Events And Activities (showing 10 out of 22)

Come spend some quality time at Polka with your family this festive season. Join us to design and create your very own magical snow globe, inspired by the one in The Night Before Christmas. Shake up your Christmas and craft memories to treasure in this artistic workshop.

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Spend a relaxing day bonding with your child (dads, aunties, grannies - everyone is welcome!) whilst learning to sew and make something fabulous. Great for nervy beginners as well as the more accomplished. At the end of the workshop, you’ll take home your own pretty creation(s). Perfect for beginners and the more advanced. Skills learned (could include): Drawing Communication Planning Fabric knowledge Pinning, measuring and cutting Accuracy Machine and hand sewing Specialist sewing skills Appliqué Patchwork Fastening insertion 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. 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 Brighton and Chelsea.

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From hero hedgehogs to brave badgers, join our specialist puppet-maker and make your very own hand puppets inspired by the crafty creatures of Tidy. Use your imagination to create an adventurous animal and role-play scenes from this environmental story about helping to keep the world around us tidy!

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Each day the children will explore all genres of creative arts-learning songs & dances, acting out role play adventures, exploring arts & crafts plus lots of games and crafts. Perfect for 3-6 year olds led by professional actors with a love for early years!

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Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain with author Margaret Bateson-Hill is part of The Big Family Art Event. A paper-craft adventure! Listen to Margaret Bateson-Hill tell the story of Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain, inspired by the Chinese art of paper cutting. Start by learning how to make a simple geometric shape and then become more adventurous with your own unique snowflake, butterfly, flower or dragon mask. Join us for an interactive art and literature experience that explores the bright and imaginative world of visual storytelling through live drawing and storytelling sessions, interactive song-based shows, stimulating creative workshops and lots of opportunities to join in! THE BIG FAMILY ART EVENT Children’s Writers and Illustrators for Stories and Literacy (CWISL) and Half Moon are delighted to be working with some of the UK’s best-loved and award-winning writers and illustrators on this exciting event, so The Big Family Art Event is not to be missed! This day-long festival celebrates our autumn exhibition Picture a Story, which brings together a collection of illustrations by author-artists whose published work covers an array of genres, from babies to teenagers.

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Sculpting Stories with artist Anne-Marie Perks is part of The Big Family Art Event. Discover how to use clay to create small 3D characters with artist Anne-Marie Perks. Start to create the building blocks of your own animation in this interactive workshop where you’ll have the opportunity to sculpt your own characters using different materials. Please wear appropriate clothing for this messy experience. THE BIG FAMILY ART EVENT Join us for an interactive art and literature experience that explores the bright and imaginative world of visual storytelling through live drawing and storytelling sessions, interactive song-based shows, stimulating creative workshops and lots of opportunities to join in! Children’s Writers and Illustrators for Stories and Literacy (CWISL) and Half Moon are delighted to be working with some of the UK’s best-loved and award-winning writers and illustrators on this exciting event, so The Big Family Art Event is not to be missed! This day-long festival celebrates our autumn exhibition Picture a Story, which brings together a collection of illustrations by author-artists whose published work covers an array of genres, from babies to teenagers.

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This Happy Campers Club camp is for children ages 3 to 4 years old, consisting of a series of uniquely curated classes, carefully tailored to suit this age group. It is run alongside highly experienced teachers from reputed private schools across London who are equipped with the knowledge of what engages young children. The thematic classes consist of an introduction to a new topic with varying hands-on activities including arts and crafts, science experiments, music sessions, various sports/games, sensory and stem activities, yoga, dancing and immersive storytelling. The fun and creative activities reinforce key areas of learning and development including examining various topics relating to understanding the world; experimenting with different art mediums, colours and textures; partaking in games and role playing to build their confidence; winning prizes; using their imagination and developing their personal and social skills. The sessions also include a daily sports program for this age group which keeps our Happy Campers active and helps to build their skills including gross and fine motor skills, balance, coordination and improve their general fitness development. We are thrilled to share that we also offer music sessions with instructors that specialise in this age group. The classes use Sofia’s signature DICE method: Discover, Imagine, Create, Explore. The main inspiration behind creating this was to develop a fun and effective learning method that constantly engages children and makes their learning experience enjoyable. Child development is a core value at Happy Campers Club, the classes are designed to provide the children with a creative outlet to innovate, discover new concepts, make friends and have fun in a nurturing environment! Daily Themes for ages 3-4: December 18th: The Winter Season December 19th: Polar Animals December 20th: At the Zoo December 21st: The Snowman Story December 22nd: Christmas and the Holiday Season

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You will be taught the A-Z skills on how to design and create your own unique Winter Tote Bag. Will you add a pocket? Use vinyl to create you own logo? Sew on ribbons and appliqué? Our experienced fashion tutors will be on hand to support you every step of the way. This course is perfect for beginners and the more advanced! Skills learned (could include): Drawing Communication Planning Fabric knowledge Pinning, measuring and cutting Accuracy Machine and hand sewing Specialist sewing skills Appliqué Patchwork Fastening insertion 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.

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Our Camp is located at Laureate Academy where we have full use of the inside and outdoor facilities. Boys and Girls aged 4+ years can enjoy all the arts/crafts, sports & music activities in partnership with Teddy Bear Nanny's. Our Arts & Crafts Mega camps will feature special themed activities. We offer 20% discount if you book both days. Siblings will receive 10% discount if booked on the same day (only applies to day bookings not if you receive the 20% both days). Early drop off available below.

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In this workshop, you will get access to our collection of patterns to start creating your very own Party Dress perfect for Christmas and New Year celebrations! Our team of fashion tutors will guide you through the process, from designing to constructing and finishing your garment! Choose from a gorgeous range of sustainably sourced and dead-stock designer fabrics. Beginner friendly. Skills learned (could include): Drawing Communication Planning Fabric knowledge Pinning, measuring and cutting Accuracy Machine and hand sewing Specialist sewing skills Appliqué Patchwork Fastening insertion 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.

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