Grab and Go: Chicago Mini Canvas Art

Today I did a Grab and Go Art project from the Harold Washington Library Center. There are other Grab and Go projects at other branches of the Chicago Public Library:

Home is where the heart is! Did you know Chicago has 77 communities? Express your love for your neighborhood in this month’s Chicago Mini Canvas Grab & Go Kit. 

Looking for a fun creative outlet? Come pick up a fun arts and crafts grab and go kit to take home courtesy of the Maker Lab and the Arts & Music Department! This grab and go kit is available at the 8th floor reference desk during library hours until September 30th or while supplies last.

Note: While when you are looking up events it looks like you can only grab a kit on Tuesdays in reality you can grab one any day. It has to be imputed oddly into their event system because the system is not set up for a daily/month long activities. 

You can go to the 8th floor reference desk when ever you are downtown

Because this year's One Book, One Chicago selection is Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May, this fall's art projects are around the theme of Chicago and Chicago Neighborhoods.

Sept: Grab and Go: Chicago Mini Canvas Art

Oct: Grab and Go: Rustic Chicago Flag Wall Hanging

Nov: Grab and Go: Easy Rainbow Cards

Dec: Grab and Go: Embroidery Hoop State Art

The kit comes in a neat little package. 

This month we got a canvas, a paintbrush, paint, mod podge, a Chicago cutout and instructions

Which is a lot of goodies for free: I found I had paint, mod podge, and the paintbrush left over.

I will be able to do a few bonus projects of my own 

This was a very simple art project anyone could do 

Assuming you can hold a paintbrush and brush a canvas

 

 

I have to say thank you to the Chicago Public Library for offering Grab and Go Art projects. If you are in Chicago explore other Grab and Go options available. If you live somewhere else check out your own local library, because why they may not have the same type of projects most libraries have something going on that you can explore and be creative.