# Things to do with kids at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

> 2 upcoming family events and 4 ongoing programs and visits at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003, in the Denver–Aurora–Centennial area. Dates and times are Mountain Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Animal Farm - Music for Kids](https://grassyknees.com/denver/activities/animal-farm-music-for-kids--listing-1372e259ff2dcaac28c3347f) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 14. Farmer Dave and Animal Farm, award-winning children's musicians who write 'Grownup Music for Kids', perform genre-hopping original songs about social-emotional learning…
- [Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat](https://grassyknees.com/denver/activities/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat--listing-faef40e9602d35315fd80d48) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities · Ages 6+ · From $45 · checked Oct 14. Family holiday musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on the Arvada Center Main Stage, celebrating the center's 50th year: Joseph's visions, his jealous brothers and a…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [ArtStart Creative Movement (ages 3–4), Session YD508](https://grassyknees.com/denver/activities/artstart-creative-movement-ages-3-4-session-yd508--listing-525618a978d99b73547477e7) — Saturdays Oct 31, 2026–Jan 16, 2027, 9:45–10:30am; no class 12/26 and 1/2 (class code… · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities · Ages 3–4 · From $28 · checked Oct 14. Creative movement class for 3- and 4-year-olds: exercises and games teach basic dance movements, rhythm and gross motor skills while children pretend to be animals or shapes…
- [ArtStart Pre-Ballet (ages 4–5), Sessions C and D](https://grassyknees.com/denver/activities/artstart-pre-ballet-ages-4-5-sessions-c-and-d--listing-77d3a729ae35c53e015dc972) — Session C (YD511): Thursdays Oct 29, 2026–Jan 14, 2027 (no class 11/26, 12/24 & 12/31)… · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities · Ages 4–5 · From $28 · checked Oct 14. Preparatory ballet class where children learn the five positions of the arms and feet and basic ballet warm-ups and stretches through structured exercises and imaginative…
- [Hands on Clay (ages 6–12), Session YC18](https://grassyknees.com/denver/activities/hands-on-clay-ages-6-12-session-yc18--listing-50e5073b58ee2a96315e0348) — Mondays Oct 19–Nov 16, 2026, 4:00–5:30pm, 5 weeks (class code YC18) · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities · Ages 6–12 · From $125 · checked Oct 14. Youth clay class taught by Jackie Cassidy. Children learn to see and use elements of art (line, shape, form, texture, color) through clay and may visit the Arvada Center…
- [Parent/Child Pottery (ages 6–13 plus adult), Session YC20](https://grassyknees.com/denver/activities/parent-child-pottery-ages-6-13-plus-adult-session-yc20--listing-a3360b26883da8b2d69e5937) — Saturdays Oct 17–Nov 14, 2026, 9:00–11:00am, 5 weeks (class code YC20) · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities · Ages 6–13 · From $190 · checked Oct 14. Parents or other adults join children to work on clay projects such as musical instruments, family portraits, whimsical sculptures or functional tableware, learning clay basics…

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