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Balloon Art with Picasso the Turtle

Erica Carlson
2025-07-09 14:00:00 2025-07-09 15:00:00 America/New_York Balloon Art with Picasso the Turtle Meet friendly and magical Picasso, a 40-year-old box turtle, and learn how to twist your very own balloon animals with Erica Carlson. Registration Required Granville Public Library - Community Room

Wednesday, July 09
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-09 14:00:00 2025-07-09 15:00:00 America/New_York Balloon Art with Picasso the Turtle Meet friendly and magical Picasso, a 40-year-old box turtle, and learn how to twist your very own balloon animals with Erica Carlson. Registration Required Granville Public Library - Community Room

Granville Public Library

Community Room

Meet friendly and magical Picasso, a 40-year-old box turtle, and learn how to twist your very own balloon animals with Erica Carlson. Registration Required

Meet friendly and magical Picasso, a 40-year-old box turtle, and learn how to twist your very own balloon animals with Erica Carlson. Participants will learn about the art of Pablo Picasso and Jeff Koons.

Registration Required

Rising Grades 1 to 6

AGE GROUP: | Kindergarten - Grade 3 | Grades 4 - 6 |

EVENT TYPE: | Presenters | Arts & Crafts |

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