New classes for the New Year!

TINKERING CLASS* ages 5-12 $150 Learn to make a bristlebot, a burglar alarm, a rocket launcher, a radio, and more... take apart old electronics, learn, tinker, think, create! WednesdaysJanuary 13th through February 17th 4-5:30


WOODSHOP FOR CHILDREN, part 1 $150
Learning hammering, sawing, sanding, drilling and nailing through simple but satisfying projects that your child will love. We'll build a spinning top, a special box, a peg board, and more. Fridays January 15th through February 19th, 4-5:30


*WOODSHOP FOR CHILDREN, part 2 ages 3-7 $150 (co-taught with Doerte Fimke of Austin Montessori Center)More simple and satisfying woodworking projects for children who alreadyhave some experience hammering and sawing. We'll be making a specialbox, a knitting loom, and other handmade toys, games, and projects thatyour child can really take pride in. Fridays March 5th through April 9th 4-5:30

ART, SCIENCE, AND COOKING ages 1 1/2 through 4) A smorgasborde of the most fun projects from my repetoire. Science experiments, art projects, and cooking and baking... a whole lot of messy, interesting, hands-on experiences that your toddler or preschool will be sure to enjoy. Baking soda and vinegar volcanoes, stomp rockets, building a worm farm.... Making popovers, pesto, and pizza.... painting, playing with clay and dough, and collaging.... this class has it all! Thursdays February4th through March 11th

ART CLASS ages1-3 $135 Inspired by the book Young at Art by Susan Stryker, this class is a chance for toddlers to have early art experiences that are messy, fun,and tactile. We explore one color per week through painting, drawing,and salt dough sculpture, and throw in some water play, books, andsnacking to round it out. This is a low stress and truly fun environment for toddlers to meet new friends and have a weekly art adventure! Tuesdays February 2nd through March 9th, 10-12

Birthday parties!

ART PARTY $150 for two activities and supplies for all children to decorate cupcakes. $50 for each additional activity. Activities include making playdough, decorating birthday crowns, dyeing play silks, decorating craft aprons or T-shirts, and more.

DOLLHOUSE PARTY $175 Each child will make and decorate their own simple wooden dollhouse! Also includes supplies for all children to decorate cupcakes. Other otions include a Tiny tea party with miniature snacks and goodie bags with tiny treasures.

FAIRY PARTY $150 Make fairy wands, crowns, simple tutus, or even pixie dust. Supplies for all children to decorate cupcakes also included. For an additional $75 you can get a visit from the most magical and beautiful fairy you could ever wish to meet... your child will be enchanted.

SPA PARTY $150 Make a homemade facial mask, paint fingernails (with non-toxic polish, of course), and make a wonderful homemade body care product to take home. Options include Foaming Lavendar Milk Bath, Beeswax lip balm, Fizzing bath salts, Chocolate-lavendar bath oil, or Glitter Gel. Also includes supplies for all children to decorate cupcakes.

TINKERING PARTY $175 Build a bristlebot, a burglar-alarm protected treasure box, flashlight or radio. Also includes supplies for all children to decorate cupcakes.

MARSHMALLOW SHOOTER PARTY $175 Each kid will get a chance to build a marshmallow shooter and will receive their own pair of goggles and marshmallow-ammo belt. Also includes supplies for all children to decorate cupcakes.

MIX AND MATCH: You can mix up any of the above elements to create a fantastic party that is custom-made for your kid! Other options include Egg-drop Challenge, Giant Water Balloon catapult, making a Zombie or other Monster Movie, Diet Coke +Mentos Explosion, and Much Much More! I'm full of ideas and I would love to hear yours, so if you have something in mind, let's talk and figure out how to make magic happen.

For an additional $100, Spiderman, Batman, a Jedi Knight, or any other beloved character will make an unforgettable appearance at your child's party.

For an additional $75, I would be happy to host the party in my very fun and kid-friendly backyard.

For an additional $15, I will bring the cupcakes... but otherwise I just bring the frosting tubes in different colors for decorating.

My email is kwilt@hotmail.com. Feel free to email me if you'd like to be placed on my mailing list, or if you have any questions whatsoever! I would love to hear from you. All classes are held at my home in East Central Austin.

New classes for fall!

THE DANGEROUSLY DARING CLASS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Ages 5-10 Thursdays 4-5:30 Oct. 16th through Nov. 20th $150

WANTED: Adventure-seeking kids ages 5-10 for zombie-movie making, water balloon catapult building, miniature golf course design, and more. If you're an innovative free spirit with a flair for tinkering and creating, this is the class for you.

GIFTMAKING FOR THE HOLIDAYS Ages 2-5, Wednesdays 10-12, Nov. 4th through Dec. 9th, $150

Replace acquisitional zeal with the joy of making and giving. With an emphasis on creative reuse and natural materials, we'll be making fizzy bath bombs, homemade bath salts, delectable peppermint candies and cocoa mix, hand-dyed play silks, beeswax candles, and many more useful and delightful little items.

BUILD YOUR OWN DOLLHOUSE: Four hour workshop Ages 5-12 Saturday 1-5 October 24th $50

Build a simple four room doll house and decorate it to your heart's content. Build furniture, create your own dolls, paint the walls blazing chartreuse if you want to... it's your chance to create the tiny house of your dreams.

CARPENTRY: THREE SIMPLE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Ages 5-10 Fridays Nov. 6th through Dec. 11th $150

Build a handheld thumb piano, a band box, and a glockenspiel.
Carpentry classes are co- taught with Doerte Fimke of The Montessori Center.

CARPENTRY WORKSHOPS

Build a hand held labyrinth game. Ages 5-10 Saturday Oct. 17th 2-5 October 17th $50

Build a birdhouse-- design and create the birdhouse of your dreams. Ages 5-10 Saturday Nov. 14th $50

To register, contact Kami at kwilt@hotmail.com

New classes for fall!

*ART CLASS *ages
1-3   $135   Tuesdays 10-12 September 1st through October 6th
Inspired by the book Young at Art by Susan Stryker, this class is a
chance for toddlers to have early art experiences that are messy, fun,
and tactile. We explore one color per week through painting, drawing,
and salt dough sculpture, and throw in some water play, books, and
snacking to round it out. This is a low stress and truly fun environment
for toddlers to meet new friends and have a weekly art adventure!

*ART, SCIENCE ,
and COOKING  *ages
2-4  $135  Wednesdays 10-12  September 9th through October 14th
For graduates from my other classes, this will be a fun smorgasbord of
activities for curious kids who love to bake, make, and create!   All
new art projects, recipes, and truly wowing science experiments.....
sure to amuse even the most discerning of toddlers and preschoolers.

*WOODSHOP FOR CHILDREN *,
part 2  ages 3-7  $150  Thursday afternoons 4-6  September 3rd through
October 8th  (co-taught with Doerte Fimke of Austin Montessori Center)
More simple and satisfying woodworking projects for children who already
have some experience hammering and sawing.  We'll be making a special
box, a knitting loom, and other handmade toys, games, and projects that
your child can really take pride in.
*
TINKERING CLASS
* ages 5-12
$150  Thursdays October 15th through November 19th
Learn to make a bristlebot, a burglar alarm, a rocket launcher and
more... take apart old electronics, learn, tinker, think, create!

*TINKERING CLASS ****for homeschoolers*  ages 5-12 mornings 10-12 $150  Mondays September 28th though November 9th (no class on Oct. 12th)


AND A FEW CLASSES FOR ADULTS, TOO:


*THE ARTIST'S WAY: a spiritual path to higher creativity*  $190 for 12
weeks Monday evenings 7-9 August 24th through November 9th

Join me for this 12 week course in discovering and recovering your
creative self.  Doing this course with a group is a surefire way to keep
you on track as you work towards a more creative, fun, and fulfilling
life!  Share stories and experiences, work on writing projects and art
projects together and separately, relax in a cozy environment with new
friends.... and see where this wild ride takes you as you explode old
limiting beliefs and puzzle your way out of patterns that have kept you
stuck for years.


*BUILD YOUR OWN DOLLHOUSE*  $150 5 weeks Thursdays September 10th
through October 8th

Build the dollhouse of your dreams, for your kids or heck, just for
yourself.  Start with a basic design and deck it out with all things
tiny, or get your architect on and make a mini Dwell-magazine
abode...install a real working light, doorbell, or even a ceiling
fan...or just obsessively stock the refrigerator with every conceivable
kind of miniature food... whatever your fancy may be.  This is your
dream house, people, and this time Barbie's not invited.  I did this with kids recently and thought adults should have this much fun once in awhile, too!

Classes that I offer

SCIENCE AND NATURE Ages 2-5 $135

Spring is the perfect season for this class in which we will hatch and raise silkworms, create an ant farm, and dig for earthworms for our earthworm observatory. We'll also play with magnets, balloons, bubbles, a baking soda and vinegar volcano, slime, a stomp rocket, and lots more surprises. One day we'll take a field trip to explore the flora and fauna at a nearby creek. This class is messy, fun, exciting, and very hands-on.

ART CLASS ages 1-3 $135

Inspired by the book Young at Art by Susan Stryker, this class is a chance for toddlers to have early art experiences that are messy, fun, and tactile. We explore one color per week through painting, drawing, and salt dough sculpture, and throw in some water play, books, and snacking to round it out. This is a low stress and truly fun environment for toddlers to meet new friends and have a weekly art adventure!

WOODSHOP FOR CHILDREN ages 3-6, $150

Simple but satisfying woodworking projects that will give your child an opportunity to learn skills like hammering, sanding, and drilling. We'll make a spinning top, a special box, a flower press, and other projects that your child will love. Parents are welcome to attend... Be there to share your child's excitement as they learn to use real tools to make useful objects.

Taught by Kami Wilt and Doerte Fimke (of Austin Montessori Center)

COOKING ages 1-3 OR ages 3-6

Using the wonderful cookbooks Pretend Soup and Salad People, we'll be cooking blueberry pancakes, pizza, zucchini moons and more. Toddlers love to mix, measure, and pour so there'll be plenty of that, along with food-inspired art projects, story time, and samples of new foods like coconut, star fruit, and nori.

BOOKMAKING AND PAPER CRAFT CLASS ages 5-10, 9-1, $150

Origami books! Pop up books! Instant books! And more much more! Inspired by Esther K. Smith's How to Make Books and her latest, Magic Books and Paper Toys, we'll be making flexagons, homemade paper, pop-up books, and books like this and this, along with printmaking and a non-toxic marbling technique. Of course lots of writing and illustrating are on the agenda... and we'll take a look at Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art to contemplate how some of our favorite illustrators make the magic happen. Comic books, secret diaries, love notes, mystery novels.... the sky's the limit!

TINKERING CLASS ages 5-10 $150

Learn how to make a burglar alarm, bristlebot, rocket launcher, and more...Take apart old electronics, learn, tinker, think, create!

This camp will have plenty for experienced tinkerers as well as those just starting out... fun and exciting for all.

LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL FOOD ages 2-7 $150

Kick those locavore eating habits up a notch by going behind the scenes at farms around Austin where vegetables, goats, cows, chickens, honey, and wool are raised.

GIFT-MAKING FOR THE HOLIDAYS $150 Take the focus off zealous over-consumption this holiday season by getting your kid excited about homemade gifts! With a nod to our friends over at Future Craft Collective, we're going to be upcycling and using natural materials to make gifts that are actually beautiful and useful. We'll be making beeswax candles, peppermint candies, and bath salts with essential oils, not to mention silkscreening T-shirts, paper making, and so much more.

What Do People Do All Day? ages 2-7, $150

In this class we'll be visiting different people in their work environments, including but not limited to a fireman, a farmer, and a musician ...we'll also go behind the scenes at the amazing local clothing line Ramonster, El Lago tortilla factory, and even Amy's Ice Cream!

Let me tell you about myself...

I started working as a babysitter at age 12, became a nanny at the age of 19, and have worked with children off and on all through my twenties. I worked at a day care at a church and at Hyde Park Montessori. About four years ago I started running a very small Mother's Day Out program from my home. I became inspired to teach an art class for toddlers after reading Susan Stryker's book, Young at Art, and I've just been expanding my repetoire of classes from there. I have been teaching classes in art, nature, science, tinkering, carpentry, and more for the last two years.
I've taken classes with Carrie Contey, Kirsten Nottleson of Hand in Hand workshops, and Donna Bryan Goetz of Austin Montessori. I'm a voracious learner and am constantly seeking out guidance and inspiration in the field of parenting and working with children. I have three children myself (Jack, 6, Bruno, 3, and Henrietta, 18 months) and I'm always striving to be the best parent and teacher I can be.