Plains Art Museum event helps kids create 'Clay for a Cause'

Casey Deng paints tiles

Casey Deng, 4, of Fargo, decides which color to choose next as she paints one of two clay tiles she created Saturday at Kid Quest at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo. One tile is for herself and the other will be given to a patient of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dave Wallis / The Forum

FARGO The Plains Art Museum held a Kid Quest activity Saturday and more than 200 children took part in the days theme of Clay for a Cause.

The children were asked to make a clay tile for themselves and at least one tile that will be given to a patient of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Each tile gift will also come with a personal note of encouragement.

Maya Wyganowska was concentrating on making a clay figure for her tile when she was asked if her project might end up brightening someones day.

Yeah, I hope it does, said the 9-year-old, who along with her siblings has been attending Kid Quest sessions for a number of years.

Sometimes, I bring my friends along and they really like it, she said of the activities, which are held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. the first Saturday of each month, starting in October and continuing through April.

Mayas mother, Joanna Wyganowska, said she appreciates that her four children get the chance to enjoy the museums artwork while dabbling creatively themselves, all at no cost.

What I like about the program is that each month theyre discovering something different, they play with a different medium, Joanna Wyganowska said.

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Plains Art Museum event helps kids create 'Clay for a Cause'