Kids Classes in Chicago, IL

A star is made, not born! In this special camp, your Hollywood bound kid will learn the rules and techniques of acting for the camera in a fun and supportive environment. We start off with several improv games and exercises that stimulate the imagination and build confidence!  As the class progresses, kids will practice acting techniques unique...

Kids will plan the look and feel of the show, and work in the test kitchen, experimenting with various recipes to feature in each episode. Show ideas may range from how-to videos to a kids version of Iron Chef, Nailed it, or the Great British Bake-off. From yummy favorites like vegetarian sushi and pizza to cake building fondant decoration and cake...

Have fun tumbling, running, doing song/dance and motor skills exercises. These fun activities will help to build proper body coordination, growth development, and encourage greater confidence.  Parent participation is recommended.

This awesome online class teaches kids to overcome shyness and learn to be a leader in a fun learning environment. Children will join us as we learn the star rules of leadership, play games and grow confident by sharing our amazing ideas with others. This interactive class will help your child learn public speaking, confident body language and how...

For children who are brand new to the art, this is a fun exploratory class perfect for those who are curious and show a keen interest in the visual arts. In a full class course, students will work firstly on preliminary drawing exercises designed to help ways of seeing and exploration, before moving on to painting. Learn color mixing & painting...

Learn the awesome art of comedy and acting with CinemaKidz! Kids will build confidence, and skills as they work together to create 2 shorts projects.  We will start with hosting a writing workshop to help kids learn how to generate new material on the fly, off the cuff, and on just about any topic you can imagine. Kids will generate some original...

Discover the world through language from the comfort of your home!  Join us for Sponge Online Classes in Japanese. Designed for elementary age kids, our weekly instructor-led online classes offer an interactive and immersive environment for language learning. These fun classes will be supplemented by videos and online content to enable students...

This is going to be fun! Try your hand at the art of cartooning! Learn the basics of this fun, whimsical art form from the safety and convenience of your own home. Notes Kids will need paper and pencil and may want to also have a nice pen or a set of markers. Zoom link will be emailed to you within 24 hours of first class.

The perfect introductory class to the important skill of drawing. Drawing is the most useful of all the visual arts and the perfect class to take before moving on to Painting. We will work on classic exercises to show students how to see shape and form. Explore demos in classical principle techniques for achieving proportion, perspective, shading,...

This week, we'll be making tasty Thumbprint Cookies! This class will be meeting on Zoom. After purchase, you will receive an email with the class handout with the recipes, ingredients and equipment, as well as the Zoom meeting link. Difficulty level: Easy Ages: 5 and up, adult assistance strongly recommended for students ages 8 and younger. Activity...

Intermediate Piano: Requires knowledge of basic music note reading or completion of Beginning Piano.  Students in intermediate Piano will choose music comparable to their level and continue on with intermediate level instruction. Prerequisite: Requires knowledge of basic music note reading or completion of Beginning Piano Required: Bring your...

Children will explore the world of digital music and sound editing, side by side a professional musician. First, after discussing the FUN-damentals of music theory, participants will produce their very own song using computer software and mics. Kids will choose between making their own ring tone, song, or original score. Participants will work both...

Learn Bollywood dance online and get a great workout in this 45 minutes session. Note: Time is in EST

Much like a conductor of an orchestra, or the head chef in a kitchen organizing the servers and cooks, a director must coordinate a team of actors, crew members, camera operators, producers, and the many other individual positions in such a way to put their vision on the big screen.  In this unique course, students do not just learn how a film...

Here at The New York Sewing Center, our love of crafting and sewing began at a very young age, which is why we love to inspire the next generation of fashion designers with our Kids’ Sew class!   This course is a great summer camp (5 day) program for young students to express their creativity & grow their love of sewing through fun...