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Art for Tots

January 9, 2026June 19, 2026

For children aged 2-5 and their parents, Art for Tots features fun art games, hands-on activities, and stories taught by artist and educator Peggy Holt. Classes take place every second Friday from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM.

Registration is $20 for non-members and $15 for members, the price is based on one adult with one child. Every additional child is $5 extra, members will pay $4.

January 9: Still Life Sculptures! 

Tots will create plasticine sculptures of fruits and veggies inspired by still-life paintings in the permanent collection.    

January 23: Winter Play! 

Inspired by the many paintings of winter activities on display, tots will create a mixed media winter scene.   

February 6: Mixed Media Portraits 

Inspired by the many portraits on display, tots will use fabric, glue, tissue, string, and paint to create mixed-media portraits on cardboard.  

February 20: Quiet Winter Scenes 

The paintings on display will inspire tots to create a peaceful seasonal landscape in tempera on paper.  

March 13: Big and Bold

With inspiration from the large abstract works on display, tots will use colour, texture, and shapes to create large works in tempera on paper.  

March 27: 3D Landscapes 

Tots will transform their favourite landscape into a mini diorama with plasticine, collage materials, pipe cleaners and fabric.  

April 10: Night Skies 

Inspired by the paintings of night skies by Tom Thomson and Jean Paul Lemieux, tots will create a large mixed-media painting of the night sky.  

April 24: Designer Shirts! 

Tots will use cardboard cut-outs to create a personal design on a white t-shirt, inspired by the New Brunswick Modern Graphic Design exhibition on display. 

May 8: A Treasure Box for Mom 

Tots will use recycled materials, paint and fabric to decorate a very special treasure box for Mom.  

May 22: Flower Gardens in Watercolour  

Tots will explore the Gallery to find inspiration for a large watercolour painting of gardens in bloom.  

June 5: Boats!  

Tots will get inspired by the many images of boats on display, from canoes to sailboats, and create a large-scale collage of their favourite boats! 

June 19: Clay Creatures 

Tots will look for one of the many animals depicted in artworks on display and will create a clay sculpture inspired by their favourite creature.   

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