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Health Homeschool: Eye Look, Eye See
5-12 years old
The PlayHouse offers STEAM Homeschool classes in which students explore careers related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Hands-on activities included!
Join the Peoria Playhouse for a fun and interactive homeschool class where children will explore topics related to the human body. Advance registration is required. Classes will be held at the Bonnie Noble Center from 2pm-4pm.
Third Thursday of the Month: 2pm-4pm
- January 19th: Brain Boost
- February 16th: Teeth To Treasure
- March 16th: Happy Heart
- April 20th: Eye Look, Eye See
For questions about this program, please contact Jen Stubbs at 309.323.6896 or jstubbs@peoriaparks.org.
The PlayHouse offers STEAM Homeschool classes at the Bonnie Noble Center in which students explore topics and activities related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
Join us this fall on the third Thursday of each month at the Noble Center to explore Biomimicry!
What does it mean to be inspired by nature? How can humans look to nature as a teacher for engineering and design? In this class, students will take a deep dive into how “form follows function” in the natural world.
This program is for school-aged children between the ages of 4 and 12.
Advance registration is required.
Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry Homeschool Schedule
- September 21st – Nature’s Form & Function
- October 19th – Nature’s Processes
- November 16th – Nature’s Systems
- December 21st – Biomimicry Bonanza
The PlayHouse offers STEAM Homeschool classes at the Bonnie Noble Center in which students explore topics and activities related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
Join us this fall on the third Thursday of each month at the Noble Center to explore Biomimicry!
What patterns can you find in nature? How do nature’s patterns give rise to the diversity and beauty of the world around us? In this class, we will learn about how nature’s patterns can help us better understand ourselves and our world.
This program is for school-aged children between the ages of 4 and 12.
Advance registration is required.
Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry Homeschool Schedule
- September 21st – Nature’s Form & Function
- October 19th – Nature’s Processes
- November 16th – Nature’s Systems
- December 21st – Biomimicry Bonanza
The PlayHouse offers STEAM Homeschool classes at the Bonnie Noble Center in which students explore topics and activities related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
Join us this fall on the third Thursday of each month at the Noble Center to explore Biomimicry!
What forms do systems take in nature? What can we learn from understanding these systems? In this class, we will consider the connections between humans and nature and how we can design these connections in mind.
This program is for school-aged children between the ages of 4 and 12.
Advance registration is required.
Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry Homeschool Schedule
- September 21st – Nature’s Form & Function
- October 19th – Nature’s Processes
- November 16th – Nature’s Systems
- December 21st – Biomimicry Bonanza
Join us every Friday morning between 10 am and noon to create art with us! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration is required; drop in anytime between 10 am and noon. Free with museum admission or membership.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/1: Paint
12/8: Collage
12/15: Sculpt
12/22: Fiber Arts
12/29: Ephemeral Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Calling all members! Join us every Tuesday morning between 9:30 am and 11:30 am to create art with us in our art studio! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration required, free with a PlayHouse membership! Open only to members during Member’s Tuesday.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/5: Paint
12/12: Collage
12/19: Sculpt
12/26: Fiber Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Join us every Friday morning between 10 am and noon to create art with us! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration is required; drop in anytime between 10 am and noon. Free with museum admission or membership.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/1: Paint
12/8: Collage
12/15: Sculpt
12/22: Fiber Arts
12/29: Ephemeral Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Calling all members! Join us every Tuesday morning between 9:30 am and 11:30 am to create art with us in our art studio! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration required, free with a PlayHouse membership! Open only to members during Member’s Tuesday.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/5: Paint
12/12: Collage
12/19: Sculpt
12/26: Fiber Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Join us every Friday morning between 10 am and noon to create art with us! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration is required; drop in anytime between 10 am and noon. Free with museum admission or membership.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/1: Paint
12/8: Collage
12/15: Sculpt
12/22: Fiber Arts
12/29: Ephemeral Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Calling all members! Join us every Tuesday morning between 9:30 am and 11:30 am to create art with us in our art studio! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration required, free with a PlayHouse membership! Open only to members during Member’s Tuesday.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/5: Paint
12/12: Collage
12/19: Sculpt
12/26: Fiber Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
The PlayHouse offers STEAM Homeschool classes at the Bonnie Noble Center in which students explore topics and activities related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
Join us this fall on the third Thursday of each month at the Noble Center to explore Biomimicry!
Inspired by nature and powered by STEAM, we will review the central concepts of Biomimicry and use our time in the maker space to create, imagine, and explore the many possibilities that arise when nature is our teacher.
This program is for school-aged children between the ages of 4 and 12.
Advance registration is required.
Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry Homeschool Schedule
- September 21st – Nature’s Form & Function
- October 19th – Nature’s Processes
- November 16th – Nature’s Systems
- December 21st – Biomimicry Bonanza
Join us every Friday morning between 10 am and noon to create art with us! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration is required; drop in anytime between 10 am and noon. Free with museum admission or membership.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/1: Paint
12/8: Collage
12/15: Sculpt
12/22: Fiber Arts
12/29: Ephemeral Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Calling all members! Join us every Tuesday morning between 9:30 am and 11:30 am to create art with us in our art studio! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration required, free with a PlayHouse membership! Open only to members during Member’s Tuesday.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/5: Paint
12/12: Collage
12/19: Sculpt
12/26: Fiber Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Join us every Friday morning between 10 am and noon to create art with us! Each month features a different theme; join us weekly to explore a different art medium and learn about types of art making!
No advance registration is required; drop in anytime between 10 am and noon. Free with museum admission or membership.
Join us in December for this month’s theme: Light and Dark!
12/1: Paint
12/8: Collage
12/15: Sculpt
12/22: Fiber Arts
12/29: Ephemeral Arts
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Come create art with us!
Join us each week to explore how illustrators bring imagination to life through various artistic processes. Each month features a different theme.
January’s theme is Collage!
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
