Kids Classes
2024 Kids Fall Break Camp
Get spooky with The Generator for the WCSD Fall Break!
The Generator will be hosting a 5-day fall camp, from October 7th-11th, 9am-3pm!
Participants will work as a team to create a large collaborative mini-golf hole for the Generator’s Haunted Halloween Mini-Golf & Market. Students will brainstorm an installation theme and spend the week working together to bring their vision to life! Families of participants will be given free entrance to our VIP night on Thursday October 17 to see the unveiling of the mini-golf course! If your family can't make the vip night, get a free voucher for a round of golf for any of the event dates.
Ages 5-13, 18 spots available
Cancelation Policy:
If you need to cancel your child's camp reservation, a request must be made via email to info@therenogenerator.com one full week before the start of the camp to be eligible for a refund. If you do not submit your cancellation request by this time, you will not be eligible for a refund in any amount.
Students should bring: Packed lunch & water bottle, hat & sunscreen, and of course, their creativity!
Spark The Imagination
2nd Sunday of the month (Dates may change due to holidays)
11:00 a.m. - noon
Sparks Library
1125 12th St, Sparks, NV 89431
Spark your child’s imagination with this FREE hour-long workshop designed for kids 6-12 with a presentation and then hands-on related activity. Music, painting, dancing, and theatre are all within your child’s reach.
Partnership made possible by:
If you’re interested in teaching a Spark The Imagination course in 2025, fill out the form linked below. Mary@TheRenoGenerator.com will reach out to you in regards to your application.
Past workshops:
September 10: Charcoal and Ink Postcard Painting
Contemporary Painter and Muralist Jen Charboneau will speak on her sketching and painting process which combines numerous mediums and repetitive movement exercises. She will lead the class in experimentation with charcoal and ink and each participant will create a postcard painting to take home or trade.
October 8: Mask Making
Naomi "Di Vine" De Vore is a mixed media artist based in Reno, NV. In addition to working professionally as a glass etching artist, Naomi is a collaborator, community art curator, painter and painting instructor as well as an actor with Dark Corner Haunted House. At the Sparks Library this October, she'll be leading a mask-making workshop and encouraging kids to become anything they can dream up by providing material, encouragement and instruction to create one-of-a-kind costumes to take home and wear around.
November 12: Holiday Greeting Cards
Ruth Flagg is a multidisciplinary artist working in fiber and multimedia crafts. She will be offering a greeting card making class just in time for the holidays. Students will learn how to stamp, cut and color with various paper craft tools including watercolor pens, inks, colored pencils, scissors and punches. Envelopes will also be provided.
December 10 – Exploring Color
Noah Bristol is a life coach, art educator, and artist working with color and the way our culture influences how and what we can see. His collages and drawings arrange color according to the standards of beloved brands like Crayola, pointing us to the limitations of these man-made color systems compared to the vast array of colors we can see with our own human eyes. He will lead participants through an all-ages drawing exercise that explores color from multiple angles.
January 14 – Metal Stamped Jewelry
Shelly Cournoyer is a metalsmith artist and educator. Her background training merges jewelry and blacksmithing into everyday wearable jewelry, wearable sculptures, and standalone sculptures. She will be talking about her creative journey, working from raw material as well as up-cycling and combining disregarded “trash into treasure “, while discussing the symbolism of objects around us. Shelly will be leading participants through a custom hammer stamped pendant on a macrame necklace incorporating beads as a crafting activity.
February 11 – Recycled Art Journals
Mixed media artist and designer, Marissa N. Tolliver, will be discussing her recent works using reclaimed and recycled materials to explore and express emotions. She will be guiding participants through hand-binding and decorating their own art journal from recycled materials
Northern Nevada Pride
September 7th, 2024
10am-7pm
Join us in celebrating the Pride community in Northern Nevada!
The Generator will be attending Northern Nevada Pride, hosting the kids activity booth!
Join in the fun by volunteering your time to help at the art activity booth, where Generator Education Coordinator, Mary, will be leading a kids craft!
Volunteering is a great way to get involved in The Generator, Northern Nevada Pride, and sharing the gift of making & creating with kids in the local community.
Volunteer shifts are 3 hours long.
Volunteers must be 18+ or with a legal guardian at all times.
Please make sure to bring a water bottle for your shift, it can get hot out there under our pop-up tent!
To gain free entry to pride as a Generator Art Booth Volunteer, please ensure you sign-up before 9/4/24!
General Admission tickets cost $10, and allow entry to the festival at 10am.
Activity location: The festival part of pride will take place at WingField Park! Volunteers will be emailed the booth location after it is placed by the pride organizers.
Event Set up: Set up is between 7:30am-10am.
Event Tear Down: Teardown is between 6:30pm-7pm.
Activities Hosting: The Generator will be hosting a few different activities lead by The Generator's Education Coordinator, Mary.
Craft: Using wooden dowels, heart templates, ribbons, and markers we will be making personalized Pride wands!
Volunteer at Northern Nevada Pride
Volunteer to help with kids activities!
Sign-up to volunteer with an upcoming outreach event, helping with kids activity booth!
Our education coordinator, Mary will be leading kids through various activities with the help of volunteers!
Get creative and have some fun while supporting the mission of The Generator!
All volunteering to our 501(c)3 non-profit is considered to be an in-kind donation.
Questions about upcoming kids activities? Reach out to us at Education@therenogenerator.com
Maker Family Meetup
Maker Family Meetup is currently paused! Check back soon for more info on upcoming workshops
Join us on Thursday from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm for a free kids crafting hang-out perfect for all ages. Suggested donation $5 - $10 but no worries if you can’t pay! Our meetups are a pay-what-you-can, donation-based drop-in and we hope that all families will join us regardless of economic status. We would love to have you join us no matter what.
Every third Thursday is our Art on Tap monthly social event which includes a kids craft. This event is from 6pm - 9pm. Due to Third Thursday: Open Studios we do not host Maker Family Meet Up on third Thursdays.
Would you like us to come to your school, community center, library or event? We would love to bring hands-on learning to you!
Please reach out to info@therenogenerator.com
Teach a kids class at The Generator
The Generator fosters a broad group of people from all walks of life to create in an informal learning institution and collaborative community. This type of inclusive, active-learning environment encourages continued skill development in adults and kids alike, and provides educational options for those who want to thrive in an active learning environment.
If you’re interested in hosting your own kids class at The Generator, read over our workshop policies and procedures, and fill out our workshop application!
