Overview
We have developed a range of unique workshops where children (and their listening parents) can make beautiful things, mostly using natural or recycled materials with learning about nature embedded throughout. These workshops are fun,exciting and theatrical and can transport children to another world. We use storytelling and performance as well as hands on arts and crafts to make each workshop a magical experience for young and old alike.
Sheltered in our decorated canvas tents and domes, with trained leaders, each workshop session lasts 45 minutes.
Our workshops are not suitable for children under 3 and some are only suitable for children over 6 as the making process may be too fiddly for tiny hands. We cannot run these workshops as a crèche so ask all children must be accompanied by an adult. We provide seating at the back of the workshops for adults (but some adults like, to join in with their child and they are welcome to do so).
Fairy Party Crowns
"Many hundreds of years ago two children discovered the secret of what the Fairies wore at their parties to celebrate the passing of the Seasons...."
Create a beautiful Crown from willow withies and fresh hedgerow leaves. Add tissue paper copies of seasonal wildflowers. Learn the fairy folklore of lots of trees and plants and take home a calendar depicting all the seasonal fairy parties, so that you can continue to use your crown throughout the year. Also included are some wildflower seeds to grow an everlasting supply of real flowers for your Crowns.
Magic Wands
"Hundreds of years ago a wise wizard learnt the secret powers of all the trees in the woods and how to make the first magic wand......"
A choosing ceremony sorts out the right wood for your wand which you can then decorate with feathers, ribbons, wool and glitter, ready for your own magic spells. Learn the fairy folklore of trees.
Magic Wings
"A little girl discovers how to disguise fairy wings to look like moths and butterflies so that the fairies can come out to play....."
Choose your wings to look like moths or butterflies and then cover them with colourful paper mosaic pieces and glitter. This workshop ends with a "flying" lesson outside.
Witches Pets
Currently being developed but involves making a bouncing bat.
Wizard Shields
"Long ago a wizard enlisted the help of the animals, magical folk and a young wood worker to help make a magic shield to protect them all...."
Learn how to weave a shield from willow withie and then add natural decorations that represent elements of the woodland and the special powers of some of its animals.
Fairy Clothes
"A small boy finds a fairy in distress and discovers why they are running out of clothes....."
Learn how to use tissue and a dash of glitter to make clothes fit for a fairy that you hang on a peg doll that dances on a string. Also take home a packet of wildflower seeds so that in years to come you can grow your own real petal clothes for fairies.
Fairy Gardens
"A chance encounter between an old lady and a little girl leads to a lasting friendship where the girl learns how to be a Fairy Gardener......"
Plant up your own real garden in a pot with three real wildflowers that will attract lots of wildlife and any passing magical creature. Add lots of decorations, paths, furniture and anything else you think they might appreciate.
Fairy Jewels (6 years old +)
"A young boy discovers what the fairies use as jewelery for their Midsummer Ball..."
Taking nature as an inspiration make either a pendant necklace or a brooch using tissue, card, glitter and paint.
Magic Lanterns (6 years old +)
"A young girl goes to stay with her granny one holiday and learns the secret of how to look for fairies at the bottom of the garden......"
Fashion a lantern out of willow withies and tissue and add some special natural decorations.
Magic Potions
Currently being redeveloped but will involve preparing and packaging some simple safe herbal remedies and potions .
Fairy Books NEW
"A forgetful fairy keeps losing her way in the woods and learns how to make a special book that will help her find her way home..."
Make a miniature book and add pictures of wildflowers and leaves from trees. Learn the fairy folklore of trees and wildflowers.
All our workshops are the copyright of the Fairyland Trust and any attempts to copy them for commercial gain will be pursued through the courts. They are one of the few ways that the Fairyland Trust can finance its core work of engaging children in nature and have taken years of volunteer time to design and perfect, so please don't rip us off. Thank you.
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