Dates: From May 2026 – February 2027
Ages:Â 7-11 years
You can book up to 3 workshops per child
Location:Â Making Space, 2 Bishopstoke Road, Leigh Park, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 5BN
Fully funded opportunity
2-hour craft making workshops with friendly, expert and experienced makers to teach and guide your child in a variety of small craft projects.
Making Space is a warm and welcoming purpose-built creative hub that runs activities based around different craft disciplines at all skills levels. It has been active for over 20 years, has expert experience and skills in supporting SEND children.Â
There will be a maximum of 10 children at any one workshop, meaning the groups never feel ‘too much’ or too intimidating. The workshops are designed for children to stay on their own, but parents can wait until their child is settled or even enjoy a coffee in the corridor shop if they want to stay on site. There is a car park nearby as well as places to grab a coffee.
You can book up to 3 workshops per child
Wednesday 27 May – 10am-12noon – Fimo Beads with Sharon Justice – Have a play with Fimo modelling clay to make a variety of fun, colourful beads and pendants which can be baked at home or at lunchtime if coming to the afternoon session.
Wednesday 27 May – 1pm-3pm – Textured Metal Pendants with Sharon Justice – Explore the possibilities of texturing metal to make cool pendants. Use the roller mill to add texture or decorative stamps. Pendants can be combined with beads made in the morning sessions too!
Wednesday 29 July – 1pm-3pm – Macrame Keyrings with Tara Goddard – Discover the calming creative textile technique of macrame. Learn simple knots which you can use to design and make your own macrame wall hangings or keyrings.
Monday 3 August – 1pm-3pm – Decorative and coiled pinch pots with Kelly Ottesen – Get hands on in this fun clay (and probably messy) workshop. Learn how to make pinch pots which can then be decorated to your own style! Pots will be fired after the session and will need to be collected later.
Wednesday 5 August – 1pm-3pm – Hoop Art with Bethany Wood – Learn modern embroidery techniques in this playful ‘Hoop Art’ workshop! Come up with a design you love then learn simple, decorative embroidery stitches to bring it to life.
Wednesday 12 August – 1pm-3pm – Tie Dye with Kathryn Green – We’ll be transforming plain white T-Shirts and socks into funky and fun Tie Dye designs perfect for some holiday fun!
Wednesday 19 August – 1pm-3pm – Ceramic plaques and Sgraffito with Kelly Ottesen – Design and make your own decorative wall plaque from clay. Perfect for bedroom doors you can make something utterly unique. All items will be fired after the session and will need to be collected later.
Wednesday 26 August – 1pm-3pm – Printmaking with Bethany Wood – A really fun workshop for any budding artists out there – learn how to transform your drawings into print designs using polystyrene sheets, ink and rollers!
Wednesday 28 October – 10am-12noon – Beaded Jewellery with Chelsea Barrett – Come and get creative in this expressive beaded jewellery workshop – Using a variety of beads and findings, design and make your own range of jewellery items to take home.
Wednesday 28 October -1pm-3pm – Typographic Collage with Bethany Wood – A fun and creative way to make artwork from your favourite saying, quote or song lyric – Create decorative papers first before using collage to transform words into art!
Saturday 12 December – 10am-12noon – Embossed Metal Decorations with Ami Hyde – Just in time for Christmas – have a go at embossing sheet metal to design and make beautiful, textured metallic decorations to adorn your tree or gift to a loved one.
Wednesday 17 February 2027 – 10am-12noon – Clay Animal Sculpture with Kelly Ottesen – Time to let your creativity shine – have a go at sculpting wonderful animal sculptures from clay. All items will be fired after the session and will need to be collected later.
Wednesday 17 February 2027 – 1pm-3pm – Felting with Kelly Ottesen – Explore how loose fleece fibers can be transformed into colourful felted backgrounds which you can then embellish with needle felting or further decorative elements to create your own textile art.
