Art Walk Highlight - Kid's Walk

Art on the Bluffs, Inc. is proud to highlight our Kid’s Walk that is hosted from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm September 22, 2012 located next to Region’s Bank on Main Street in Columbia IL.  Every year we encourage our youth to have fun while participating in creative ways to express themselves artistically.  This year we would like to invite you and your family to join in the fun as we share with you some of the planned activities for the day:

Community Circle - This is a community art project using recycled lids and caps to create a work of art.  We will be attaching the lids and caps to a large board.  

Color Blend -This project is taking a piece of fabric (muslin) cutting it into a shape (such as a pumpkin or an apple) and then paint using 3 or more colors to create a realistic work of art.  The kids will then use white paint to highlight the shape.  

Action Jackson - The kids will drip lots of different colored paint onto a magnetic sheet then pick up the sheet and let the colors run together and swirl.  This is beautiful when dry and something they can display on the fridge. 

Express Yourself - The kids will have their body traced on a large piece of white paper and then they will create art inside their body with markers, crayons, etc.

Communal Weaving Project – Everyone can contribute his or her efforts to finish this ongoing art project.

Scheduled entertainment at the Kid’s Walk:

10:30-12:00:   Ryan Hoffman Trio Band

12:00-1:00:     Gibault Jazz Band

1:00-2:00:        Karen Lundy and Friends on guitar with vocals

1:00-4:00:       Twist and Bounce will shape balloon figurines for the kids

2:00-3:00:      Marybeth Babcock from the Actor’s Attic

3:00-4:00:      Matt Hake on the Vibraphone

Also back by popular demand is the Bounce House and Face Painting by Jolene Sasser. 

Be sure to stop in at Illini Pediatrics across the street from the Kid’s Walk for Helmets First, First Aid, and Flu Shots.  Also encourage your kids to leave their handprint on the wall for a permanent display!

So please come out and enjoy a day of fun, creativity, music and beautiful art!