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Crafternoons: Holiday Reuse
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Let your imagination take the lead at Crafternoons every Saturday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the EE Makerspace, located above Art From Scrap!
This festive season, join us in crafting heartfelt, eco-friendly gifts made from recycled materials. Our December theme is Holiday Reuse. Join our challenge this holiday season to give handcrafted or recycled gifts made from reuse materials to those you love. Make 3-D Reindeer Portraits, Reuse Snow Globes, and Hand Sewn Ornaments with us during this month’s crafternoon.
This festive season, join us in crafting heartfelt, eco-friendly gifts made from recycled materials. Make paper chain garlands, holiday collage cards, tissue paper wreaths, and recycled ornaments to spread joy sustainably.
Cost: $8.00 per person. Crafternoons are for kids ages 5 and up. Please note that our workshop is upstairs and will be utilizing hot glue guns, adults must remain in the EE Makerspace with their child.
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Josh was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where his passion and curiosity for the environment began and has continued to grow. During his undergraduate studies, Josh pursued this interest at the University of California at Santa Cruz, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies.
Melissa Dodos developed her passion for creative reuse as a mother of four and elementary educator over the past 25 years. She loves to inspire creativity by connecting people with resources and ideas.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
Stephanie began her journey as an educator over twenty years ago working as a preschool teacher in Washington state for a cooperative preschool program affiliated with Whatcom Community College. She loved observing the wonder and curiosity of the children and bringing them out into nature to explore the natural world. She continued her love for learning and got her teaching license and then her Montessori certification and worked as an elementary teacher in Tribal, Public, and Montessori schools. She collaborated to create a school garden and her students loved it so much that it became a special place where they could garden, read, explore, play, and it provided a safe sanctuary for students to calm down and reset when they were having difficult moments.



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