WALLACH KIDS

Art-making and creative self-expression are at the heart of Wallach Art Gallery Family programs.

Inspired by exhibitions, activities bring families together for fun and creative interactive learning experiences. In addition to in-person Family Programs the Wallach aims to connect with kids and families where they are. 

How can we be creative at home? Where are you finding inspiration for your imagination? These questions are the inspiration for a series of downloadable activities to help start conversations about life right now. 

UPCOMING FAMILY PROGRAMS

WALLACH KIDS ACTIVITY SHEETS

Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "Describing Oursleves". A two-part line drawing illustration of a face, that is at once a face in profile with a speech bubble containing an eye and a forward-facing face. The sheet is bright greenwith black text and illustrations.
DESCRIBING OURSELVES
DESCRIBING OURSELVES

Learn what it means to make a description of yourself. 

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "Drawing and Layering: Figures and Backgrounds". A line drawing illustration of an abstract face tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is pink with black text and illustrations.
DRAWING AND LAYERING: FIGURES AND BACKGROUNDS
DRAWING AND LAYERING: FIGURES AND BACKGROUNDS

Find figures and backgrounds in artworks that inspire you and create your own.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What's Your Sound?"] A line drawing illustration of boom box flanked by radiating dashes signifying sound. The sheet is purple with black text and illustrations.
WHAT'S YOUR SOUND?
WHAT'S YOUR SOUND

Explore sound in the environment surrounding you.

 

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Does It Mean To Be Intentional?". A line drawing illustration of a face with hair resembling a brain. The sheet is purple with black text and illustrations.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE INTENTIONAL?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE INTENTIONAL

This activity introduces the concept of intention through artmaking.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "Be An Idea Maker." A line drawing illustration of a light bulb shaped like the profile of a face with a paper airplane on top. The sheet is yellow with black text and illustrations.
BE AN IDEA MAKER.
BE AN IDEA MAKER

When you make art, are you making your own choices and decisions? That makes you an idea maker!  With this activity you will make your own Idea Maker kit where you can collect your ideas. 

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Does Your Neighborhood Look Like?". A line drawing of a building with eyes for windows, flanked by other buildings tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is purple with black text and illustrations.
WHAT DOES YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK LIKE?
WAHT DOES YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK LIKE?

create your own definition of art as you explore your neighborhood.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Is Your Recipe? Making Memories with Food". A line drawing of a smiling face surrounded by stars and planets tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is blue with black text and illustrations.
WHAT DOES YOUR WORLD LOOK LIKE
WHAT DOES YOUR WORLD LOOK LIKE?

Reimagine the possibilities of what your world could be like with this writing activity.

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Front page of a Wallach Kids activity titled "Framing Ourselves" - an black illustration of a waving camera with a graphic eye in the place of a lens tops visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is orange with black text and illustrations.
Wallach Kids: Framing Ourselves
FRAMING OURSELVES

Learn about creating perspective and creating a story through image framing.

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Front page of a Wallach Kids activity titled "Learning to be Mindful" - a black illustration of a lotus blossom with a face in the center petal tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is purple with black text and illustrations.
Learning to be Mindful
LEARNING TO BE MINDFUL

Learn about meditation and reflect on your own sense of self in a mindful drawing activity.

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Front page of a Wallach Kids activity titled "Storyboarding Emotions." A black illustration with overlapping circular faces showing different emotions tops visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is green with black text and illustrations.
STORYBOARDING EMOTIONS
STORYBOARDING EMOTIONS

Learn about storytelling and reflect on your own sense of self in a mindful drawing activity. 

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "How Do We Remember? Objects with Memories". A black line drawing illustration of a hand with a raised pointer finger that has a string tied around it tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is blue with black text and illustrations.
HOW DO WE REMEMBER?
HOW DO WE REMEMBER?

Think of a memory connected to objects around your home and draw an abstract representation of the memory.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Is Your Story? Mirror Portraits". A line drawing illustration of a face looking in a mirror tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is yellow with black text and illustrations.
WHAT IS YOUR STORY?
WHAT IS YOUR STORY?

Tell a story based on your own image.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Do You Want to Say?". A line drawing illustration of a hand holding a protest sign showing a megaphone tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is orange with black text and illustrations.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?

Design a sign or poster about what matters to you.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "Who Inspires You? Printmaking". A line drawing illustration of printing brayer with a stack of three sheets of paper printed with heart shape surrounded by short radiating lines tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is green with black text and illustrations.
WHO INSPIRES YOU?

Make multiple images of the people who matter to you using printmaking techniques.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What's Going On? A Neighborhood Study." A line drawing illustration of three city buildings tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is yellow with black text and illustrations.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

Discover your neighborhood in a creative way.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What's Do We Remember? Talking About Change". A line drawing illustration of an accordion folded map tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is orange with black text and illustrations.
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WHAT DO WE REMEMBER?

This downloadable activity guide offers creative reflection on the the past, present, and future of our neighborhoods.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Does Your World Sound Like? Neighborhood Soundtracks". A line drawing illustration of buildings with architectural details that resemble piano keys tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is deep orange with black text and illustrations.
WHAT DOES YOUR WORLD SOUND LIKE?
WHAT DOES YOUR WORLD SOUND LIKE?

This activity guide invites you to explore the sounds in your neighborhood by taking a walk, listening closely, and re-creating what you hear using your body, voice, and found objects.

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Front page of the Wallach Kids activity guide titled "What Is Your Recipe? Making Memories with Food". A line drawing illustration of a plate flanked by a fork and knife tops a visual instruction guide and descriptive text. The sheet is pink with black text and illustrations.
WHAT IS YOUR RECIPE?
WHAT IS YOUR RECIPE?

This activity guide invites kids and parents to make a family recipe together.

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