Make Fungi Art

Use all your senses and creativity to explore the world of mycology in our family friendly Craft Room. Enjoy the creative process of designing mushroom inspired art while learning about fascinating fungi! (Open Saturday and Sunday only)

Mushroom Cap Creation Station

Visit the Craft Room and design your own “spore-tacular” mushroom cap to wear around the festival!

This all-ages activity lets you make your own unique fungal fashion statement styled after our own native Amanita muscaria. Take your custom mushroom cap home and show off your mycological masterpiece!

Fly agaric, Fort Bragg (2021). Photo by Hugh Smith

Fungi Fine Lines and Watercolor Wonders

Learn about different kinds of mushrooms, and then create scenes full of fantastic fungi, from morels to chanterelles!

Morel, the Magnificent Morel (2013). Photo by Hugh Smith

Create custom mushroom buttons at the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. Photo by Hugh Smith

Chanterelle. Photo by Yevgeny Nyden

Using stencils, trace the shapes of your favorite mushrooms in wax crayon and then paint a watercolor scene for your fungi. Design your own mushroom buttons and we'll mount them on a pin for you. For some extra “pop”, use white crayon and dark watercolors to make your mushrooms magically appear! Perfect for all ages.

Paint your favorite mushrooms at the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. Photo by Hugh Smith (cropped)

Design a fun mushroom button at the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. Photo by Hugh Smith

Toadstools for Tots

Let your little ones get creative with this fun and simple mushroom craft! Use simple materials to make mini mushrooms in a playful activity that’s easy for little fingers to enjoy. Leave with a cute handmade mushroom to remind them of their Fungus Fair adventure!