Wee-Kids Workshops

Registration Information

Winter/Spring 2024 Classes & Programs

Registration for VMFA Members & Non-members is currently underway online, by phone, and in person.

Questions: 804.340.1405

Explore the Winter/Spring 2024 Classes & Programs Brochure

 

Summer 2024 Classes & Programs

Registration for VMFA Members & Non-members is currently underway online, by phone, and in person.

Questions: 804.340.1405

Explore the Summer 2024 Classes & Programs Brochure

In need of assistance? Visitor Services is available by phone 804.340.1405 starting at 8 am
or in-person at the museum starting at 10 am on registration days.

Foster an early appreciation for VMFA’s campus and the arts, through play, movement activities, stories and age-appropriate experiential art projects.

Questions? Phone 804.340.1343.

What to Know Before Coming to Class


Note: Classes are nonrefundable and cannot be transferred to another class. Be sure to mark your calendars


Class Schedule

Ages 3 months–5 years accompanied by an adult
Select Saturdays, 10:30–11:45
Art Education Center
Enrollment limit: 12 children
Advance registration required


[EW12] The Joy of Movement

Saturday, Apr 27, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2–5 years| Spend time in the Sculpture Garden exploring the sights and sounds of this urban green space, then create your own nature-inspired work of art.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)


[EW13] From Garden to Table

Saturday, May 4, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 3–14 months| Artists like to eat just as much as we do! Explore edible items in paintings and discuss your favorite foods.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)


[EW14] From Garden to Table

Saturday, May 4, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 15–30 months| Artists like to eat just as much as we do! Explore edible items in paintings and discuss your favorite foods.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)


[EW15] From Garden to Table

Saturday, May 11, 10:30–11:45 am | Art Education Center, Classroom

Ages 2 1/2–5 years| Artists like to eat just as much as we do! Explore edible items in paintings and discuss your favorite foods.

$24 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $20)


[EW1] The Art of Samurai

Saturday, Jul 13, 2024
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Visit Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller while exploring concepts of safety and attachment.

 


[EW2] The Art of Samurai

Saturday, Jul 13, 2024
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Visit Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller while exploring concepts of safety and attachment.

 


[EW3] The Art of Samurai

Saturday, Jul 20, 2024
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Visit Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller while exploring concepts of safety and attachment.

 


[EW4] Splash, Slither, and Swim

Saturday, Aug 3, 2024
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 3–14 months, with an adult | Use your senses to enjoy water play, investigations of rocks, sand, insects, and mixed media art making.

 


[EW5] Splash, Slither, and Swim

Saturday, Aug 3, 2024
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 15–30 months, with an adult | Use your senses to enjoy water play, investigations of rocks, sand, insects, and mixed media art making.

 


[EW6] Splash, Slither, and Swim

Saturday, Aug 10, 2024
10:30–11:45 am
$25 per child/adult pair (VMFA members $22)
Art Education Center

Ages 2 1/2–5 years, with an adult | Use your senses to enjoy water play, investigations of rocks, sand, insects, and mixed media art making.