Our Saturday Sessions are a perfect place to start the weekend, with different performances and creative activities for children and their adults each week – all for free.
Watch a new performance, make something with artists and come together to create and play with other little performers, makers and creators.
Relaxed Sessions are our adapted version for children and families who would benefit from a sensory adapted space and a smaller group.
Every month, we bring together brilliant artists and London’s children to experience top quality work in a playful setting.
Come on down and discover the inner artist in us all.
Our Saturday Sessions are a perfect place to start the weekend, with different performances and creative activities for children and their adults each week – all for free.
Watch a new performance, make something with artists and come together to create and play with other little performers, makers and creators.
The day ends with a Ballroom boogie where we encourage everyone to move, dance and shake it out with the people you came with and the friends you’ve made throughout the session.
Every month, we bring together brilliant artists and London’s children to experience top quality work in a playful setting.
Saturday Sessions welcomes everyone into the Southbank Centre to make, do and create. Come on down and discover the inner artist in us all.
Free. Drop-in (no need to book). Suitable for all ages. On the last Sunday of every month* plus special dates.
Explore the British Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
The Family Station, located on the Upper Ground Floor, includes creative resources full of ideas to explore, make and play in the Library.
Start your family adventure here, then go off to discover our building and learn all about the Library.
What is the Family Station?
• It is completely drop-in, so arrive anytime between 11.00 and 15.00 and stay for as long as you like. You’re welcome to arrive, leave, and come back whenever suits you best.
• While our Learning Assistants will be onsite, Family Station is completely family-led and informal. Meaning you can play, read and explore as a family, and help yourself to our various creative resources.
• There will be fun sensory items out to play with, a pop-up reading corner with braille and tactile editions and art materials to experiment, draw and build
• You can also borrow specially designed trails to explore the wider Library through your senses and enjoy playful interactions with our building and collection
• The Family Station is fully accessible and suitable for children with SEND
Family Station: Explore and Play, is open on the last Sunday* of every month, every day for one week during select school holidays and on special dates to coincide with Library-wide events.
Looking for some family fun?
Join us for a glowing good time at Neon Brush in London!
You and your little ones can discover the magic of neon painting in a fun art workshop led by a professional expert!
It’s the perfect family activity—get your tickets now for Neon Brush Kids: A Fun Neon Painting Class for the Family in London!
Step into a vibrant wonderland at Neon Brush!
This fun and creative workshop invites parents and kids to discover the magic of neon artwork.
First, a professional expert will teach you tricks and techniques, showing you how to use different stencils and brushes to create really cool effects.
Then, let your imagination run wild as you experiment with fluorescent paints, creating a vibrant masterpiece to take home and display proudly on the wall!
Ready to tap into your creative genius? Get your tickets now for Neon Brush Kids: A Fun Neon Painting Class for the Family!
Highlights
👨👩👧 Spend quality time with your little ones in a fun and creative environment
🤩 Get artsy with fluorescent paints and watch your canvas glow in the dark
🎨 Explore your creative side—you’re in total control, so paint whatever you like!
🖌️ Stencils, brushes, and other tools are available to create cool effects
🎵 Enjoy family-friendly tunes while you paint and play together
🖼️ Take home your colorful creation
Little Sewing Bee Classes
Sewing classes level: Beginner Friendly
Let’s kick off the Autumn season by learning how to sew sustainable clothes on a sewing machine!
Based at our fashion hub in the heart of Chelsea, you will be guided by our fun experienced tutors, Ellie and Tiana, whilst making new friends.
Create new sustainable pieces to add to your Autumn-Winter Wardrobe.
Using a selection of dead-stock designer fabrics, you will create an outfit which is both on-trend and sustainable.
There will be x2 skills lessons per term where you will learn to do x1 decorative technique and x1 constructional technique.
These skills include: zips, pockets, applique, draping, using an overlocker and the cover stitch machine.
This fashionable look will be the perfect addition to your wardrobe!
This course is suitable for both beginners and the more experienced.
You will be creating a trendy outfit this term, ready to be added to your Autumn-Winter Wardrobe.
You will be under the expert eye of our skilled fashion tutors, Ellie and Tiana, while learning how to design and sew your own sustainable, wearable garment - using our state-of-the-art Janome sewing machines.
You will have access to our dead stock designer fabric collection to make your garment that extra special!
Students can also bring in their own fabric if they wish.
This term, there will be x2 skills based lessons suitable for all levels. X1 decorative free machine embroidery lesson and x1 constructional technique lesson.
Choose a constructional technique you'd like to master: invisible zips, pockets, darts, pleats or gathering.
This course is suitable for beginners and the advanced.
Sewing classes Level: Beginner Friendly
In these Autumn sewing classes you will learn how to sew sustainable clothes on a machine and create your own designs!
Based at our fashion hub in the heart of Chelsea, you will be guided by our experienced tutors, Tshala and Ava, whilst making new friends.
This term you will create new sustainable pieces to add to your Autumn Wardrobe. Using a selection of dead-stock designer fabrics, you will create an outfit which is both on-trend and sustainable.
You will need to use your imagination and creativity to design and develop your look, from drawing a pattern to sewing your final garments.
This fashionable look will be the perfect addition to your wardrobe!
There will be x2 skills based lessons suitable for all levels.
X1 decorative free machine embroidery lesson and x1 constructional technique lesson.
Choose a constructional technique you'd like to master: invisible zips, pockets, darts, pleats or gathering.
These sewing classes are suitable for beginners and the more experienced.
Hosted by The Fashion School CIC*
Sewing classes Level: Beginner Friendly
FashionLab is for the students who love to be creative and have an interest in fashion!
Learn about the importance of sustainability within the fashion industry and how they can still enjoy fashion in a responsible way.
The students will continue to enhance their design, making and textile skills, leaving the course with a fabulous handmade garment to be proud of and that will demonstrate everything they have learnt over the term.
A wonderful selection of donated deadstock designer fabrics will be available for the students to pick from to use, from designers such as Alexander McQueen, Brogger and Preen to name a few.
Project Brief for Autumn 2024 Term:
Think of a location and an activity. It could be something from a film.
Research and design an outfit that would be ideal to wear within this location whilst participating in this activity. What sort of fabrics would be appropriate?
What type of silhouettes and styles make sense?
What details should the garment have?
How can the design reflect aspects of the environment and the activity.
Our art club is a fun and experimental space where children learn new techniques and skills inspired by famous artworks and artists.
Our tutor Jodie, a practising artist with a professional background working in leading contemporary and modern art galleries aims to inspire children and unleash their inner creative.
Previous drawing skills not required, just a love of art and an open mind.
This term we are beginning by diving into Fauvism and Surrealism focussing on the artist Joan Miró and even looking at why his dreamlike patterned paintings managed to upset the establishment.
We believe the young mind absorbs more when the hands are busy so all this newly acquired knowledge soaks in sideways whilst the children are working in their personal hardback sketchbooks, building sculptures and installations, being their own performance art or painting on canvas.
All materials supplied by TFS, just bring an apron or old shirt.
Make a onesie to keep you warm and snug this Winter.
What's better than being comfy and stylish!
Choose from our gorgeous range of cosy fleece fabrics.
Our team of fashion tutors will guide you through the process, from designing to constructing and finishing your garment.
The Fashion School was founded in 2012 by Caroline Gration, with the aim to promote a healthy attitude towards fashion and individuality to children, teenagers and adults.
Our tutors have at least a BA (Hons) in Fashion or Textiles, are DBS certified, first aid trained, Arts Award advisers and have experience within the industry and/or running their own business.
We offer after school and weekend classes for children and teens of all levels, exciting half term and holiday workshops, fashion trips, luxe fashion workshops for grown ups, and creative birthday parties for children.
We’re an Arts Award centre! Our tutors are Bronze & Silver Arts Award advisers and teach this nationally recognised GCSE level qualification – ideal for aspiring fashion/textile students who want to create their own brief.
We’ve been part of the Duke of Edinburgh awards scheme since 2012.
Whether you are with us to have a relaxing time learning lifelong skills or you want a career in fashion, we’re here for you. We have the most experienced caring staff, widest range of specialist machinery and the best facilities in Chelsea and Manchester.
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