411 Park Avenue • River Forest, IL 60305 | ph 630-309-1606 | www.thelittlebitsworkshop.com
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The Math of Craft.... a week measuring five times and cutting once. Kids built tables with repurposed materials: a local carpenter’s scraps (Thanks Bob!!). Then we tiled the table tops with left-overs from a bathroom tile project (Thanks Kathleen). Kids learned how build and scavenge for free materials. The cherry on top is the little drawer on the shelf under the table top: cigar boxes embellished by each child with paint and Mod Podge.
During Extreme 2012 Knit & Crochet Camp, we yarn bombed Lake Street with a little bit of magic.
Our campers hand sewed 6 beautiful street banners for River Forest in 2012 all from repurposed scraps and vintage doilies. They were displayed all summer along Lake Street between Park & Franklin.
Our Good Guerilla Artists continued the mural in 2013 with words of wisdom along Central Ave in River Forest.
Are you thinking about buying or giving a sewing machine?
What’s Next::
2 Morning MakerCamps on Days off:
Friday February 28 & Monday, March 2....click here to register
Giving Tuesdays
March 3 & 10, 3:30-4:45 ages 6+
We are partnering with Giving Artfully Kids for 2 workshops. Kids will make needed items for our area’s homeless.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS & REGISTRATION
Summer Camp registration is OPEN!
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Our FALL/WINTER/SPRING Schedule:
Monday Crafternoons 3:15-4:45pm
Tuesday Sew Smart 3:15-5pm
Wednesday Sew Amazing 3:15-5pm
Thursday Bushcraft 3:15-5pm
Thursday MakerNature Club 3:15-5pm
Thursday Sew Many Things!! 3:15-5pm
Friday Crafternoons 3:15-4:45pm
Saturday Knitting 9:30-11:30am
Saturday Sew Amazing 9:30-11:30am
OAK PARK CRAFTERSCHOOL WORKSHOPS:
Tuesday: Hatch, Afterhours,
Wednesday: Irving, Eagle Extras
(CONTACT PTO TO REGISTER)
Enjoying snacks and hot cocoa in our Bushcraft Kid Cave made out of repurposed Christmas Trees
and built by our
Thursday scouts...
Junior Camp Runway 2017
MakerNature Camp
The Little Bits Workshop is a cozy DIY maker-space tucked away in the heart of River Forest, Illinois where kids of all ages learn to use their hands, hearts and heads simultaneously to make wonderful things.
Our Summer Camp artists have made their mark in Thatcher Woods....