Calendar

Nov
14
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Nov 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Dec
12
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Dec
21
Sat
DIY Candles @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Dec 21 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Light up the darkest day of the year by making your own beautiful candles! In this fun class, we’ll melt soy wax and mix in essential oils to make scented glass jar candles. We’ll also make hand-rolled beeswax candles with sculpted decorations. This is a great class for couples, families, friends, or anyone who needs to make some beautiful last-minute gifts.

Jan
9
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Feb
13
Thu
Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Feb 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Mar
9
Mon
Artist Boat Spring Break Eco-Camps @ Hatmaker Plaza
Mar 9 @ 9:00 am – Mar 13 @ 4:00 pm

Artist Boat is a regional leader in eco-art to inspire people to conserve our Gulf Coast. Art meets science in Artist Boat’s Eco-Art Camp sessions. Campers will experience true science and art enrichment with the creation of Eco-Art. Each camper will create high quality art projects which illustrate all that they have learned throughout the camp.

Camp Highlights:

  • Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) enrichment
  • High quality art projects
  • Sessions limited to 12 campers
  • Half Day and Full Day sessions offered

Eco-Art Camps are open to students age 5-12 years. Camps are held from 9am-noon and 1pm-4pm.

Price: $175 for a single week’s session (morning OR afternoon) or $300 for both sessions (5 full days)

Registration required. Campers must bring lunch and snacks.

Camp Themes

Shark Mania 

Learn all about the many sharks that inhabit the Gulf of Mexico, inside and out, their incredible senses, what they eat, and how they maneuver in their environment. Includes clay sculpting, shark dissection, acrylic painting, and a diet-rama creation!.

Off The Deep End 

Learn about the deepest depths of our mysterious ocean. Includes watercolors and glow in the dark paint, model making, puppet making, and a deep-sea exploration activity!

Mar
12
Thu
Wildflowers and Wild Women @ Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Mar 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Celebrate women’s history month with hands-on activities and crafts in honor of the women who make a difference in parks, wildlife and science.

Craft Asylum – Second Thursdays @ Texas Art Asylum
Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Leave your troubles at the door, and join us for a chill craft event, second Thursdays from 6-8pm. Bring what you’re making, and hang out with us while we’re making what we’re making. Knit, crochet, embroider, slow stitch, paint, draw, collage, quill, whittle — whatever. BYOB — light snacks provided. Must be over 18.

Mar
14
Sat
Girl Scout Saturday @ Houston Botanic Garden
Mar 14 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Outdoor Art Badge Workshops

Saturday, March 14
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Daisies, Brownies, Juniors
Class Fee: TBA

To register email rsvp@hbg.org

Watercolor in the Garden @ Houston Botanic Garden
Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Watercolor in the Garden

Saturday, March 14
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Class fee: $20
(Scholarships available upon request)

To register email rsvp@hbg.org