Make desert flowers

Make desert flowers

Got plastic? We have an art project for you! What’s special about this particular project is that is is part of a collaborative flower mural right outside the front doors of the i.d.e.a. Museum! So next time you’re in downtown Mesa, we hope you stop by and attach the...
Scavenger hunt binoculars

Scavenger hunt binoculars

Let’s make personalized binoculars (or “desert-oculars”) for use in a desert-themed scavenger hunt. Monica, one of our Gallery Educator at the i.d.e.a. Museum, shares this art activity that you can do at home as a part of the Mesa Family Take Out...
Create a desert sky silhouette

Create a desert sky silhouette

Amber, one of our gallery educators at the I.d.e.a. Museum, has another fun desert-themed project for you. These easy art projects for your family are part of a special Wednesday initiative: Downtown Mesa’s Family Takeout Night. Our project today is a desert sky...
Decorated tree branches

Decorated tree branches

Noelle, one of the museum’s gallery educators, kicks off our #TogetherInTheDesert July video series. This is part of the Mesa Family Take Out Night initiative to support downtown Mesa restaurants and create art with City of Mesa cultural institutions. Project...
Colorful collage inspired by Eric Carle books

Colorful collage inspired by Eric Carle books

How many times have you read π˜›π˜©π˜¦ 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘒𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘱π˜ͺ𝘭𝘭𝘒𝘳 or π˜‰π˜³π˜°π˜Έπ˜― π˜‰π˜¦π˜’π˜³, π˜‰π˜³π˜°π˜Έπ˜― π˜‰π˜¦π˜’π˜³, 𝘞𝘩𝘒𝘡 π˜‹π˜° 𝘠𝘰𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘦? Or maybe you’re little ones love other Eric Carle picture books. Children and adults are drawn to the colorful collage technique he uses to create his...
Mesa Recycles Craft: You Rock!

Mesa Recycles Craft: You Rock!

Show your dad some love this Father’s Day by letting him know that he totally rocks!Β  This easy and fun activity – from our friends at Mesa Recycles – can be made with several items that you may already have at your home. This project may seem...