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Thursday February 12, 2026
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM    Crafts for Kids this Winter - Crafts for Kids! Session 2
Explore Your Creative Side! Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock your artistic potential! Local Hopkinton resident and art enthusiast Stacie Kirkwood will guide participants through a series of hands-on projects designed to inspire creativity and build confidence. Each session will focus on exploring different techniques and materials, allowing you to experiment, express yourself, and take home a finished piece of artwork.There are two opportunities to join the fun!Session 1 Ice Castles  In our Ice Castles craft class, kids will transform paper, toilet paper rolls, and paper towel tubes into a whimsical winter fortress. With paint, glue, markers, glitter, and faux snow, they’ll design sparkling towers and frosty details that make each creation unique. This fun, hands-on activity encourages imagination and creativity, leaving every child with a shimmering ice castle to proudly take home.   Glow Jars In this glowing jar workshop, kids will transform simple jars into magical night lights using tissue paper, paint, and glue. By layering colors and designs, each lantern becomes a unique creation that shines bright with an LED light inside.   Watercolor Snowflakes  In this creative workshop, kids will hand-cut unique snowflakes from paper and bring them to life with bright watercolors. Each design becomes a colorful winter masterpiece, showing that no two snowflakes—or imaginations—are ever the same. Session 2 Jewelry Creations  In this fun, hands-on workshop, kids will design and make their own friendship bracelets, keychains, necklaces, and more. Using colorful letter beads, sparkly gems, and shiny accents, each child can create personalized pieces to wear or share with friends. By the end of class, they’ll leave with beautiful handmade treasures that sparkle with creativity.   3D Valentine’s Day Cards  Kids will design heartfelt 3D Valentine’s cards using textured papers, glue, glitter, and festive stickers. Layering shapes and colors, they’ll create cards that pop with personality and sparkle with love—perfect to give to family and friends.   Painting on Canvas In this guided workshop, kids will paint on their very own canvas set on an easel, following step-by-step instruction from the teacher. Using bright, colorful paints, they’ll learn simple techniques while creating a masterpiece they’ll be proud to take home and display. Session 3 Rock Painting Kids will enjoy a hands-on rock painting craft class where they choose from a variety of smooth rocks and use bright, colorful paints to create unique art pieces. With guidance and plenty of creative freedom, they can design patterns, animals, words, or anything they imagine. Each child leaves with their finished rocks and a big sense of pride in their one-of-a-kind creations.    Collage Cubes  In this creative kids art class, students design a collage cube all about them using photographs, inspirational words, markers, and a variety of colorful papers and textures. Each side of the cube represents something meaningful: interests, personality, dreams, or favorite things. The result is a fun, hands-on project that celebrates self-expression and individuality through art.   Paper Shamrocks In this festive kids art class, children create layered shamrocks using construction paper, tape, and glue to build a fun 3-D design. They’ll experiment with shapes, textures, and shades of green to make their shamrocks pop off the page. The class encourages creativity while building fine motor skills and hands-on crafting confidence.  Come enjoy a Fall filled with creativity and fun!
 
Tuesday February 17, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    LEGO Adventures During February Vacation! - LEGO Adventures
Get Your LEGO Game On! Calling all builders with big imaginations! Join us during February Vacation for a full week of awesome LEGO challenges. One day you might design the tallest skyscraper in town, and the next you could be creating a wild zoo, a busy airport, or a super-strong bridge. Right Brain Curriculum instructors will mix creativity with cool real-world stories — like how airports grew from simple landing strips into huge travel hubs, or why the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka “Galloping Gertie”) collapsed. You’ll have access to a huge supply of LEGO bricks to build whatever you dream up. We’ll photograph your completed creations so you can show off your hard-earned bragging rights. Big ideas, hands-on problem-solving, and a whole lot of fun. Let’s get building!
 
Wednesday February 18, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    LEGO Adventures During February Vacation! - LEGO Adventures
Get Your LEGO Game On! Calling all builders with big imaginations! Join us during February Vacation for a full week of awesome LEGO challenges. One day you might design the tallest skyscraper in town, and the next you could be creating a wild zoo, a busy airport, or a super-strong bridge. Right Brain Curriculum instructors will mix creativity with cool real-world stories — like how airports grew from simple landing strips into huge travel hubs, or why the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka “Galloping Gertie”) collapsed. You’ll have access to a huge supply of LEGO bricks to build whatever you dream up. We’ll photograph your completed creations so you can show off your hard-earned bragging rights. Big ideas, hands-on problem-solving, and a whole lot of fun. Let’s get building!
 
Thursday February 19, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    LEGO Adventures During February Vacation! - LEGO Adventures
Get Your LEGO Game On! Calling all builders with big imaginations! Join us during February Vacation for a full week of awesome LEGO challenges. One day you might design the tallest skyscraper in town, and the next you could be creating a wild zoo, a busy airport, or a super-strong bridge. Right Brain Curriculum instructors will mix creativity with cool real-world stories — like how airports grew from simple landing strips into huge travel hubs, or why the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka “Galloping Gertie”) collapsed. You’ll have access to a huge supply of LEGO bricks to build whatever you dream up. We’ll photograph your completed creations so you can show off your hard-earned bragging rights. Big ideas, hands-on problem-solving, and a whole lot of fun. Let’s get building!
 
Friday February 20, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    LEGO Adventures During February Vacation! - LEGO Adventures
Get Your LEGO Game On! Calling all builders with big imaginations! Join us during February Vacation for a full week of awesome LEGO challenges. One day you might design the tallest skyscraper in town, and the next you could be creating a wild zoo, a busy airport, or a super-strong bridge. Right Brain Curriculum instructors will mix creativity with cool real-world stories — like how airports grew from simple landing strips into huge travel hubs, or why the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka “Galloping Gertie”) collapsed. You’ll have access to a huge supply of LEGO bricks to build whatever you dream up. We’ll photograph your completed creations so you can show off your hard-earned bragging rights. Big ideas, hands-on problem-solving, and a whole lot of fun. Let’s get building!
 
Wednesday March 4, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM    Dining Etiquette Workshop for Children - NESP-Children's Dining Etiquette March Workshop
Like to take your school aged children out to eat with you at a fine dining or a large social event but you’re a little afraid how they might behave? Present your child with the opportunity to feel self-reliant and confident in any social or dining situation by taking interactive lessons taught by a certified etiquette consultant. Our workshop is designed to teach them how to conduct themselves on the dining table at home, in a restaurant or when meeting new people. Teaching children proper dining skills and table manners helps them to succeed at school, socially, and later, professionally. So, introduce your child to proper table manners and dining etiquette today and help build their confidence for any social situation tomorrow!Topics Include: Approaching and seating at the table The napkin and its uses Understanding place setting How to correctly hold silverware The bread & butter plate The soup course Proper use of silverware American and Continental styles of dining Passing food at the table What to do with unwanted food Appropriate table conversation Other table manners & much more For more info, please see: newenglandschoolofprotocol.com
 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM    Conversation Skills Workshop for Children - NESP-Children's Conversation Skills, March
For many children it is easy to strike up a conversation or join one already in progress but for others not so much. In today’s media-centered world, many children and teenagers lack interpersonal, communication and social skills. They are comfortable posting a picture or a comment online and communicating from behind a screen, however real-time conversations often stump them. Learning how to have conversations is important for children’s development, relationships, and well-being. Our 60-minute workshop will cover some of the following topics:  How to start a conversationIcebreakers to start a conversationHow to keep a conversation goingHow to end a conversationTopics to avoidActive listening and not interruptingBeing respectful and non-judgmentalRude and disrespectful body language and behaviorGiving and receiving compliments
 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM    Social Skills Workshop for Children - Children's Social Skills March Workshop
In today’s fast-paced, high-tech society, teaching children manners is more crucial than ever. One of the most important jobs we have as parents and teachers is to help children develop social skills, show them how to interact with others in a polite manner, and teach them to treat everyone with respect. Whether the occasion is a family gathering, a meal at a restaurant, or a quick trip to the grocery store, children can apply our lessons in any social situations and practice good manners so that they become a habitual part of their lives and set them apart. Topics Include: The Importance of Greeting OthersRules of IntroductionThe HandshakeEye Contact and the Power of a SmileSportsmanship EtiquetteHygiene and AppearanceSelf-Respect and Respect for othersBehaving Appropriately at Other People’s HomesMaking Appropriate ConversationProper Telephone EtiquetteWriting Thank You NotesOther Modern MannersFor more information visit www.newenglandschoolofprotocol.com