Children's Art Expo Kicks Off This Weekend

Do you have a little Picasso or Van Gogh at home? If so, this is the weekend for them. The Children's Art Expo will be held this Saturday, July 23 at the   The Art Expo was designed to foster children's imagination, creativity and love for the arts. This years expo features more than 12 fun art stations for children to explore, along with a new science addition.

Since art has long been proven to help children develop and learn other subjects, we have added an art/science booth this year along with a roaming mad scientist! Our mad scientist will be combining some dry ice with Super Duper Bubble solution to get one of the most intriguing objects in the universe - a "smoking" bubble! Play "catch a bubble", do the bubble bounce, taste an "air" soda and perform our "genius" test as we educate the children on the amazing properties of Carbon Dioxide. We guarantee all participants, both young and old, will be completely captivated.

Other art stations include:

Queen or King for a day – decorate your own crown using markers, glitter, rhinestones, sequins and more to become royalty for the day!

CO₂lor Creations -With a little vinegar and baking soda you’ll discover a chemical reaction that creates an explosion of color! When done you’ll reveal a hidden masterpiece that could be the fizz of the art biz.

Back Pack Buddies -Create your own back pack buddy using yarn and googly eyes.

Mosaic Magic - Create your own mosaic by gluing items onto a mat board. Make shapes, patterns or your own original design.

Junque Jewelry- Using macaroni, sequins, buttons and yarn – become a jewelry designer and wear your creation home!

Art to Eat - Make a candy necklace or bracelet out of licorice, gummi savers and more.

Funny Faces -Create your own silly faces or bugs using paper plates, pom poms and more.

Wind Discs - Create your own wind disc using cds, colored tape, and labels.

Sticky Shapes - Design your own shape using feathers, glitter, sequins, and colored paper.

Archi-Texture - Help paint the town red….or blue, green, yellow!! Our cardboard town is coming to life when the children decorate it with paints.

Radical Rocks - Make a bug, or a rainbow or whatever your creative mind can think of. Use it as a paper weight or door stopper.

Goody Bags - Decorate your own goody bag using markers, sticker, glitter glue and more! Take your other works of art home in the goody bag or use it as your lunch bag.

We will have Chick-fil-a available for purchasing lunch. The event is a great inexpensive way to foster children’s creativity and imagination! Kids can do all 14 activities for $5.00 and see the roaming scientist.

Where: @ 408 Canal St. Fredericksburg, VA 22401

When:10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

FREE Admission- some art activities are free. Others cost .25 up to $1.00. Do all the activities in the entire place for $5.00