Christmas activities in Frederick, MD
This Christmas, make the gifts instead of buying them. At AR Workshop Frederick on North East Street you build and paint holiday decor and presents in one guided session: a wood sign for the porch, a Turkish mosaic lamp, or a Saturday Family Craft Class with the kids. Materials are included, no experience is needed, and you take it home the same day.
- 8 holiday workshops
- $69 from, per person
- Saturdays family class
- BYOB
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Christmas things to do in Frederick with the family
The Family Craft Class runs on Saturdays at 11am. Each maker, kids and grown-ups alike, picks a wood or canvas project and a design, from seasonal signs to trays and framed art, then paints and finishes it with help from the studio's instructors. It is three hours and $69 per maker.
The Wooden Gnome and Highland Cow builds come with Christmas outfits that swap on and off, so they sit on the mantel from December onward. Each session takes up to 10 people, so check the calendar early.
Some classes are for older makers: hat burning and the chunky knit blanket are for ages 15 and up.
The Wooden Gnome and Highland Cow builds come with Christmas outfits that swap on and off, so they sit on the mantel from December onward. Each session takes up to 10 people, so check the calendar early.
Some classes are for older makers: hat burning and the chunky knit blanket are for ages 15 and up.
Handmade Christmas gifts you can make in one evening
Craft Night Out, most Friday and Saturday evenings, is the grown-up version: pick a wood or canvas project, paint, stain and distress it, and bring snacks and drinks for the table.
For a gift that stands out, the Turkish Mosaic Lamp class is two hours of setting coloured glass by hand, and the Chunky Knit Blanket class ends with a throw, knitted without needles, ready to wrap.
The studio is at 914 N East Street in downtown Frederick, close to the Market Street shops, so a workshop fits easily into a day of holiday errands.
For a gift that stands out, the Turkish Mosaic Lamp class is two hours of setting coloured glass by hand, and the Chunky Knit Blanket class ends with a throw, knitted without needles, ready to wrap.
The studio is at 914 N East Street in downtown Frederick, close to the Market Street shops, so a workshop fits easily into a day of holiday errands.
Every holiday workshop in Frederick
- DIY Wood Sign & Canvas Workshop in Frederick, MD $69 per person · 3 hours
- Turkish Mosaic Lamp Class in Frederick, MD $89 per person · 2 hours
- Wooden Gnome DIY Workshop in Frederick, MD $99 per person · 3 hours
- Highland Cow DIY Workshop in Frederick, MD $99 per person · 3 hours
- Hat Burning Class in Frederick, MD $79 per person · 2 hours
- Family Craft Class in Frederick, MD $69 per person · 3 hours
- Craft Night Out in Frederick, MD $69 per person · 3 hours
- Chunky Knit Blanket Class in Frederick, MD $99 per person · 3 hours
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A holiday craft workshop at AR Workshop Frederick: the Saturday Family Craft Class, Craft Night Out on Friday and Saturday evenings, Turkish mosaic lamps, chunky knit blankets, and gnome and highland cow builds with Christmas outfits. You leave with finished decor or a handmade gift.
Yes. The Family Craft Class on Saturdays at 11am is built for kids with a grown-up; each maker paints and finishes their own wood or canvas project. Hat burning and the knit blanket are for ages 15 and up.
$69 per person for the Family Craft Class, Craft Night Out and the wood sign and canvas workshop, up to $99 for the knit blanket and the seasonal builds. Materials are included.
Yes. Send your headcount and preferred dates and we will confirm availability and a per-person price. Public sessions seat up to 20.
Yes. The studio is bring-your-own for snacks and drinks.
AR Workshop Frederick, 914 N East Street, Frederick, MD 21701, in downtown Frederick.
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