Free Family Saturdays

Join us on the third Saturday of the month 11:00am - 1:00pm for a free family craft activity in the gallery! This drop-in program is aimed towards Pre-K–Elementary aged children and their families.


September 20, 2025

Monster Mouths- Let’s design funny paper hand puppets! Use colorful construction paper to imagine a wacky creature that can move! What will your imagination have to say? 


Kids bring your parents,
these activities are for all ages. 


What’s coming up next

Sept. 20 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Monster Mouths

Oct. 18 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Lego Printing and Lego Builds with Gateway Lego Users Group

Nov. 15 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | TBD


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Recent Free Family Saturday Projects:

Free Family Saturday Artists!

Craft Archives:

Download the PDF to do your own Free Family Saturday activity at home:

april 16: mixed media landscapes
march 19: Painting with weird stuff: fork flowers
September 11 - St.Louis Art Fair Hot Air Ballon Garland
June 6: Chicken templates
Astronaut print out
May 30: Space!
may 23: Shape Robot
may 9: mini paper castle
may 16: explore texture!
May 2: gradient value weave
april 25: colorful rainbow collage
April 18: let's make lines!
April 11: mini art gallery!
April 4: Sock gnome!
March 28: Day Time, Night Time
March 21: Transmundane Saturday!

The Elements of Art

Each Saturday the Artists’ Guild will upload a video tutorial with a drawing project focused on one of the seven elements of art: line, color, value, form, texture, shape, and space. Download and print our new Gallery Explorer Guide to follow along at home!

gallery explorer guide

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