Kids
Do something fun and crafty in your Half Terms & School Holidays!!!
Basic Kids Workshops run 10am-12noon. £6.50 per child, per session. Booking essential and as soon as possible as there are 10 places only per course. Workshops are for children only, no adults, and participants must be 7yrs+ Please note separate charges apply for longer/special courses
Easter Holiday Activities 2010
Tuesday 6 April
Medieval Copper Jewellery
with Zoe Atkins
Weave and make patterns with copper wire to create a medieval style bangle or pendant.
Thursday 8 April
Dragon Puppets
with Fiona Silvana Cumbo
Design and make your very own Dragon puppet using mixed media and lots of crafty things.
Monday 12 April
Design your own Coat of Arms
with Ami Lowman
Design and paint your very own heraldic crest to hang on your wall at home, showing all the things that you love!
Wednesday 14 April
Medieval Costumes & Props
with Fiona Silvana Cumbo
Get inspired by fair maidens & brave knights and design and make your own props and costumes.
Friday 16 April
Clay Castles
with Kate O’Connell
Who’s the king of the castle?? Make your own enchanted castle out of air-dry clay to take home and paint!
Spring Half Term
Wednesday 2 June
Pirate T-Shirts
with Mary Vormawah
Decorate a T-Shirt fit for the most feared Pirate sailing the seven seas! Participants to bring along a plain white T-Shirt
Thursday 3 June
Pirate Bandanna’s
with Karen Berry
Steal away with your own pirate bandanna! Make the perfect headgear for a pirate King or Queen.
Friday 4 June
Loot Bags
with Ami Lowman
Design and decorate a pirate loot bag… perfect for hiding your stash of stolen gold coins!
Summer Holiday 2010
Monday 26 July
Caribbean Pirate Purses
with Mary Vormawah
Inspired by the pirates of the Caribbean, come and make a really cool leather purse.
Wednesday 28 July
Malaysian Batik Butterflies
with Mary Vormawah
Using this ancient technique, create a stunning butterfly or moth using hot wax and fabric paints.
Friday 30 July
Egyptian Clay Gods
with Kate O’Connell
Get inspired by the crazy half animal, half human Egyptian gods and make your own out of clay!
Tuesday 3 August
New Zealand Maori Pendants
with Sharon Justice
Using cuttle fish and carving tools design a Maori inspired pendant before casting it with liquid pewter.
Thursday 5 August
Indian Henna Paintings
with Ami Lowman
Learn how to apply a henna design to your hand or foot. A skin test must be done at least a week before the course, and the henna design will last for about 1-2 weeks.
Monday 9 August
Chinese Carp Wind Socks
with Ami Lowman
Using wire and tissue paper make a cool Chinese inspired windsock to decorate your garden!
Wednesday 11 August
North American Pueblo Pottery
with Kate O’Connell
Using special clay from New Mexico and taking inspiration from decorative Pueblo Pottery, design and make and eye-catching pot!
Friday 13 August
Mexican Day of the Dead Skull Masks
with Ami Lowman
During Mexico’s ‘Day of the Dead’ brightly coloured skull masks decorate the city. Make your own skull mask to take home.
Tuesday 17 August
African Beaded Jewellery
with Sharon Justice
Make some colourful beaded jewellery in the style of traditional African decorative jewellery.
Thursday 19 August
Asian Fans
with Fiona Silvana-Cumbo
Design and draw onto your very own Asian fan using traditional oriental imagery and writing.
Monday 23 August
Greek Mosaic Pictures
with Fiona Silvana-Cumbo
The ancient Greeks made up pictures using tiny squares of ceramic tiles. Design and make a paper mosaic picture in the same style.
Wednesday 25 August
Japanese Silk Painting
with Ami Lowman
Using gutta and fabric paints, create a beautiful delicate picture of Japanese cherry blossoms and Geisha’s on silk.
Friday 27 August
Native American Arts & Crafts
with Ami Lowman
Spend a session making Native American totem poles from junk materials and also learning how to make dream catchers.