Events at Girl AGain boutique are craft activities, author readings, and doll care workshops for girls ages 7 and up .  As part of  the mission of Yes She Can, these events are an opportunity for our Yes She Can  trainees to take a leadership role in assisting participants.  We encourage participants to leave their parents at the coffee shop.  You’ll both be fine.    Registration is required so we are prepared with enough materials.

We welcome girls with different abilities. Call 914-358-1460 at least 24 hours in advance of event to discuss support needs to make sure we have appropriate staff.

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Cancellation policy:  You must cancel your reservation at least 24 hours in advance of any Girl AGain event.  No refunds or credits will be given with less than 24 hours’ notice or after the event has occurred.  Please cancel directly through Eventbrite at least 24 hours prior to the event for a full refund.

Upcoming workshops

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New Year, New Style! – Saturday, Jan. 11th, 11 am – noon

Bring in the New Year in style. Come to Girl AGain to style a one-of-a-kind t-shirt for your American Girl doll*. First design your t-shirt with colored pencils and paper and then translate that design onto a doll size cotton t-shirt using paints and markers. Bring your doll and creativity! All supplies included. For girls ages 6 and up. Fee: $15.

Order Tickets Here for: New Year, New Style, T-shirt design

This event will feature a new shirt design with pink arms!

This workshop is designed for 10 participants who are supported by Girl AGain staff and our program trainees.

Please note: If your child has any special needs,please contact Girl AGain at 914-358-1460 in advance of the event to discuss accommodations.

 

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Past workshops

Holiday Painting

Design your very own holiday gift! Many American Girl dolls have stories around the holidays. Inspired by these stories, we will be painting a scene on what the holidays mean to us, our dolls and our families. Each girl will be given an 8″x 10″ canvas and a “doll-sized” canvas for their creations.

 

 

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Writer’s Workshop with AG Author Jennifer Castle 

American Girl author Jennifer Castle, who wrote the new books featuring Girl of the Year, Blaire Wilson, will join us at Girl AGain for a very special event.  Jennifer will read from Blaire: American Girl, Girl of the Year 2019 and answer questions about what is was like to work with American Girl to develop this doll’s character and books. She will then guide participants through a short writing workshop where we can develop short stories about our own dolls!

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Sew Happy Doll Vest at Girl AGain

Sew Happy and Girl AGain are teaming up so you can learn basic sewing skills and create a warm and fuzzy doll-sized vest.

 

 

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Doll Tutu Craft 

Get your doll ready for her Nutcracker performance or simply ready for the holidays with her very own tutu! We will craft doll-sized tutu’s out of ribbon and organza. A variety of colors will be available as well as decorations to complete our tutus.

 

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American Girl Samantha’s Calling Cards for the Holidays

When girls like Samantha visited friends in the early 1900s, they would bring Calling Cards. Girls and women kept records of the visits, otherwise known as calls, they received with these cards.

At this workshop, we make cards for our dolls and you to share on your social visits over the holidays.

 

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Doll Shawl and Headband Craft

 

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No-sew Doll Slumber Bags

Prepare your doll for summer camping trips and slumber parties with a one-of-a-kind sleeping bag. Have fun with other American Girl fans and knot together a sleeping bag for your doll. We will then add our own unique designs to the top side.

 

 

Girl AGain Doll Picnic Basket 

Many historic American Girl dolls enjoyed a picnic with their families! Join Samantha, Felicity and others in a summer tradition and decorate a doll-sized picnic basket. We will also be crafting food items and a blanket to fill our baskets.

 

 

 

Recycling and Planting Event for Earth Day!

American Girl Julie Albright, 1974, was passionate about Earth Day. Let’s celebrate Julie and the current evolution of Earth Day by recycling and planting! For our craft activity you will need to bring two metal or plastic containers (such as cleaned soup cans, coffee cans or plastic containers, etc.) to upcycle. We will decorate and turn them into beautiful planters and fill our creations with plants to bring home!

 

Kit’s Easter Basket Craft 

Kit Kittredge liked to make sweet Easter treats in the 1930s.  Join us as we honor Kit in this sweet tradition and decorate Easter baskets for our dolls.  We will also be crafting small eggs and treats to fill our baskets.

 

 

Valentine’s Day Craft

We will be crafting sweet treats for our dolls made out of craft materials for Valentine’s Day. Come show your doll how much you love them! Each girl will also receive a new doll-sized apron (varies from photo) and oven mitt to decorate. All supplies included.

 

 

Holiday Tote Craft Project  

Every girl needs a bag for the holidays and we are here to help! Activity will include decorating a doll-size purse for your doll. Each girl will also decorate a tote bag for themselves or a family member for the holidays. As American Girl Samantha’s Grandmary always said “homemade gifts are the best ones…”

 

Kit’s Thanksgiving Cornucopia

A Thanksgiving craft project inspired by American Girl doll Kit Kittredge. Kit is a girl from the Great Depression with little money but great creativity and with the true spirit of Thanksgiving.

We will be crafting doll-size cornucopias as well as foods and flowers to fill our cornucopias. We will also share stories about all we have to be thankful for this coming Thanksgiving Day.

 

 

Trick or Treat Photo and Frame

Come to Trick or Treat at Girl AGain.  Girls and your dolls come in Halloween costumes to Girl AGain. We’re giving prizes for girls dressed as your favorite American Girl character.  Dolls get prizes too.  Also design and create a picture frame to have your photo taken with your doll and you in costume.  Treats for everyone!

Girl AGain Doll Lunchbox

Prepare your doll for the new school year with her very own lunchbox! Decorate a lunchbox and water bottle for your doll to show off her style and craft lunch food items for your doll to enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

American Girl Doll Spa Day

One of our most requested workshops! Our doll spa day will teach you all of our best tips and tricks for keeping your American Girl doll looking her best: cleaning grime, removing marks left by lipstick, polish and pen.

The workshop will include a lesson and worksheet on doll skin care tips and tricks, plus you’ll take home an eye mask for your dolls. After all, every doll needs her beauty sleep.

 

Seashell Picture Frames

American Girls Samantha Parkington (1904) and Rebecca Rubin (1914) enjoyed going to the seashore.  Girls of today still love the sand and waves of the beach and collecting sea shells.  We’ll use an assortment of sea shells to decorate picture frames for a summer memento. All supplies included but if you have a special shell, bring it to add to your frame.

 

 

 

Doll T-Shirt Design

Design and create a special summer t-shirt for your doll using fabric markers and paints. Have fun with other American Girl fans, and get a picture with you and your doll. Bring your doll and creativity!

 

Dad’s Day Painting

Girls come and make a special gift for dad – a doll-sized painting presented on a mini-easel just in time for Father’s Day. American Girls Samantha and Saige loved to paint. Show off your creativity and appreciation for dad with your very own one-of-a-kind painting. Come prepared with an idea for what you think your dad would like to see.

 

 

Doll Hair Do’s & Don’ts

Girl AGain Doll Hair Do’s & Don’ts Workshop is one of the most popular events.  Learn how to brush, treat and style your doll’s hair. Watch styling demonstrations and learn techniques to practice on your doll. Leave with a new hair style for your doll. Girl AGain trainees and associates are here to assist.

 

Maryellen’s Poodle Skirt

Maryellen Larkin was an American Girl growing up in the 1950s. She and her friends loved going to “sock hops” – dances at the school gymnasium where the girls would wear big circular skirts and dance in their stocking feet.

Your doll can join the 1950s dance fun too. At Girl AGain we will be crafting a classic poodle skirt in true sock hop fashion for your doll.

Gift for Mom – My Doll and Me

Girls can make a special gift for mom – a hand-made picture frame featuring a photo of daughter and doll. Girls will be given white wood picture frames to decorate in their own unique style. We’ll take photos of each girl with her doll and then print them to be inserted into the frame.

 

Julie’s Earth Day Planting

Julie Albright 1974, was passionate about saving the wild life and celebrating Earth Day. Help us celebrate Julie and Earth Day by planting butterfly friendly plants in a unique flower pot designed by you. We will also be creating butterfly friendly gardens outside the doors of Girl AGain.

 

Kit’s Easter Basket Craft

Kit Kittredge liked to make sweet Easter treats in the 1930s.  Join us as we honor Kit in this sweet tradition and decorate Easter baskets for our dolls.  We will also be crafting small eggs and treats to fill our baskets.

 

Doll Spring Bonnet

Get your favorite American Girl doll ready for the warmer weather and spring holidays with her very own spring bonnet. Join us at Girl AGain to create a unique colorful spring bonnet for your doll to wear.

 

 

Doll Spa Day at Girl AGain

NEW workshop. Our doll spa day will teach you all of our best tips and tricks for keeping your American Girl doll looking her best:  cleaning grime, removing marks left by lipstick, polish and pen.

The workshop will include a lesson and worksheet on doll skin care tips and tricks, plus you’ll make an eye mask for your dolls to take home. After all, every doll needs her beauty sleep.

 

 

 

Addy’s Quilt celebrating African-American History Month

American Girl Addy Walker made a patchwork quilt for her parents to celebrate their wedding after freedom from slavery in 1865. Join us to make a no-sew a patchwork quilt for your doll.

 

 

 

Valentine Craft & Tea Party

Come dressed in your fancy dress and bring your doll for tea and light snacks at Girl AGain. We will also be crafting treats for our dolls made out of felt and other craft materials for Valentine’s Day.

 

 

 

Doll Hair Do’s & Don’ts

Girl AGain Doll Hair Do’s & Don’ts Workshop is one of the most popular events.  Learn how to brush, treat and style your doll’s hair. Watch styling demonstrations and learn techniques to practice on your doll. Leave with a new hair style for your doll. Girl AGain trainees and associates are here to assist.

 

 

Samantha’s Holiday Tote Craft Project

A Christmas holiday craft project inspired by American Girl doll Samantha. As Samantha’s Grandmary said “homemade gifts are the best ones…”.

Girls can make a tote bag for themselves or as a gift.  Girls will also be able to decorate a small red purse for their dolls (pictured).  All supplies included.

 

 

Writer’s Workshop with Author Laurie Calkhoven

How much do you know about American Girl? Do you know who founded the company – and why? Who were the first three original dolls? When was the Girl of the Year introduced?

Laurie Calkhoven loves testing your knowledge of fun facts about American Girl. Also included a writing workshop “A Celebration of You” and author signing.

American Girl® Ultimate Visual Guide will be a treasured addition to every American Girl fan’s bookshelf. Books are available for sale.

Kit’s Box of Thanks – A Thanksgiving Craft Project

A Thanksgiving craft project inspired by American Girl doll Kit Kittredge. Kit is a girl from the Great Depression with little money but great creativity and with the true spirit of Thanksgiving. We will be decorating a doll size box of thanks filled with notes to share with those we love and to express all we have to be thankful for.

 

 

Doll Portrait Painting Workshop

Art teacher Judi O. will lead a workshop teaching the art of portrait painting.  Bring your doll and your creativity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tee-shirt Workshop

Create a one-of-a-kind tee-shirt for your doll.  Sketch your design on paper, then use paints and markers on a cotton doll-size tee-shirt.  All supplies included.

 

 

Plant a Doll Herb Garden

American Girls Addy Walker (1864) and Josefina Montoyez (1824)  planted and gathered herbs and flowers in the summer time. With inspiration from these American Girls, we will be decorating flower pots at Girl AGain. After designing a unique flower pot with paint and other accessories, we will plant herbs and flowers that you can grow for the rest of the summer!

 

 

Writer’s Workshop with author Laurie Calkhoven

 

American Girl Author Laurie Calkhoven will lead a writer’s workshop about women in history who have done great things.
Laurie will share some stories from her book Fifty Women Who Changed The World, and then girls will write about an inspirational woman in their lives and share with the group.

 

Julie’s Lunch Box

American Girl Julie Albright carried a metal lunch box to school in 1974. Now you can create one just like hers for your own doll. Decorate a lunchbox and paint lunch food items for your doll to enjoy.

 

 

 

Doll Aprons

Get ready for the holiday season.  Create a one of a kind apron for you doll so she can be dressed for baking and cooking in the kitchen.  Apron and art supplies provided. Just bring your imagination and your doll.

 

 

 

Stand Up for Others with Chrissa

Learn how an American Girl of the Year, Chrissa Maxwell, dealt with a school bully and how she stood up for her friends. Chrissa and her friends made head bands to show support for each other, Create a head band for you and your doll.

 

 

 

Julie’s Love Beads (Groovy!)

Julie Albright is an American Girl living in San Francisco in 1974. To protest the Vietnam war everyone was wearing “love” beads – around their necks, as belts and in their hair.  Make a love beaded necklace or belt for you and your doll, just like Julie wore.