The Houlton Parks and Recreation Department will be offering two “Smart Art” programs for children ages 5 and older. The first program will be “Robot Design” with instructors Sandra Donnelly and Russell Stairs. This program will be held on Tuesday, April 29, Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1, at the recreation department. It will run from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Children will create their own robots during this program from recycled cans, pop tabs and other materials. Donnelly and Stairs will discuss the history of different robots such as the ones NASA has used on Mars and how others are designed to help doctors in surgeries. The children will also showcase their robots at Visions Art Studio upon completion. The cost for this program is $25 per child and registration is required.
The department would accept any size recycled cans, pop tabs and such for this program. Just drop them off at the Houlton Recreation Department.
The second art program will center on the Apollo 11 adventure. This is a six-week program and participants will work on a super cool rocket. Once again, Donnelly will incorporate history by talking about the Apollo 11 journey that landed on the moon.
This program will be held each Wednesday, starting on May 7 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Houlton Recreation Center. The cost for this program is $40 per child.
To register for either or both programs, call the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department at 532-1310 by April 25.
