Holiday Art Programmes
More than ever our children need opportunities to get creative, connect with others and have fun in a new environment. Our holiday workshops provide a safe and happy place for your children.
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Way more than your average holiday programme, our Auckland based art classes are educational with a focus on a rich development of the creative process, encouraging individual creativity and artistic interpretation as well as time to explore and experiment with ideas and visual arts techniques. We believe in the benefits of vertical age grouping and cater for the individual needs and developmental stages of each child.
$88 per day
including all materials
from 9am - 3pm
for children aged 5 - 13
Our workshops are:
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Perfect for children who love to create
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Designed to encourage children to think creatively and critically
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Limited to 13 children per workshop with 1 educator
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Education based - workshops are written by a qualified primary school teacher
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Taught by practising artists and experienced educators/teachers
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Fun, creative and inspiring for children
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A calm, positive environment for your children to thrive
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Please read through the different workshops below then click on the button showing your choice of venue to book and pay. Please note, venues available listed on each workshop.
Please note:
Our art classes are designed for children who are interested in art and who are capable of focusing for 6 hours on a creative project (with breaks of course). Please ensure your child is interested in the projects you have chosen together. If you are booking in a 5 year old, please make sure they are up to working in this way for a whole day.
Venues
Bookings now open!
for our October holiday programme
Click on the text in the box showing your preferred venue to be taken to Enrolmy where you can book.
Scroll down further to read about the exciting art projects being held on each day.
October Holidays Art Workshops
Sept 30th - Oct 11th
Monday 30th Sept
Brilliantly Britto
Herne Bay, Takapuna, Kohimarama, Mt Eden/Epsom
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Discover cool black Posca paint pens, colourful dyes and paint and get inspired by the pop arty colourful art made by Brazilian artist Romero Britto.
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Experiment with drawing simple shapes and objects that mean something to you and adding pattern and colour.
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Create an A3 artwork using these techniques, filling the whole space with bold outlined shapes that tell a story about you and adding a cool variety of patterns and mark making.
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Wednesday 2nd October
​Matisse Paper Lace Gardens​
Herne Bay, Kumeu, Takapuna, Kohimarama
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Explore the work of artist Henri Matisse and experiment with drawing and cutting out simple nature inspired shapes.
Create a beautiful long 'garden' composition of flower and leaf shapes out of overlapping pieces of coloured card and painted papers stuck on to tracing paper.
A gorgeous window decoration for your bedroom or an artwork to be framed and enjoyed for years
to come!
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Friday 4th October
Yayoi Installations with foamy clay + cardboard​
Herne Bay, Takapuna, Mt Eden, Kumeu, Kohimarama
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Explore the fun patterned artworks and installations of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.​
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Make you own patterned objects using our cool and super colourful foamy air dry clay.
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Place your objects in a cardboard designed and decorated 'space' using similar pattern and colour ideas.
A fantastic little sculptural installation for your bedroom shelf!
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Then if you have time, create a 2D sgraffito (scratched) artwork using similar ideas.
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Tuesday 8th October
​Foamy Clay Decorated Houses
Herne Bay, Kumeu, Takapuna, Kohimarama​
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Our gingerbread inspired houses are back due to popular demand!
​Explore and be inspired by cool gingerbread house design and draw up lots of ideas and designs for your very own decorated house using foamy clay.
Make all the extra delicate decorations using this colourful clay and add small pieces of mixed media to dazzle and impress!
BYO small glass jar (approx 10cm) and fitted lid.
Wednesday October 9th and Thursday Oct 10th
2 DAY WORKSHOP
3D Bird Sculptures
Herne Bay, Kumeu, Takapuna, Ponsonby (NB not Kohimarama)
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Please book both days to complete the creative process or day 1 only to make an unpainted sculpture.
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Create a 3D sculpture of a realistic or imagined bird - you choose!
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DAY 1: Explore and spend time drawing realistic and/or fantasy birds. Build a 3D sculpture using a recycled bottle as a base, constructing with paper, card and foil and covering in papier maché.
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DAY 2: Add any extra parts and accessories with card. Create your design and then carefully paint your sculpture, learning about colour making and painting techniques. Complete your project with a background artwork for your bird to sit within.
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Tuesday 1st October
Foamy Clay and Paper Fairy Houses
Herne Bay, Kumeu, Takapuna, Kohimarama, Mt Eden/Epsom
​Our most popular workshop is back!
Design then make a fantastic fairy or elf house using our favourite brightly coloured foamy clay, painted card using paint washes and mixed media then create a unique drawing of your very own fairy/elf land.
Please bring a small glass jar, approx 10cm.
Thursday 3rd October
Abstracted
Herne Bay, Kumeu, Takapuna, Kohimarama
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Explore beautiful examples of abstract works using shapes, lines and patterns. Play with ways to create beautiful compositions with dots, lines, squiggles and shapes using fun techniques such as printmaking, painting, drawing and collage.
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Create a gorgeous A3 abstract masterpiece using different media, exploring colour, pattern and space in awesome ways. A creative visual feast!
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Monday 7th October
Love Letters
Herne Bay, Kumeu, Takapuna, Kohimarama
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Taking the LOVE artwork by Robert Indiana as a starting point, create a number of artworks that incorporate words and shapes using a variety of fun art techniques.
Make cool stamps and print some cards for loved ones: create an A3 painting using fun printmaking and blocking techniques; create a beautiful pastel artwork using bold lettering and colour blending techniques.
You'll LOVE it!
Wednesday 9th October
Arty Animal Disguises
Kohimarama only on Wed​
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Explore and experiment with drawing animal faces.
Make an artwork of 4 different animal faces and colour them using different collage techniques and oil pastels.
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Then choose an animal to turn into an animal face mask using paint and carefully cut out coloured and patterned papers.
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The cutest disguise ever!
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Friday 11th October
Arty Animal Disguises
Takapuna, Herne Bay, Ponsonby, Kumeu​
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Explore and experiment with drawing animal faces.
Make an artwork of 4 different animal faces and colour them using different collage techniques and oil pastels.
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Then choose an animal to turn into an animal face mask using paint and carefully cut out coloured and patterned papers.
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The cutest disguise ever!