A crafty magic experiment. “What leaf shape does a beetroot have?” I love children’s creative freedom, but also the ability to empower their individuality through fun and creation. We look at the shapes of plants and are going to create our own garden. We start with warm-up exersizes where they find ways to use shapes and colours. Each kid may create their own plant. How quickly the time flies by.

An easy low-key activity where everyone can just answer the question by a drawing: “Draw your source of power. What cheers you up to draw, for in times that you need to see this drawing? “

We’re gonna make a self-portret inspirated by the cubism style la Picasso, but than from cardboard. We cut, we paint and we play. To provide direction there are pre-printed and pre-fabricated cardboard parts available.

Inspired by a children’s book “The cheer-up bird” About a bird that loses it’s feathers while bringing everybody joy. We are gonna clay a happy bird with clay and feathers to give a clear goal. The way the children wants the bird to be like. So first they just got to get to know the material. After all: what else can you make with colorfull feathers and clay? 

Create your own four-legged toy made by material of waste. For example: we use bottle caps for the feet. Some steps in the process need concentration and precision. A workshop that shows you can make anything from ‘nothing’.