Crafts & Hobbies Lessons in Calumet City, IL. It's your time.

"If you love the look of Origami but were worried that it seems complicated to make, then this course is for you
Origami should be enjoyable! With the help of these lessons, you’ll see that it’s easy to create complex and elegant Origami models! Each lesson is between 30 and 45 minutes and gets you from the flat piece of paper to the completed model!
You get a great sense of satisfaction from being able to pick up a simple piece of paper and making it into a piece of art!

Have you always wanted to learn to knit? I can teach you the in's and out's of knitting from beginning to end. Want to learn a new technique and need a little help? I often will take the time to learn new techniques just for the challenge of it. I have taught since 2010 and love knitting anything from washcloths to ornaments to socks and sweaters and beyond. This is a portable and relaxing activity.

I'm an avid gamer teaching video games, board games, and lawn games in Wicker Park, the surrounding areas, and online.

I also host online game nights and lawn game nights

I will teach you how to make video games! I teach the following programs:

Scratch 2.0 - a great program to learn for beginners or children 8 and up! Put together code "blocks" like puzzle pieces to program your game!

Stencyl - For making games without typing code! Similar to Scratch where blocks of code are used, but much more powerful!

Unity - For making 2D and 3D games. We will use a little bit of C# language to code the games!

Game Art - Create game art and animation sprites for your games using Adobe Animate and Adobe Photoshop!

Children or Adults can take any of these programs. I recommend 8+ years for Scratch and 10+ years for Unity. 12+ years to really get into more actual c# coding.

Start your path to becoming a game maker today!

I learned to play chess with my grandfather when I was 5 years old and have played now for over 30 years. I adopt a modern, attacking style to bridge and will teach you tactics like combinations, openings, sacrifices, forks, and many other tricks to help you win games quickly.

If you are defensive minded, I will teach you how to frustrate your opponents, like forcing them to trade queens or rooks to push an endgame scenario. I use the chess.com platform for teaching and we can also talk by phone or video chat alongside.

Each lesson is very detailed at a pace comfortable for the student. Each lesson is progressive and can set the foundations for more intricate and extravagant projects. Student will learn how to read patterns, various tips and tricks to improve quality, and receive downloadable quick sheets and patterns. Send me your crochet goals NOW! :-)