We're getting ready for the craft Summer School which starts 23rd July for 4 weeks. So before it all gets totally crazy, I though I'd write a bit about how this came about.
We started running a few Saturday workshops for 8-12 year olds which were fun and the feedback suggested we should do more, but we needed more numbers.
Rather than trying to promote specific days and times the answer seemed to be to have a block of drop-in sessions in the school holidays invite everyone. A colourful A6 postcard has been printed and the local schools (except for one, which I won't name and shame) have been really supportive to help us promote the event by sending the cards home with the children in their book bags, hopefully to make it onto kitchen noticeboards and fridges around the county. Around 2,500 have gone out so far and I want to thank all of you who help get them delivered in time before the schools broke up.
Summer School is going to be great fun, there is junk modelling and card making, make & take projects plus a whole range of crafts will be demonstrated by staff and participants. The shop has been rearranged and right now the scrap is all tidy in labelled boxes which makes me very happy but I can't wait for the creative chaos next week. It could be a massive success, huge failure or anything in between. It will be fun, exhausting and I know that amazing things are about to unfold.
The theme for the first week is Robots/Dr Who/Space/Aliens/Techy things, you can see its flexible! Then we're doing Circus, Animals and Seaside/Summer festivals or possibly anything really, our customers will decide. Someone gave me egg boxes today and they just have to be a crocodile...
So link here to the Facebook page and watch the fun begin.
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