There’s always a moment in a holiday class when someone steps back and says, “I made that!” It might be after the last cream puff goes onto a caramel tower or when the icing finally holds a gingerbread roof in place. This November and December, join us at Antsy Nancy in Tucson to make something you’ll be proud to put on the table, hang on the door, or give away.

Make Something for the Thanksgiving Table

Start with Autumn Comforts Cookie Decorating on November 15. We’ll use royal icing to decorate six fall designs inspired by pumpkins, pie, and other seasonal favorites. On November 17, our Croquembouche class takes you from piping pâte à choux to filling cream puffs with vanilla pastry cream and stacking them with caramel.  Autumn Comforts Cookies  ·  Croquembouche

For the house, make an olive branch wreath and personalize it with ribbon on November 20, or arrange a fall centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table on November 22.  Olive Branch Wreath  ·  Fall Centerpiece

If tamales are part of your holiday tradition, come make green chile and red meat tamales from scratch. We’ll work with fresh masa and practice filling and wrapping the tamales together. Choose a 4 or 7 p.m. session on November 21 or December 19.  Nov. 21 at 4 p.m.  ·  Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.  ·  Dec. 19 at 4 p.m.  ·  Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.

December Classes for Friends and Families

Bring a young baker to decorate a gingerbread house on December 5, or spend an afternoon piping winter cookies at Candy Cane Lane on December 6. At our December 12 Holiday Tea Party, kids can dress up, bring a favorite doll, sip tea or cocoa, and decorate a doll-sized cake.  Gingerbread Houses  ·  Candy Cane Lane  ·  Holiday Tea Party

Make a gift with a friend on December 10 when we infuse vodka with cranberries and etch a design onto glassware. If you’re hosting, join us December 11 or 18 to make party bites like cranberry Brie bites, toasted ravioli, and crab Rangoon.  Cranberry Vodka and Glass Etching  ·  Appetizers Dec. 11  ·  Dec. 18

For the holiday treat box, make fudge, truffles, and caramels on December 12, decorate six Christmas cookies at Mrs. Claus’ Bakery on December 13, or learn to pipe and bake peppermint macarons on December 17.  Candy Making  ·  Mrs. Claus’ Bakery  ·  Peppermint Macarons

Winter Break Camps and Homeschool Classes

Our Winter Treat Shop homeschool program starts December 1 at the studio and December 4 at Tucson Mall. During school break, kids can sign up for individual camp days December 21–23 and 28–30. Projects include gingerbread houses, holiday cookies, handmade gifts, cocoa bombs, a cocoa mug cake, and cake pops.  Studio Homeschool Program  ·  Tucson Mall Homeschool Program  ·  View Camp Dates

Most classes meet at our River Center studio at 5655 E. River Rd., Suite 101, in Tucson. For classes marked Parent & Child, one registration covers a duo working on one project together. Pick a date and join us, or give someone a class to look forward to with an Antsy Nancy gift card.  Browse the Class Calendar  ·  Shop Gift Cards