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Buggy Arts and Crafts

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Insect Inspector with the Portland Children's Museum

Children explore beautifully sorted bins of recycled objects and select, design and sculpt a creation to take home. Portland Children's Museum educators help children construct and deconstruct safely with small hand tools. For ages 5 and up; parent participation encouraged.

• Wednesday, July 2, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
• Hillsdale Library
• Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program.

• Wednesday, August 6, 2–3 p.m.
• Sellwood-Moreland Library

Insect Art

Join artist Cynthia Nawalinski as she helps you create a dazzling and colorful insect with paint, chenille sticks, glitter, wire and more!

• Tuesday, July 8, 3–4 p.m.
• Gregory Heights Library

• Wednesday, July 23, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
• Hillsdale Library

• Tuesday, July 29, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
• Woodstock Library
• Registration required; register online, in the library or by calling 503.988.5234.

Critter Creation

Regional artists Terri and Susan will show you how to paint a ceramic mold of a dragonfly, butterfly, ladybug or snail.

• Tuesday, July 15, 1–2 p.m. and 2–3 p.m.
• Woodstock Library
• Registration required; register online, in the library or by calling 503.988.5234.

• Tuesday, July 22, 3–5 p.m.
• Northwest Library

• Tuesday, August 5, 3–4 p.m.
• Holgate Library

• Thursday, August 7, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
• Fairview-Columbia Library

Buggy Bookmarks

Artist Shanon Schollian will help you create a buggy bookmark to mark the page in your favorite book.

• Thursday, July 24, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
• Fairview-Columbia Library

• Tuesday, August 5, 2–4 p.m.
• Rockwood Library

• Tuesday, August 12, 3–5 p.m.
• Northwest Library

 

Space at programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, except as noted.