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Artistic Endeavors for Children

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Art & Painting

Abrakadoodle - art classes for ages 20 months to 12 years old; New Jersey locations including Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester and Hudson counties
Art Kids Rule - offering workshops, art camps, after-school and library programs and Creative Art Events for kids 7 to 14 at locations within Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties
KidzArt - KidzArt classes for age 2 through grade 9 are available at various facilities in New Jersey; summer camp programs in various NJ locations; call 609-918-1300 or email the KidzArt Office
Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg) - youth programs starting for kids ages 4 & up in programs including science, computers, fine & performing arts, math, robotics and more; sessions in the spring, summer and fall/winter; also summer sports camps
Peters Valley Craft Center (Layton) - classes for ages 6 to 16 in ceramics, jewelry, weaving, painting, drawing & sculpture; also a summer camp for ages 7 to 17
Montclair Art Museum (Montclair) - children's classes & workshops for ages 3 to 12 (broken down by age group) as well as a summer camp program for children ages 5 – 12 and Studio Classes and Workshops for Teens and Adults; family learning lab as well
Morris Museum (Morristown) - Open Art Workshops on Thursdays 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.; appropriate for all ages; different projects; Drop in anytime during the session to participate.
Zimmerli Art Museum (New Brunswick) - Drawing Club in the spring and fall for ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 14; Teen Drawing Society in the spring and fall for ages 14 to 19; week-long summer program for ages 7 to 14
Wagner Farm Arboretum (Warren) - Art at the Arboretum includes classes for kids in 3rd through 6th grade; also a summer camp
The Messy Artist (South Orange) -introductory art classes for 18 months to 5 years and fine art classes for pre-K through 6th grade

Culinary Creativity

Camps for kids - summer & winter camps with some focusing on cooking
Kids Cooking Workshops (Bernards) - for residents only; offered throughout the year for kids K-5
Chef It Up Kids (East Hanover) - events & classes & a summer camp; also parties
Parent/child classes (Middlesex) - held various times; ages of kids varies
Classic Thyme Cooking School (Westfield) - classes & special courses (some for kids as young as 2 years old)
Young Chefs Academy - Hillsborough & Marlboro; classes & mini camps geared for ages 4 to 14

Pottery & Beading

Color Me Mine - painting pottery, special events & more; several NJ locations
All Fired Up! (Collingswood) - painting pottery, story time, & more
Peters Valley Craft Center (Layton) - classes for ages 6 to 16 in ceramics, jewelry, weaving, painting, drawing & sculpture; also a summer camp for ages 7 to 17
Glassworks Studio (Morristown) - "open-studio" beading and glass art for ages 3 to 13 & classes
A Time to Kiln (Red Bank) - painting pottery, mosaic making & more
Just Bead Yourself (Westfield) - a walk-in workshop for kids 6 & older & adults; classes, summer camp (ages 7-17)  & more

Music

Kurt Gallagher - with his guitar and other instruments, he puts on a "mini concert" at various local libraries (some programs require you to be a library member); he also sells music CDs on his website
Ann Wild - appears at various local libraries (some programs require you to be a library member); she plays guitar and sings for young children, who join in by playing provided instruments and dancing; 908-874-6657
Jersey Aardvarks - the NJ spin-off of the Music for Aardvarks program; Preschool of Rock for kids 6 months to 5 years old; performances held at various NJ libraries and they offer classes in Metuchen, Basking Ridge, Belmar and East Brunswick (coming soon)
Warren Recreation (Warren) - children's programs include Rock N Roll Music camps for kids 4 to 6 and 7 to 11, offering an introduction to various musical instruments