The holidays are here and so are holiday crafts. The Pinterest dream of building gingerbread houses and salt-dough ornaments at home often comes to a halt when we try to assemble supplies while keeping the house clean. West Seattle Art Nest (4138 California Ave. SW) comes to the rescue with its Gingerbread House Workshop.
Gather family and friends, and leave the preparation (and cleanup) to Art Nest. For up to five people, Art Nest provides pre-assembled houses (extra houses can be purchased for $25) along with a cornucopia of candy, lots of icing, tasty treats and seasonal drinks. After the fun is over, they’ll clean up the mess and send you home to enjoy your very own gingerbread creation! The cost is $45 for hours of fun and years of memories.
Along with their holiday workshop offerings, the community art space offers open studio hours as well as Mess Playdates on Fridays, themed workshops for both children and adults, private parties and community-building events throughout the year. Additionally they rent out the space for classes and other speciality art-based programs. The best part about Art Nest? They clean up all the glitter, glue and paint.
PHOTO: JOSHUA HUSTON All the fixings for gingerbread houses at Art Nest. |
West Seattle Art Nest is the perfect place to work off some crafting energy on cold, rainy days. Their six themed rooms allow for endless creativity. Kids especially love the splatter room where they’re encouraged to throw Koosh balls dipped in paint at the walls or just paint with regular paintbrushes. Other rooms include a bead room, watercolor area, seasonal craft project and tempera paint table.
“We promote quality family time, and that’s why our space is so awesome,” says co-owner Althea Kalivoda. “Families are exploring together, creating together and being fully present with each other.”
Co-owners Althea Kalivoda and Mary Murphy work hard to make West Seattle Art Nest a place where families and kids can come to explore their creativity. “Art Nest makes the artist the creator,” says Kalivoda.
Find out more about West Seattle Art Nest’s offerings at westseattleartnest.com
