the Price of Arts and Crafts Classes for Kids

arts and crafts classes offered by the city's parks and recreation classes. classes were 1 hour thirty minutes each session, twice a week for one month, for a total of eight classes for a total of eighty dollars. this price included the costs of materials which were simple arts and crafts materials including modeling clay, construction and tissue paper and plaster of paris for making a mold of a hand.

I was very pleased with this service because the teacher was eager to work with this age group, eight to twelve year olds. the class size was just about the right number for the teacher to handle, about twelve kids. the classes were appropriate for the age group, not too hard but challenging enough to hold their interest. because it was summer vacation the kids mostly wanted to have fun and the teacher made sure that they did. they were able to bring home the projects they worked on, something different each day of the class. The length of the class was just right, an hour and a half each session, because it wasn't so long that the kids got bored, and it was just twice a week.

The only recommendation i would have for doing things differently would be to offer some alternative projects to challenge the really serious kids who are more talented at art. i think this would have worked because those kids can work independently. the teacher did display a lot of enthusiasm for the subject. A field trip to an art museum or something similar would have been great but this is a small town without much culture to offer.

I think this was a very good value for the price of eighty dollars because it was eight lessons and included the materials so there were no additional charges. The Parks and Recreation department usually offers a summer program of activities for kids at a low price, and I was glad they included a creative activity like arts and crafts in addition to their usual offerings of swimming, soccer, etc.

My biggest tip would be to sign up early for summer classes for your kids, and be prepared to have alternative plans because in the past I've had classes get cancelled at the last minute for lack of participation, or classes might get filled up early.