Looking for something to-do during winter break? Check out this series of art workshops

Extend the feeling of holiday cheer at Creativity Warehouse, which is offering workshops dedicated to spreading the winter spirit through January.

The arts and crafts learning center will hold workshops from Monday, Dec. 23, through Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Aspiring artists can participate in a variety activities for all ages. From ceramic glazing to clay sculptures and handmade mugs, the workshops are designed to allow visitors to have fun while learning the basics of handbuilding.

Looking for something to-do during winter break? Check out this series of art workshops

“A lot of times with kids, it’s hard for them to come do arts and crafts during the regular time of the year because of school and sports and stuff,” said Tommie Kuykendall, owner of Creativity Warehouse. “So I always try to emphasize the times they’re going to be off of school with our workshops. It’ll hopefully encourage parents and kids to come take the classes together.”

A majority of the workshops focus on clay making, which Kuykendall believes is one of the most enjoyable and easiest art forms to learn.

“We just come up with things that I know won’t be too hard, but lets people feel like they accomplished something, whether it’s a mug or a simple monster,” she said. “It just lets you have fun and let loose for a couple of hours.”

Most of the workshops let children six years old and older join, though some require children to be eight or older. On Saturdays, Creativity Warehouse hosts classes with no age restrictions and a shorter time frame. The classes do not require any prior experience.

“The sculptures are pretty free form so you are learning the basics of handbuilding just about any project, but those are a little more laid back,” Kuykendall said. “The woman who teaches our glass classes does a great job because you’re really just assembling, and then you can see the glazes and colors after.”

Kuykendall changes the workshops offered based on the opinions of participants taking the classes.

“I really picked the ones that seem to be the most popular, more than anything, because we pretty much set it up for success,” she said. “Some of them may seem a little more complicated, but in truth, it’s a matter of making all the pieces and assembling them. The mug and the pottery wheel are probably the most difficult.”

Creativity Warehouse offers the winter workshops on an annual basis, but certain workshops are being offered for the first time, including the clay creature whistle workshop — which allows people to create a useable whistle shaped like animals or imaginative creatures.

“I just want people to go out and have fun together, and the best part is you can make something out of clay and keep it and if you make one each year, you can see how you’ve improved,” Kuykendall said.