Our services (creative workshops) – summary and block of upcoming workshops, register to learn new skills and make new friends at our weekly creative workshops.
Creative Leaders (age 12-15) – Mondays 6-8pm, term time. Develop core art skills using recyclable household materials (paper, card, plastic, fabric and natural). Learn how to design, plan, deliver and evaluate arts and crafts activity with your younger peers. Includes volunteering opportunity in the school holidays to support and then design and lead local arts and crafts activity. Small group. One year programme. Contact us for more information or register interest here. Free.
Toddler Crafts (age 18 months -5 years) – Tuesdays, 1.30-2.30pm, term time. Get crafty with the wee ones at our weekly toddler craft club! Group play and developmental arts activity for toddlers and parents/carers in our shop and workshop space. Go wild with the toys, peek behind the magic door for our messy art theme and then sit around the reading chair for our story of the week. Small group so registration essential. New spaces each term. Waiting list available. Free.
Junior Art Club (age 5-8) – Wednesdays, 4-5pm, term time. Learn new art skills and make new friends! Small group (max 10) exploring different materials and techniques each week, building confidence and new ideas. Small group. Registration essential. Waiting list available. Free.
Art Club (age 8-12) – Thursdays 4-5pm, term time. Develop core art and craft techniques, express and experiment, shape and design your own creative club. Small group. Registration essential. Waiting list available. Free.
Family Craft Club (all ages) – Saturdays 1.30-3.30pm, term time. Drop in with the whole family and try your hand at our weekly creative challenge! An opportunity to create and have fun together in a small workshop setting. Check out the events calendar for the session themes. Free. Donations welcome.
Holiday clubs and activity – we run a number of holiday clubs and events in our workshop and externally with partners and at community events. (See events calendar for more details).
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“My sons fine motor skills have developed through a huge variety of activities. The opportunities for imagination & creativity are always different. He loves taking home his creations.”
“Excellent activities and engaging for the children. All sensory and child friendly. Children easily achieve outcomes that they are confident and happy doing. E loves attending and looks forward to Tuesday afternoons.”
“Great place for C to express himself in a safe, nurturing environment. He has loads of fun, and his developmental skills, cutting, drawing etc have grown so much.”
“The workshop for children is super. I really enjoy doing art and crafts and play with my son at this. The staff is friendly and kind. My son can meet new children which is great.”
Thanks to Essential Foundation, our donors and shop customers for enabling these sessions.
Our services birthday parties – copy, testimonial, photos, prices.
Crafty parties for toddlers to teens.
Tailored, crafty fun and games held either in our creative workshop (max 10) or a venue of your choice!
We have two packages available - both include 3 crafts and 3 games over 2 hours. (For older children, we can deliver 3 more complex crafts, rather than 3 crafts and 3 games.)
Basic package is £8 per child, choosing from one of 4 set themes: under the sea, superheroes, dragons/unicorns and animals.
Bespoke package is £10 per child and can be any theme you like. We design crafts and games from scratch to your theme and try to include particular interests. We' ve (Connors note: ?) had everything from Egyptians to nature!
Optional extras:
Plastic free Party Bags: £2.50 per child (recycled paper bags decorated to your theme, containing themed paper crafts, a small creative toy, wooden pencil crayons and sweets). Filled piñata £15-£20. (From basic rainbow disc with name and age to bespoke theme e.g., mermaid, sorting hat).
Testimonial
“Thank you so much for a wonderful party. The children all had a really enjoyable time. They loved the crafts and the games. It was really well paced. All the staff were well tuned in to the needs of the children. The party bags are great, lovely treats and more crafting fun. I would definitely recommend you to anyone thinking about having a Make Do and Grow party.”
Our services external events – focus on events for other organisations our paid workshops. Costs (logo wall of orgs we have worked with?)
We love a good partnership! Working with other organisations allows us to reach more families and meet local need more effectively and with greater impact. We are always ready to chat about potential partnership projects and joint funding applications.
We can also be booked for a range of activity from school workshops and holiday clubs to community events and pop ups! We can cater for large groups of children are able to prep a whole range of craft activities and games around any theme. All using scrap and household materials so activities are replicable at home. We love a challenge!
Costs around £75 - £300 depending on numbers of children/event visitors and hours of delivery. Costs include all prep, materials, staff and travel. All artists and creative staff are PVG registered, child protection and first aid trained.
All income from our external event bookings supports our free to access art clubs and holiday sessions for children in the local community.
For more information or discuss an idea for your organisation call us on 0141 440 5998 or email us at makedogrow@gmail.com
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