching and colored pencils to decorate our kitchen!
Materials (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White paper
Colored pencils
Pencil sharpener
Black marker or pen

Dates, times, price:

Tuesday, June 2, 12-12:40pm
$12 for 1 session

K-6th grade Summer Camp- Music & Dance
2020-06-08 - 2020-06-12 | Magical Minds Studio, 110 Madison St., Oak Park, IL, 60302, United States
Summer begins with great excitement and what better way to celebrate than with music and dancing! Our campers will be exploring music as we put together our playlist for the week. We’ll have instruments to play, dance moves to act out and costumes to make. At the end of the week we’ll record the students making, singing and dancing the 1st week of summer away!

For campers staying past noon we’ll have a lunch break and then dive into choice-based activities which include fine arts, games and outside play.

Campers should wear clothes that can get dirty and comfortable shoes. Everyone should bring a water bottle and snack, as well as a lunch if you’re staying after 12:00 pm.

No food with nuts, please.

Early Bird sign up options (through March 1):

Pick up at 12pm, $47 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $200)*
Pick up at 3pm, $80 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $355)*
Pick up at 6pm, $112 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $475)*

Regular sign up options (from March 2):

Pick up at 12pm, $52 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $225)*
Pick up at 3pm, $89 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $395)*
Pick up at 6pm, $125 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $525)*

*To get the full week discount, select payment options 4, 5 or 6.

K-6th grade Summer Camp- Witches & Wizards
2020-06-15 - 2020-06-19 | Magical Minds Studio, 110 Madison St., Oak Park, IL, 60302, United States
Always a popular week of camp! Send your Witches & Wizards to us and we’ll be sure to keep their minds and hands busy. From spells to slime, and a game of quidditch, we’ll make this a week they’ll never forget!

For campers staying past noon we’ll have a lunch break and then dive into choice-based activities which include fine arts, games and outside play.

Campers should wear clothes that can get dirty and comfortable shoes. Everyone should bring a water bottle and snack, as well as a lunch if you’re staying after 12:00 pm.

No food with nuts, please.

Early Bird sign up options (through March 1):

Pick up at 12pm, $47 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $200)*
Pick up at 3pm, $80 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $355)*
Pick up at 6pm, $112 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $475)*

Regular sign up options (from March 2):

Pick up at 12pm, $52 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $225)*
Pick up at 3pm, $89 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $395)*
Pick up at 6pm, $125 per day (or if you sign up for all 5 days, the discounted price is $525)*

*To get the full week discount, select payment options 4, 5 or 6.

Unicorn Drawing, ages 8-12
2020-06-15 10:00 - 10:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**

Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we use basic shapes to draw a unicorn, and a mix of markers and
crayons to bring it to life!Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Sharpie
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Penguin Drawing, ages 5-10
2020-06-15 11:00 - 11:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we use basic shapes to draw a penguin, and a mix of markers and
crayons to bring it to life!
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Sharpie
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Fairy Drawing, ages 8-12
2020-06-15 14:00 - 14:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we create a forest fairy, with watercolor wings made from markers and water.
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons
Cup of Water
Paint Brush

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Cat Drawing, ages 5-10
2020-06-15 15:00 - 15:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**

Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we use basic shapes to draw a cat, and a mix of markers and
crayons to bring it to life!
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Sharpie
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Dog Drawing, ages 5-10
2020-06-16 10:00 - 10:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we use basic shapes to draw a dog, and a mix of markers and
crayons to bring it to life!
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Sharpie
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Dragon Drawing, ages 9-12
2020-06-16 12:00 - 12:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**

Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we use basic shapes to draw a dragon, and a mix of markers and
crayons to bring it to life!
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Sharpie
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Shading Techniques, ages 8-12
2020-06-16 14:00 - 14:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we explore two different shading techniques- cross-hatching with pen and color blending with crayons.
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Pen or fine tipped marker
#2 Pencil
Crayons

Price:

$15 for 1 session

Drawing and Painting Landscapes, ages 8-14
2020-06-16 15:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we make different types of landscapes over 5 sessions. We’ll draw foreground, middleground and background, learn about perspective, practice drawing trees, and paint beach and sunset scenes.
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
Black Sharpie
#2 Pencil
Crayons or Color Pencils
Ruler
Paper or canvas
Acrylic Paint
Paint Brush
Cup of Water

Price:

$75 for 5 sessions

Paint Blending, ages 8-12
2020-06-17 14:00 - 14:40 | Online via Zoom
**Our classes are taught via Zoom. Once you have signed up, we will email you the meeting information and password.**
Follow along with Ms. Lindsay as we create a radial image by learning blending techniques with acrylic paint.
Materials needed (not supplied by Magical Minds):

White Paper
#2 Pencil
Markers
Crayons
Cup of Water
Paint Brush

Price:

$15 for 1 session
