Art
Upcycle with the Borrowers (6-12 yrs)
Tuesday 27th May, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)
Have you ever imagined what life would be like if you shrank down to a tiny 6cm high? What would your world look like and how could you ‘borrow’ everyday things from the big world around you to survive and thrive in your miniature world. Taking inspiration from the classic 1952 novel ‘The Borrowers’ by Mary Norton, we will make our own tiny (and very secret) scenes, while listening to a chapter of this magical book. Will you make a cosy living room of sponge sofas and rag rugs or perhaps a welcoming kitchen of matchstick chairs and bottle cap sinks? This workshop is designed for children aged 6–12 and places emphasis on found materials. Students are encouraged to bring in anything they think might be useful or thought provoking that they might otherwise have thrown away.
Tutor: Clare Kendall
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It's a Bug's World (5-11 yrs)
Tuesday 27th May, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)
It's time to get tiny! In this all-day workshop we'll explore the incredible worlds of insects and bugs, the tiniest creatures on the planet. Using shoeboxes, we'll create mini-versions of the natural world, using card, paper, clay, tissue paper, flowers, and lots more to create our tiny scenes. Will your box have, leaves, tree roots, feathers or moss in? Which creatures live in this habitat? Any creepy crawlies would be proud to live in these tiny worlds!
Tutor: Lilly Walker
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Down the Rabbit Hole (5-11 yrs)
Wednesday 28th May, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)
Follow us down the rabbit hole! In this all- day class you will create a model of Alice's Wonderland adventure inside an old shoebox, adding a hole on the lid to allow the average size human to peep through the rabbit hole into the landscape Alice has fallen into. You will learn to use a variety of techniques including sculpting from plasticine, collage and drawing to construct your tiny fantasy world. Afterwards, we'll even make a tiny book to go with it illustrating the key parts of the story we have been inspired by.
Tutor: Fiona Berry
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Making a Mini Zoo (4-7 yrs)
Wednesday 28th May, 09.30 - 12.30 (£39)
Let's make a mini zoo! What would all the animals need in their enclosures? We can make lots of fences to separate them from one another and make temporary homes for all the animals. We will also need to make some creatures who live on land or in the water... who will you have in your zoo? Using cardboard boxes, clay and lots of imagination, we'll create our own mini zoos! This class is part of our brand-new offering of longer classes for 4-7 year olds. Come along for three hours of arts, crafts, and fun. Please note this is a drop- off class.
Tutor: Sue Harris
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Modelbox Storytelling (4-7 yrs)
Wednesday 28th May, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)
In this workshop we will create a whole Wonderland world within a box. Inspired by old-fashioned printers trays, we will use different sections of our box to display all the magic and mystery of Alice's world. Using different creative effects we will create our own trail of trinkets to lead us through the story. How will we create the White Rabbit's pocketwatch, the Cheshire Cat's smile, and the Queen of Hearts' crown? We'll make different backdrops and models to tell the story. This class is part of our brand-new offering of longer classes for 4–7 year olds! Come along for three hours of arts, crafts, and fun. Please note this is a drop-off class.
Tutor: Sue Harris
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The Mad Hatter's Collage & Textiles Party (5-11 yrs)
Thursday 29th May (£78)
Create beautiful textile collages inspired by the fantasy world of Alice in Wonderland! We'll follow the White Rabbit and Alice down the rabbit hole and recreate their magical world. We'll take special inspiration from the Mad Hatter's tea party scene, and also the art of visual storyteller Malgorzata Mirga Tas who uses textiles to create vibrant images. You will draw and paint using fineliners and watercolour, inspired by the original illustrations, characters, events, and food at The Mad Hatter's tea party. Don't forget the Dormouse asleep in the teapot! Alongside your collages you'll create; a tote bag to carry on your adventures with Alice; a recycled fabric key ring using knotting, scrap fabric and beads (will the key open the door to the beautiful garden Alice finds?); and a scrap notebook to journal your journey through the looking glass and into Wonderland.
Tutor: Nicola Corrigan
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Making a Tiny Town (3-5 yrs)
Thursday 29th May, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)
Let's make our own tiny towns! We can make a large map on the table together with our friends and use our cardboard boxes to create a 3D map of an imaginary city. Roads, playgrounds, bridges, parks and streets, we can include it all. Street signs and traffic lights – you can be your own town's planner! Or perhaps you will be the Town Mayor! What will your town be called? Please note that this is a drop-off class.
Tutor: Sue Harris
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Time for Tea! (3-5 yrs)
Thursday 29th May, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)
We will make everything that is needed to have the best tea party, as enjoyed by the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and Alice. We'll make our very own crazy teacups, decorating them however we want, and we'll use clay to make delicious- looking cakes, scones, and other tasty tea-time treats. It's enough to make your mouth water... don't be late for this very important date! Please note that this is a drop-off class.
Tutor: Sue Harris
Find out moreOptical Illusion Artworks (4-7 yrs)
Thursday 29th May, 15.30 - 17.30 (£27)
Wonderland has all kinds of magic within it... and in this workshop we will try and recreate some! Together we will create a clever 3D painting tricking the onlooker's eye into thinking we are looking through the keyhole into Alice's world. We'll learn how to use perspective to help us draw and paint to create the effect, leaving us with a mind-bending final artwork. Please note that this is a drop-off class.
Tutor: Sue Harris
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