Very merry makers
BY COLIN MIXSON
These kids are ready to hang!
A handful of tykes got crafty at a
Park Slope art studio on Dec. 9, where
they created their own Christmas
and Hanukkah ornaments at an adorable
event that gave they youngsters a
chance to put their stamp on the holidays,
according to the studio’s owner.
“The kids are just old enough to understand
what they’re going to be used
for, and seemed really excited to hang
them up,” said Valeen Bhat, who runs
Private Picassos at 237 Fifth Ave. be-
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DID IT THEMSELVES!: (From left) Tots as young as 2-years-old came out to handcraft holiday
trinkets with help from their parents and the professionals at Private Picassos in Park
Slope. Kseniya Ivnitskaya and Zoe showed off the ornaments they made during the artsand
crafts session. Photos by Caroline Ourso
tween President and Carroll streets.
The tots, who were mostly between
3-and-4-years-old, received hollow
bulbs that they fi lled with colorful
doodads including yarn, feathers, and
pompoms.
The little ornament makers then
topped off their baubles with glitter,
glue, and other arts-and-crafts accouterments,
while Bhat employed some
tricks of the trade she learned after
more than a decade in the neighborhood
to ensure the youngsters didn’t
leave behind a merry mess.
“We try to set things up in this
workshop so the kids can have free
range of what they’re doing, but also
limit how much of a mess they can
make,” said Bhat. “We’ve been around
for 13 years, we know how to deal.”
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