Kids Camps
2026 Fall Break CAmp!
Want to keep your child’s creative juices flowing during Fall Break?
The Reno Generator is putting on a Fall Break Camp!
Campers will be working together to create a spooky mini golf hole for The Generator’s Haunted Mini Golf event and diving into playfully spooky crafts and projects all break!
Campers and their families will get a special invite for friends and family night for the Haunted Mini Golf event so you can see all the hard work your camper put in to create a custom mini golf hole!
We are so excited to get all kinds of spooky with your kiddos!
Spark The Imagination
2nd Sunday of the month (Dates may change due to holidays)
11:00 a.m. - noon
Sparks Library
1125 12th St, Sparks, NV 89431
Spark your child’s imagination with this FREE hour-long workshop designed for kids 6-12 with a presentation and then hands-on related activity. Music, painting, dancing, and theatre are all within your child’s reach.
Partnership made possible by:
If you’re interested in teaching a Spark The Imagination course in 2025, fill out the form linked below. Alysia@TheRenoGenerator.com will reach out to you in regards to your application.
Past workshops:
October 8: Mask Making
Naomi "Di Vine" De Vore is a mixed media artist based in Reno, NV. In addition to working professionally as a glass etching artist, Naomi is a collaborator, community art curator, painter and painting instructor as well as an actor with Dark Corner Haunted House. At the Sparks Library this October, she'll be leading a mask-making workshop and encouraging kids to become anything they can dream up by providing material, encouragement and instruction to create one-of-a-kind costumes to take home and wear around.
January 14 – Metal Stamped Jewelry
Shelly Cournoyer is a metalsmith artist and educator. Her background training merges jewelry and blacksmithing into everyday wearable jewelry, wearable sculptures, and standalone sculptures. She will be talking about her creative journey, working from raw material as well as up-cycling and combining disregarded “trash into treasure “, while discussing the symbolism of objects around us. Shelly will be leading participants through a custom hammer stamped pendant on a macrame necklace incorporating beads as a crafting activity.
February 11 – Recycled Art Journals
Mixed media artist and designer, Marissa N. Tolliver, will be discussing her recent works using reclaimed and recycled materials to explore and express emotions. She will be guiding participants through hand-binding and decorating their own art journal from recycled materials
Volunteer to help with kids activities!
Sign-up to volunteer with an upcoming outreach event, helping with kids activity booth!
Our education coordinator, Josue will be leading kids through various activities with the help of volunteers!
Get creative and have some fun while supporting the mission of The Generator!
All volunteering to our 501(c)3 non-profit is considered to be an in-kind donation.
Questions about upcoming kids activities? Reach out to us at Education@therenogenerator.com
Teach a kids class at The Generator
The Generator fosters a broad group of people from all walks of life to create in an informal learning institution and collaborative community. This type of inclusive, active-learning environment encourages continued skill development in adults and kids alike, and provides educational options for those who want to thrive in an active learning environment.
If you’re interested in hosting your own kids class at The Generator, read over our workshop policies and procedures, and fill out our workshop application!
