the wishcraft workshop

things we like. things we love. things. just a lot of things.

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It's not all floss and color palettes, but it is definitely spinning plates. #ireadeveryemailipromise #needmorescreens #mystory #myprocess #mycreativebiz (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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How does a class schedule move from daydream to viable idea to curriculum to open for registration? Coffee! Well that's only part of it. Our offerings are influenced by the seasons, the trends and the classics, the things we observe as natural love-connections in our students... It starts with the art. Then we find connections to the science, language arts, tech, engineering, math, humanities (etc, etc) concepts and pop those sometimes between the lines and other times in a more obvious way. Fall class registration opens August 30, 2016. #growartists #wishcraftworkshop

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Some #friyay #imadeitmyself #creativekids pride! (Almost a whole sentence of #!) Who doesn't love Fridays and #summercamp #fridays are the best! The final week of camp starts August 29 and has less than a handful-of-fingers spots open. Join us! (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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#TBT to some of the earlier days of Crafter-School at our first location on Roscoe Street. #chicago #windycity #thirdcoast #cityofbigshoulders #77neighborhoods #citykids #chicagoparent #chicagofamily #throwback #throwbackthursdays #roscoevillage #northcenter #crafterschool #afterschool #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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No worries, fall-schedule-master-parents! We've opened Sew Spooky class registration for you a little early. Kids ages 8-12 design and machine-sew a custom costume (for the 8th year in a row!) See the Classes page of our website to grab your spot. #costume #chicagokids #halloween #dressup #sewingclass #kidscansew #seamstersunion #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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5 spots! We have 5 spots left for Aug 29-Sep 2 The Independent camp in which kids find and practice honing their point-of-view and using their voice. A few days with us and kids feel awesome. Find out how! Register at link in bio. #docampawesome #creativecuriousconfident #creativekids #growartists #wishcraftworkshop #chicagokids #chicago #fashioncamp #sewingcamp #kidscansew (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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Let's make something! We love elephants. So it's Elephant Tuesday again! #besilly #besillyandfun #besillyandfunandmakeupthings #growartists #wishcraftworkshop

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We ❤️ you, too! For Chicago families whose school starts after Labor Day, we run summer camp for another two weeks. Many drop-in days for Idea Playground and next week's Spoolhouse Rock have a few open spots, as does our weekday drop-in Crafternoon program. See you soon! #makeawishmakeaplan #monday #getitdone #summercamp #chicagokids #chicagoparent #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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Love the open-minded-dream-anything-make-anything perspective our kids learned from the #Bowie exhibit in 2014. So glad to have been able to take both our son and daughter and to have really spent time with the artifacts and the ideas. #davidbowieis #restonmars #davidbowie #ripbowie #ripdavid #growartists #growthinkers #citykids (at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago)

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Candles aren't the only thing burning at a Wishcraft Workshop birthday! Meet our giant photo-op candle AND our fireplace. Yep, warm hands, warm hearts, super celebrations. Learn more about parties and such on our website (link in profile.) (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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Belated holiday dinner with some Wishcraft Workshop VIPs and their beaus. #loveourteam #profrobisanamazingchef #luckyduckyme (at Cummins Family Circus)

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Having a lazy Saturday? Get out your calendar and make some plans. We have art and sewing camps for the upcoming days when school is closed including January 18, 2016. Find the red "register for camp" button on our website for the full list of dates. Then take a well-deserved nap. (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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This is totally how I feel this afternoon as I write about growing artists and thinkers this summer and every day, plan activities for the Littles Make + Play Camp at @mommycon Chicago, and some other stuff I can't share just yet. Thank you @rebookery for capturing it perfectly. Love love love love love! #lovemyjob #walkingonsunshinevenwhenitsgrey #whistlewhileyouhustle #growartists #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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If you're ready to plan Summer 2016 our 20% early-bird phase is open through Jan 15. This is your chance to get your kiddo's first choice of camp week at this special rate. Use code EARLY20 after you've enjoyed reading about the Awesome Summer of 2016 offerings (find the red "Register for Camp" button on our homepage.) #docampawesome #summer2016rocks #camplocal #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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#wetotallyhaveafireplace (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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This handmade crystal necklace from Science of Art- Chem Gems class last session blows me away! New classes start this week (and are pro-rated if you missed Dim Sum Paper Fun yesterday or Flannel Channel today.) Fun with a Brush cubism class starts tomorrow Jan 6 and the next version of Science of Art (Creative Momentum) starts Thursday Jan 7. Find the yellow "Enroll in a Class" button on our homepage and you're half-way there! #STEMsneedflowers #growartists #growthinkers #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)

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Did you think you missed it? Happy happy for you! EARLY20 gets you 20% off all week-long summer camps (and single days between July 5-8.) Look for that cute banner on our homepage and you're on your way! #docampawesome #STEMsneedflowers #summer2016 #summercamp #chicagokids #summerchicago #growartists #growthinkers #wishcraftworkshop (at Wishcraft Workshop)