The Salty Sunflower Nature Collaborative

Nature Atelier Mondays

Drop-in nature arts & crafts for creative kids ages 3–8.

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When

Mondays, 12:00–1:30 PM

Who

Ages 3–8, all welcome

Stay or drop off

Pickup by 1:30 PM sharp

Process art, made from nature.

Art as one of a child's hundred languages

Inspired by Reggio Emilia, where art is one of children's "hundred languages." No templates, no model to copy, no wrong way.

Why process art?

The making matters more than the product.

Creative confidence

Kids make their own choices and learn their ideas matter.

Thinking skills

Experimenting builds problem-solving, focus, and persistence.

Strong hands

Pressing, pinching, and weaving build fine motor skills for writing.

Two ways to create

By age, not by template

Ages 3–5

Create & explore

Painting, pressing, and building with natural materials, led by their own curiosity.

Ages 6–8

Craft & make

Extended hands-on direction for bigger projects that grow week to week.

The details

Rate, start date & locations

Drop-in rate

$30 per child

Starts

Monday, November 16

Enrolled families

Included, just RSVP

Where we meet (rotating) — check which park we're at before you head out:

Chollas Lake Park Lemon Grove
Nature Exploration Area @ Morley Field, Balboa Park
Crown Point @ Mission Bay

Pacific Coast Academy families: funding accepted.

Reserve your spot

Limited spots! Please reserve by the Friday before the class you'd like to attend.

Pay & reserve your spot — $30 Or text 702-533-9791

Enrolled Salty Sunflower families: this is already included, no payment needed, just RSVP to reserve a spot.

How payment works: RSVP above to pay the $30 drop-in fee securely online and reserve your child's place in one step.

Already an enrolled Salty Sunflower family? No payment needed, Nature Atelier Mondays is included in your tuition, just RSVP to reserve a spot.

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