# Crafternoon Club for Kids: Ugly Art Afternoon — El Mirage Library

> Event for families in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area (AZ). Times are Arizona Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Where: El Mirage Library, 13513 N El Mirage Rd, El Mirage, AZ 85335
- Ages: Ages 5-12
- Price: Check official pricing
- Organizer: Maricopa County Library District
- Official page: https://events.mcldaz.org/event?id=396674
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

To close out the year, El Mirage Library's Crafternoon Club for Kids hands over its leftover craft supplies, odds and ends for an open-ended Ugly Art Afternoon. There is no project to copy: children ages 5 to 12 dig through the scraps and build whatever they imagine, and the library supplies all the materials. It is a good fit for kids who like free-form making more than step-by-step crafts, and nobody has to worry about getting it 'right'. The program lasts an hour in the library's event room on a Saturday afternoon. Registration is required and opens on November 20, 2026.

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