Long time, no blog - and Summer 2016

Hello Friends!

It has been a long time since our last post here at Loops by Keri. Lots of life stuff, lots of work stuff...but I think we're back in the saddle again. Whoo-hoo!

I am going to start off with our amazing offerings at EmmaLoops Studio in Huntington NY this summer! 

We’ve got some amazing projects up our sleeves and as always we teach how to do the process NOT JUST a product so they can leave our classes and do more on their own too. :)

Click here to register or for more info http://www.123contactform.com/form-1028640/Summer-2016-Craft-Workshops

Each week is 3 afternoons of crafting 1pm-4pm, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday- for just $150 per week which includes all materials!  PLUS- SAVE if you have a sibling join us or do multiple weeks for $135 each additional week/sibling! 

And we have lots of amazing themes- trendy! doll making! STEM + Art week as school gets closer ;)
Please help us spread the word - our new website can be found here: http://www.emmaloopscraft.com  

Thanks all & Create On!

Keri

Creativity Camps in Huntington - have your child join the fun!

My partner Emily and I have been running 2 day Creativity Camps in Huntington for kids this summer and we've had a blast! We've explored weaving, nature, Frozen and Minecraft and more! 

Let your child explore their creativity with us this summer. We still have LOTS more fun planned... 

If you need a LONGER day for them, they can take both morning & afternoon classes and stay with us for lunch. NO CHARGE for the lunch time- just pack a lunch! ;) 

We still have some room for our exploration of dyeing this Tuesday and Thursday July 22nd and 24th from 12:15pm-2:15pm if your child would like to join us. WAY beyond just basic tie-dye. We'll dye fabric and yarn and use them to create original tie-dye pieces! Exploring ALL types of dyeing- How-to’s of tie-dyeing & creating an original tie-dye piece. We will also overdye, dip dye...SO much fun! Bring light or white colored items to work with- stained ones are fine! Socks, t-shirts, shorts, pillowcases- anything! We are going to have a messy good time. For ages 5+

Next Week! July 29th and 31st from 12:15pm-2:15pm- For ages 6+

Our children's version of pillow project runway. They will MAKE IT WORK! :)  The choice is up to the designer, your child! Perfect for a beginner sewer. If your child is more advanced, they can progress to embellishments and other design elements. We run the class at each child's level.

The skills they will learn are endless such as; drawing a template, cutting the letters, threading needles, hand-sewing and stuffing until completion. These skills help develop eye hand coordination, motor planning and control and all add up to a TREMENDOUS feeling of accomplishment when their vision is completed!

Japanese Kites Aug 5th & 7th- 9:30am-11:30am - $75.00 for 2 day session includes all materials and snack Ages 5+

Am Session - Koinobori Wind Kites Join us to create your own Koinobori, a carp windsock. These beautiful kites decorate the landscape of Japan to honor Children’s Day.




Drawing Frozen! Aug 5th & 7th- 12:15pm-2:15pm - $75.00 for 2 day session includes all materials Ages 6+ Our Frozen camp was so popular! THIS time we are going to learn to draw our favorite frozen friends! Emily Diamond, art teacher extraordinaire, will break it all down and have everyone sketching and singing and having a Frozen fun time! 

Fabulous Foods for your American Girl! Aug 12th & 14th- 9:30am-11:30 pm $80.00 for 2 day session includes all materials and snack Ages 7+Fabulous food for our friends Come join us to make all sorts of teeny treats and foods for our dolls! We’ll use all sorts of mediums in this class- clay, beads, fabrics and felts as we create lots of treats! 


Accessories for your American Girl! Aug 12th & 14th- 12:15pm-2:15pm pm $80.00 for 2 day session includes all materials and snack Ages 7+Accessories in the Afternoon Love all the cute accessories for your doll? We do too! Let’s make some together! The options are endless… purse, scarf, hat, skirt, maybe all of them!


Art of the LEGO Brick - Aug 19th & 21st- 9:30am-11:30 pm $75.00 for 2 day session includes all materials and snack Ages 5+Art of the Brick - We are going to use everyone’s favorite plastic bricks (LEGO!) to build, construct, collaborate. The children will then photograph the structures and learn how to upload them to our website to share their creations. We will supply all the legos for kids to use in class, but they will not bring any legos home.

Paper Popping Up! - Aug 19th & 21st- 12:15pm-2:15pm $75.00 for 2 day session includes all materials and snack Ages 5+PM Session – Paper Popping Up! Let’s take our exploration of paper to the next level and learn how to manipulate it! We’ll learn how pop up books are made and how to make some cards or a book ourselves!

Click here for more info and to register http://www.123contactform.com/form-983204/EmmaMade-Summer-Camps-2014



AND......
Back by popular demand- Knitting for Kids Workshops! Or have them join us to learn knitting! Wednesday workshops for knitters- beginners or experienced- we teach to all levels, left handed or right!


Click here for more info and to register for knitting :)
http://www.123contactform.com/form-1028630/Kids-Knit-Too-Workshops


Come create with us! 

Your Children's Summer Schedule - SOLVED!

Check out all the amazing camps going on at the Pulitzer and Panetta Creative Studio this summer!
Avoid the "Summer Slip" by enrolling your child in these engaging classes that are so fun that they will be learning without even realizing it!

The classes are taught by some incredibly talented ladies (and we are all moms, so we know kids!)

Classes are available for 4 years old through teens! Whatever the interest of your child, there is a camp for them!

Your child will explore the world of fairies, gnomes and dragons or then can learn to get Eco Smart with Jenny Horn!

Justine Stokes will take the kids around the world with art, cuisine, stories and more in Art Around the World. There are two classes, which are geared to the age of and learning levels of the students.

Explore the works and create your own in their style with Susan Panetta and Justine Stokes in their Meet the Artist Camp!

Want your child to enjoy writing and art? Let them explore these arts in a fun and creative environment with Susan Panetta.

Kids will explore and create their own textiles with Justine Stokes. They can take these textiles and use them in our sewing classes!

IChildren ages 6 and up can learn how to create and sew their own friends, from patterns AND from their own imagination with me. The smiles when they hold their own finished creation is a sight to behold! See the pictures below for some examples of what has been created in previous classes.

A class for older sewers (ages 8 and up)  to create their own accessories is going to be SEW much fun! We'll be using the pattern of the Straight Stitch Society to create the coolest ipod or smartphone holder in town! We should have plenty of time to make other chic accessories as well.

No prior sewing experience needed for any of the sewing classes! We will engage all sewers at every level!

See the detailed descriptions below and go online to see more information.

http://www.pulitzerandpanetta.com/pulitzerandpanetta.com/HOME.html

My children have been taking classes and attending camps at the Pulitzer and Panetta studio for years now. It is one place that they always want to go, year after year.

I am delighted to be able to teach sewing classes there this summer!

Hope to see your child there!

Summer On!

What we did on our Spring Break Vacation

It was nice to have a week off from school! We spent lots of time with friends and family visiting parks, going on bike rides and having fun. 

We decided to spend Easter Sunday as a family day in New York City. What a perfect day!

We started our bright and early at the Museum of Modern Art. For those of you who haven't been there, you have to check out their MoMA Family Gallery Talks. We did the A Closer Look for Kids program, for kids ages 5-10. They have other ones for younger & older kids too, so check out their site. The programs there are amazing and our tour guide, Ada was so engaging. (thanks again Ada!!) 

Tours start at 10:20am and are FREE (yes, free!) Get their early, as tickets are given out at 10am on a first come, first serve basis. 

We got there at 9:30 and spent some time hanging out. MAP saw this work by Andy Warhol and instantly was inspired for a joke!

"Bessie, where are you?"

One of the pieces on our tour was The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau. Our exercise was to make up a story of what happened next in the painting.

 MAP described the scene as taking place in Egypt, where a curious lion walked by a sleeping woman in the moonlight. She had come to gather water for her husband's farm in the jug next to her lute. 

 

One of the special exhibits featured The Scream by Edvard Munch. Very moving. You truly feel the emotions....

Another special exhibit was applied design, which featured items that were unique and beautiful and also useful. For example, this piece above is designed after a tumbleweed which is brought to warn torn lands and used to detonate land mines. They are cheap to produce and keep people safe from the mines. 

After we finished exploring MOMA, we stepped outside and found ourselves in the middle of a massive gathering for the Easter Parade. Look below to see some of the fancy hats.

Love this one!

We also saw a parade of Easter Bunnies carrying signs. This was the best picture I could get due to the crowds, but it was quite a sight.

After a quick lunch, we headed uptown.

Central Park has the BEST rocks for climbing!

We ended up at the Museum of Natural History. 

This is a geode. Geodes look like rocks, but if you crack them open, YOWZA! They are gems. 

Impressive rock from the Hall of Gems. 

A beautiful ancient ammonite (ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrates for those of you keeping score at home) A beautiful girl too. :)

This massive tree was perhaps the oldest tree on Earth when it was cut down. Just look at those RINGS!

Squid vs. whale. Who will win?

(Full disclosure - the image captions were created with the help of MAP. He felt that a little humor would make you want to read this blog post instead of "yawning and exiting the blog" ah, kids ;)

After many more halls and many more pictures and facts learned we were starving and headed out for dinner. 

I have to say, it was a perfect day. I think I feel a new Easter tradition coming on. 

Summer is quickly approaching and we'll have many days to fill. Drop a comment if there are some museums and/or shows we should visit!

Go and get your Art On!