FARMINGTON — Everyone’s Resource Depot has released the schedule for its July arts and crafts workshops. These programs are open to children of all ages, and will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during July.
Each workshop will feature craft projects using scrap materials. Children will be assisted by student workers from the University of Maine at Farmington’s Upward Bound program. Topics for each session are:
• July 3 and 5 — Parade Projects
• July 10 and 12 — Recycled Robots
• July 17 and 19 — Native American Crafts
• July 24 and 26 — Make A Character Mask
• July 31 — Little Books-Long Books
A small fee will be charged for materials and instruction.
Everyone’s Resource Depot is offering help to those in the community who are planning summer programs for children. Many sample projects have been constructed, and a great variety of inexpensive scrap materials such as leather pieces, paper of all kinds, fabric and yarn, wood turnings, dowels and blocks, boxes of all sizes, colorful foam pieces and beads are available.
For more information about the workshops or about materials and services,
call 207-778-7150. The depot is in the Education Center on the UMF campus at
High and Lincoln streets.
Summer hours are 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Special openings at other times can be arranged.
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