Alison

Award-Winning Educator & Experiential Learning Advocate

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Bookings

Nature's Palette Art Adventure

Mondays

3:15pm - 4:15pm

10 Classes

12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9

Grades K-2

Enrollment pending

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Experiences

Embark on a delightful journey to discover artistic treasures hidden all around. Using natural materials like leaves, stones, and twigs, explore creativity and cultivate a deep appreciation for the environment. Paint, sculpt, and collage while fostering imagination outdoors.
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Sweet adventures await in this scrumptious series, where kids can express creativity through cupcake and cookie decorating. They'll explore pastry art, mastering the use of a pastry bag to create colorful frosting and whipped cream. They'll shape marzipan animals and craft whimsical pastry critters, turning ordinary treats into extraordinary edible masterpieces. Fine motor skills will be honed, and confidence in artistic abilities will soar. A yummy way to learn and play!
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Where colorful beads become building blocks for creativity. Dive into the spinning world of textures and designs, crafting unique jewelry, stunning wall hangings, and vibrant keychains. Enjoy art, pattern-making, and fine motor skill development.
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This joyful experience invites young artists into the colorful world of arts and crafts. "Imagination Station" provides a fun, supportive space to experiment with various materials and techniques. Young creators can build important skills while painting, sculpting, and crafting unique art pieces.
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About Alison

Alison, a distinguished educator with a rich background in both profit and nonprofit sectors, brings her passion for experiential learning to life in unique environments like open classrooms and art programs. Her diverse teaching portfolio includes Spanish, enriched by her year in Mexico, and various creative pursuits such as arts & crafts, beading, and cooking, fueled by her experience as a chef and caterer. Alison's impressive career also features leadership roles in international humanitarian efforts, earning her a White House award for environmental programs.

Class reflections

Whimsical Pastry Decorating and Creations

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October 23, 2025

Mount Tamalpais School

Perfect. I would only say that it was quite expensive for me and I put in more money than I would have liked to. It cost me about $40.

I brought chocolate cups, which we piped with chocolate mousse, and then they decorated if they wanted with hazelnuts or chocolate chips, and then I had skull sugar cookies, which were decorated and finally 6 inch wide sugar cookies that I gave them a variety of things to use for decoration suggesting they do a face. They ate a chocolate mousse cup along with apples and carrots that I brought, and then we wrapped everything up with ribbon from Indian Saries and different colored tissue.

Whimsical Pastry Decorating and Creations

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October 23, 2025

Mount Tamalpais School

Great

I was extremely prepared, had a chocolate cup a skull cookie, and a large sugar cookie for them to decorate with different feelings and toppings. They had fun doing things like using brownie crumbs to put a beard on their cookie face and then they wrapped everything up with tissue paper at the end With satin ribbons.

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