Scientist Engineer Designer Architect Inventor Artist

* Experiment with colour and paint
* Create with clay & natural materials
* Construct with recyclables
* Engineer and test adhesive methods and materials
* Drawing, painting, cutting, gluing, sewing, sculpting…
* Adding, blending, transforming

 …learn to trust the creative process
…develop fine-motor skills
…gain knowledge about materials and properties

See photo examples

* Experiment with colour and paint
* Create with clay & natural materials
* Construct with recyclables
* Engineer and test adhesive methods and materials
* Draw, paint, cut, glue, sew, sculpt…
* Add, blend, transform…

 …learn to trust the creative process
…develop fine-motor skills
…gain knowledge about materials and their properties

See photo examples

* Qualified primary school teacher and artist
* 15 years’ experience teaching art to primary-aged children
* Progressive teaching methods
* Small groups (max 10 children)
* Lessons based on traditional and modern arts/crafts, developing skills & creativity
* Structured, but in a nurturing home-studio setting
* A child-friendly, relaxed environment for after-school
* Lots of variety / choice
* Excellent resources
* Daily or weekly themes

* Qualified primary school teacher and artist
* 15 years’ experience teaching art to primary-aged children
* Progressive teaching methods
* Small groups (max 7 children)
* Lessons based on traditional and modern arts/crafts, developing skills & creativity
* Structured, but in a nurturing home-studio setting
* A child-friendly, relaxed environment for after-school
* Lots of variety / choice
* Excellent resources
* Daily or weekly themes (see classes page)

* Read about the classes
* Book your days online
* Single day or multiple day bookings accepted…
e.g. book Tuesdays for 6 weeks, or book Wed & Thurs for 2 weeks, or start with 1 day – tomorrow
* Change days easily
* Late-stay/pickup available
* Visa/Mastercard – no fees

Call Helen with questions on
022-505-4058

* Read more and book classes here
* no fees – Visa/Mastercard
* book different days and children on the same booking form
* Late-stay/pickup available

Call Helen with questions on
022-505-4058

Creative kid’s
Art
Lab
#1 Most Popular Kids Activity

Art classes – after-school & holidays

for children who like to make, create and invent​

Age 5-12

Open 3.30-5pm

Tue-Thu

To see Term classes & Holiday programme

click here or ‘Classes‘ at top right 

Do you like making things?

Use wire, clay, fabric, plaster of paris, paints, dyes and lots more
    …and make something to take home every week.
Loads of mess, lots of making and unlimited friends and fun.

making a clay creature at the Art Lab

Imagine a place you can go after school, to chill out in a bean bag under a tree, while making clay animals!

Or you can come into the art studio and sew on the sewing machine, paint and draw with friends, or construct at the woodworking table.

Helen is an artist and teacher (and a mad scientist!) and will support you to make lots of wonderful arts and crafts, including your own inventions!

The Art Studio Lab

What do we do?

The art classes provide an opportunity to play and experiment in a structured but caring, home-studio environment. Activities are designed and supervised by an experienced primary school teacher and artist.

To meet the needs of active and curious children we explore a variety of crafts such as pottery, sewing, crochet, felting, weaving, jewellery and woodwork; and the art forms: painting, drawing, sculpting and printmaking.

 

The activities utilise a child’s growing mathematical skills such as estimating, measuring, scaling up & down, changing 2D to 3D, exploring symmetry, and pattern-making. 

Natural sciencessuch as chemistry, biology, geology and physics are included, as well as history and culture (e.g. who discovered pottery?)

“No class is ever the same. I adapt each lesson to the needs of the children, on the day.”  – Helen

Where to next?…

Art Lab

special offers

January Holidays – every day
Bring-a-friend for free  (while space allows). Friend ticket will show when you book.  [12/1/20]

Term 1 – First class for free
Select free ticket for a Term 1 class when booking. [19/1/20]

Read details and book on the classes page

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new classes and Art Lab special events…

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