Art & Design Summer Camp 2026

Our new Art & Design Summer Camp offers children (aged 6-12 years old) the opportunity to explore a wide range of creative processes in a relaxed, supportive, and inspiring environment. Through hands-on activities, children develop confidence, curiosity, and problem-solving skills while learning to express their ideas visually.

Dates: 10 August 2026 - 13 August 2026

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

The programme balances fine art techniques with design-based projects, encouraging both imaginative freedom and purposeful making. Children are guided step by step, while still being given the space to follow their own interests and creative instincts.

No prior art experience is required - just curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Children also enjoy fresh air, walks, and outdoor play under the shady trees and by the lake during lunchtime.

What Children Will Experience

• Experimentation with a wide variety of art and design techniques and skills

• Guided projects with room for individual expression

• Skill-building through play, observation, and making

• Encouragement of creative thinking and problem-solving

• A focus on process rather than perfection

What Children Will Learn

Through this programme, children will:

• Develop confidence in their creative abilities

• Learn to plan, experiment, and refine ideas

• Strengthen fine motor and observation skills

• Understand design as both creative and purposeful

• Experience the joy of making and sharing their work

  
  

ART AND DESIGN CAMP SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES

1. Watercolour Painting - Children will explore and experiment with watercolour textures and effects through playful techniques. They will create vibrant, abstract, and intuitive artworks while developing an understanding of colour, layering, texture, and flow.

   
   

2. Gelli-Plate Printmaking - An exciting, non-toxic printmaking process that encourages imagination and experimentation. Children will create botanical prints and abstract mixed-media works while exploring techniques such as masking, collaging, layering, and stencilling.

   
   

3. Acrylic Painting - Children will work with acrylic paints on paper and canvas boards, receiving individual guidance as they develop their own ideas.

   
   

4. Paper Marbling - Children will experiment with colour to create mesmerising marbled patterns on paper, exploring colour mixing, movement, and surface design.

   
   

5. Designing & Painting T-Shirts

   
   

6. Deconstructing & Constructing - In this hands-on design session, children will investigate how objects are made.

   
   

7. 2D Collage and/or Pop-Up Engineering - Children will explore visual composition through collage and basic paper engineering through pop-ups using paper, card and mixed materials.

   
   

8. Looping Frame Animation - Children will be introduced to animation through frame-by-frame artwork.

Activities may be adapted to suit each child’s age, skill level, and individual interests.

What to Bring

• A packed lunch, a snack, and a bottle of water

• Old plain-coloured t-shirts for painting (we will upcycle these)

• Old clothing and an apron

• Lots of enthusiasm 😊

Limited Spaces Available

A maximum of 6 children are accepted to ensure personalised attention and mentoring.

A minimum of 4 participants is required for the camp to go ahead