Free virtual arts and crafts course for families

In partnership with Southwark Adult and Family Learning, our friends at Peckham, Peckham Rye and Nunhead Children and Family Centres are hosting a free 5-week arts and crafts course on Zoom.

The classes are open to families with children aged 2 and above and will take place every Wednesday 10.00am-11.00am between 13 May – 10 June 2020. Families will need to commit to the 5-weeks and provide their own materials for each class.

The course will cover:

• Week 1 (13 May) - Things with wings

Materials needed: Paper, scissors, glue, colored paper/plastic wrapping, anything you have suitable for collage (buttons, beads, etc.), strings/ribbons.

• Week 2 (20 May) – 3D Junk Insect Modelling

Materials needed: Any recycled materials you have (boxes, loo rolls, egg cartons, magazines, lids, etc.), scissors, and glue or tape.

• Week 3 (27 May) - Flowers from Scrap Wrappings

Materials needed: Plastic wrappings, carrier bags, newspapers/magazines, thin sticks (BBQ skewers or small twigs), scissors, glue, string/wool, and sticky tape.

• Week 4 (3 June) - Nature Mobile

Materials needed: Wire coat hangers, scissors, glue, ribbons/strings, twigs, leaves, seed pods, small toy insects or pictures of insects glued onto cards cut-outs.

• Week 5 (10 June) - Wild Creature Masks

Materials needed: Cardboard, scissors, glue, ribbons/strings, and any materials for collage.

For more info or to book a place, please email Andrea (aingrassia@ivydale.southwark.sch.uk). Please note that parents/carers will need to provide details of their photo ID to attend the course.