ARTSfair isn’t just for grownups! Kids and their families are invited to join us at the Museum for a fun weekend of hands-on art projects, games, and gallery activities. BAM and community partners host stations where the whole family can work together on projects like building a toy car, collaging a unique mask, and contributing to a hanging community art piece! All are welcome, but most stations are best-suited for ages 3-10

BAM KIDSfair 2017 Activities 

Museum Passport
Bellevue Arts Museum
Map your journey through KIDSfair and the Museum exhibitions with your personal passport for the weekend. Visit the passport table to decorate and customize your booklet, then collect stamps as you travel to the different activities and exhibitions. Present your completed passport to Guest Services and get a prize!

Imaginate & Hydrate!
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Hydration Hype! Learn hydration tips and benefits with Overlake Medical Center. Design your own cup and make your mark on the Imaginate & Hydrate art wall! 

Zany Worms
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society
Come explore the world of worms! Observe live earthworms and red wigglers.  For older children, complete a worm worksheet and win a prize! 

Woodturning Wonders
Seattle Woodturners Guild
Receive a hand-turned wooden top and decorate it at one of our stations. Or you can have a special top turned by one of our volunteers. AND your parents can watch the woodturners in action, as they create works of art in wood. 

Preschool Play
Bellevue College, Parent Education Department
Art exploration for toddlers and preschoolers.  A chance for children to pour and sift, paint and dab, experiment with color, texture, and weight.  Come join us for a few moments of quiet investigation. 

Kaleidoscope Quilt
KidsQuest Children’s Museum
Join KidsQuest as we create a community quilt to hang in our Art Studio.  Using fabric crayons and recycled canvas patrons will design a tessellation to add to the quilted pattern.

 Torn Tissue Art
Bellevue Library, King County Library System
Discover your inner paper artist by creating torn tissue paper art. Inspired by the artwork of local author, Toni Yuly.

 Colorized Animals
Junior League of Seattle
Using the patterns in “Butterfly Love” by Alden Mason as points of inspiration, children draw butterflies and layer patterns and designs onto clear sheets of acetate for a vibrant effect. Using watercolor pastels and permanent markers children make postcard size pictures of a flying insect or bird to send to a friend.

 Korean Paper Folding
Interlake Key Club
Come to our station to make your choice of Korean style snakes, a pinwheel flower, or a paper chain! All options are simple and easy to make, with no mess (with the exception of some sticky glue). At our station, you can also learn about how we—a high school service group—are contributing to children's ancer programs, and how you can help our cause.

 Polka Dot Carriers
Bellevue Arts Museum
Decorate a paper carrier with dot markers to carry all of your artwork and informational materials. Limited quantity available.

 Collaborative Flags
Bellevue Arts Museum
Make a colorful, hole-punched and stamped map flag to add to the community chain artwork! All flags will hang above the lobby and the chain will grow throughout the weekend.

 Incognito Collage
Bellevue Arts Museum
Transform magazines and patterned paper into a lively collage. Cut out pieces and shapes that will become part of your mask – and you’ll be ready to go incognito.

 Neon Wearables
Bellevue Arts Museum
Design, make, and wear vibrant neon necklaces and bracelets out of plastic straws and playful beads. Show off your futuristic style!

 Racing Future Machines
Bellevue Arts Museum
Develop your own future machine out of recycled materials, add some wooden wheels, and then test out your creation on a racing ramp!

 Gallery Scavener Hunt
Bellevue Arts Museum
Explore the exhibition Cut Up/Cut Out while looking for specific art pieces and discussing what you see with the whole family.