Unlock the mystery of watercolour!

Spend the day mastering watercolour techniques, combining observation with imagination.

In the morning, we’ll paint en plein air, capturing the twisted branches of large trees and the greens and flowers of the park next door, while weaving in your imagination to create your own visual story.

In the afternoon, delve into the symbolic - painting still life scenes of skulls and hourglasses, representing curiosity, time, and mystery.

Discover the magic hidden in every brushstroke!

Step into the spotlight cause this day is a celebration of you!
Through drawing, collage and sculpture, we’ll explore symbols, colour and storytelling to create magical artworks that celebrate individuality and the everyday things that make each of us unique.

In the morning, we’ll design bold collage banners filled with colours, symbols and images that represent who we are. These vibrant artworks will be perfect for hanging in your room - like a personal flag celebrating your interests, personality and creativity.

In the afternoon, we’ll create mini-me treasure chests using matchboxes and photos taken on the day - tiny magical keepsake boxes where our faces open to reveal miniature treasures and symbols of the things we love. We’ll also design badges from recycled materials, celebrating the special qualities that make each of us shine - from the big to the wonderfully ordinary.

Every person is a universe - today we celebrate yours.

Get ready to wear your creativity!

In this full day of hands-on design, we’ll create custom gear you can take anywhere!

In the morning, make your own la-who-who keychain, combining felt, colour, and personality.

In the afternoon, design and decorate your own tote bag with paints and appliqué.

Leave with one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect your style!

Calling all heroes and heroines!
This adventurous making day explores clay sculpture, texture and imaginative storytelling! Through hand-building techniques, young artists will create magical objects inspired by fantasy worlds, mythical creatures and epic journeys.

In the morning, we’ll sculpt Adventurer’s Checkerboards from polymer clay - colourful, fantasy-inspired pieces on map-based boards. Once created we’ll challenge our friends to an epic battle!

In the afternoon, we’ll create Dragon Eye Sculptures using air-dry clay. Beginning with a painted eye centre, we’ll build a slab base and carefully add layers of scales and textures to form the watchful eye of a dragon or mysterious creature discovered on our adventure.

Leave with magical sculpted objects worthy of a true adventurer!

Build big dreams and reach for the sky! Throughout the day, we’ll master cardboard construction techniques - safely using the kid-designed Chomp Saw to bring our ideas to life.

In the morning, we’ll construct 3D cardboard buildings and assemble a collaborative city layout.

In the afternoon, we’ll design a concertina street of shops and houses, each with opening doors and windows - where artists invent their own silly stories, from a bubble factory to a magic store, with the option to transform it into a wearable hat!

By day’s end, you’ll stand tall - just like the sensational cardboard creations you’ve built!

What’s really going on inside?
This day focuses on drawing and illustration as we explore hidden worlds, secret interiors and imaginative storytelling. Through line, colour and layered paper techniques, we’ll create artworks that reveal surprising scenes beneath the surface.

In the morning, we’ll design detailed animal–house hybrid illustrations - strange buildings shaped like animals, filled with tiny rooms and secret stories. Using drawing, collage and opening flaps, our artworks will reveal what’s happening inside, from miniature bedrooms with slides to hidden laboratories.

In the afternoon, we’ll create Inside-Out portraits and Character Books - artworks that reveal surprising layers of a character. We’ll discover what’s hidden beneath the surface, from funny skeletons, little aliens operating characters like robots or magical inner worlds!

Because sometimes the most interesting stories are the ones hidden inside!

Things aren’t always what they seem! Today we’ll explore the fascinating world of optical illusions - artworks that confuse the brain!Through drawing, collage and sculpture, budding artists will discover how artists use perspective, pattern and clever design to create images that make us look twice.

We’ll begin the day by experimenting with impossible drawings - artworks that appear realistic at first glance but reveal something puzzling the longer you look. We’ll also explore Op Art illusion weaving, where strips of coloured paper are carefully layered and woven together to create shifting patterns that appear to bend, ripple and move across the page.

In the afternoon we’ll take illusions into three dimensions. Using folded paper and perspective drawing, budding artists will create reverse perspective sculptures - artworks that stand tall yet appear to pop back into the distance when viewed front on or from different angles.

From mysterious hallways to dramatic city streets, each piece becomes a sculptural illusion where flat drawings transform into surprising optical tricks!

Pack your passport - we’re travelling somewhere impossible!
In this imaginative making day, artists become time travellers exploring strange worlds and eras. Through watercolour, printmaking, drawing and collage, we’ll create travel artefacts that document journeys to places that only exist in our imagination!

In the morning, we’ll create our own Time Traveller’s Passport including a watercolour portrait alter-ego for the first page, and a range of printed stamps representing the strange destinations they may have encountered!

In the afternoon, we’ll create postcards from impossible places using drawing, collage and gelli printing. Invent landscapes from underwater cities, tourist attractions from outer space and stamps from the unknown!

Where will your imagination take you next?

Get ready for a full day of deliciously creative artmaking!
Across the day we’ll explore sculpture, construction and design techniques using drawing, collage and cardboard, while learning about colour theory and storytelling through food-inspired creations.

In the morning, we’ll build oversized cardboard food sculptures - imagine towering sandwiches stacked with layers of cardboard lettuce, tomato and cheese. Once our creations are complete, we’ll stage a playful picnic photo shoot, arranging the sculptures together to create a collaborative artwork.

In the afternoon, we’ll step into the world of imaginative design. First, we’ll create strange and silly chip packets with outrageous flavours, designing the packaging and stuffing them so they look full. Then we’ll make pop-up keep cups - cup-shaped artworks where something surprising bursts out from inside, like a coffee bean disco party or a universe filled with aliens.

By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a collection of bold, funny and totally unique food-inspired artworks!