Children's Workshops - Arts & Crafts, Drama, Music and Cooking

Highgate.

Facilities: café/restaurant, disabled.

Explore the legendary life of Sir Francis Drake, his circumnavigation and the story of the Armada. See the Drake memorabilia including his famous drum and standards.

A beautiful new Elizabethan garden has been created which complements the unusual box hedged herb garden besides the massive stone Great Barn. The estate offers miles of lovely walks.

Family activities often arranged, especially during the school holidays, telephone for more details. Presented in association with Plymouth City Museum. There is a licensed restaurant/tea room serving home made lunches and teas and a National Trust gift shop. An information leaflet is available for disabled visitors; there is limited wheelchair access to the Abbey.

Each child is treated as an individual and encouraged to make the most of their special interests and talents, and to develop self discipline. Above all our ethos is that children should find learning an exciting enjoyable experience!

We offer part-time and full time education for children from 6 months to 5 years+, for 51 weeks of the year. We also run hugely enjoyable themed workshops through out the holidays and half terms. Children attend small groups and siblings up to seven may join us.

Please contact us for a prospectus.

Email: ask@draytonhouse.co.uk

All ages welcome, 18months to adult.

Whatever their natural ability, pupils will find that all our classes help them improve their posture, co-ordination and stamina. For little ones in particular, they are also a vital stepping stone in developing musical awareness, story-telling skills, and an enthusiasm for the art of dance they will carry with them through life. Classes are local, accessible and in the heart of the community in SW11, SW12, SW18 and SW16.

Professionally run with the personal touch, Fancy Footwork is for little ones, who long to learn to dance at a welcoming venue close to home.

Add the treasured memories of learning to dance, and the special friendships made outside the daily routine - and it’s little wonder hundreds of pupils have found Fancy Footwork classes to be such an enriching experience.

Small classes are taught to create a variety of culinary delights using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Recipe cards are given out at the end of each session to add to your collection.

Our Crafty Cooks Cookery Parties are a great way to entertain all ages. We also run workshops for older children in the school holidays and offer Gift Vouchers and Correspondence Cookery Course

Visit our website to see full details.

Love acting, singing and dancing? Looking for a fun and unique way to spend your school holidays?

We're holding 4 musical theatre summer courses, three near to London in Hemel Hempstead, Kingston and Godalming, and one in Edinburgh.

Skills Courses are fantastic week long, residential courses where you will work with leading directors, choreographers and composers, create your own brand new musical, build skills and boost confidence, make new friends and have lots of fun! You will also gain a Grade 6 certificate in Musical Theatre in Production from Trinity Guildhall.

To book visit our website or call: 0844 415 4858

The gift packs are available to suit a range of ages.

• Cook Together gift packs for parents and young children to cook together.
• Be Independent gift packs for 8–16 year olds who are ready to work on their own.
• Student Cook CD course and booklet, to prepare for flying the nest. Helping students eat healthily, economically and impress their friends.

Further subscriptions to the Cook Together and Be Independent Subscription Courses provide monthly recipe packs of healthy balanced meals for the family, continuing to build on skills and confidence already acquired.

Cookwise offers holiday Workshops in Wells, Somerset, for children aged 8-15, who cook their own lunch and a 2 course meal to take home. They are a great way to get your child to interact with food and have fun with others.

We also offer Parties at North Wootton Farm, near Wells, Somerset or DIY birthday party packs if you live too far away. Our cooking parties are great fun for any age and are tailored to suit your child and their guests.

I run workshops for both parents and carers teaching the wonderful art of massage in a beautiful environment in Muswell Hill, North London. Massaging your baby can promote a feeling of wellbeing therefore resulting in restful sleep... a happy baby and parent!

I arrange home visits to groups and couples and am based in North London. Call me on the above number or email for further information and next workshop dates.

Whether you're into art, ceramics or crafts there is an adventure waiting for you. Pop in & Paint pottery or, join in with the various clubs, courses and workshops for kids and adults, both daytime and evenings.

The Studio specialises in pottery painting parties for all ages and occasions:
birthdays, hens, retirement, corporate team-building events, baby showers... NCT groups meet regularly at the Studio. We arrange Corporate team-building events which are a lot of fun.

Hands-on Art also provide adventures for schools: Fair stalls, Art weeks, curriculum collapse days, INSET clubs, PTA FUNdraising, residential art trips, one-day art trips.

There really is something for everyone in the world of Hands-on Art.

Pekko's Puppets perform in theatres, arts centres, schools, libraries, parks, festivals, halls and private houses. Stephen Novy is equally at home with an under-five's birthday party, a full school hall, or with a theatre audience of seven to eleven year olds and their parents.

They have fully qualified, industry professional teachers dedicated to bringing out the best in each child during highly energetic and exciting workshops that focus on encouraging creativity, social skills, and team work, whilst developing the all important four C’s: Confidence, Coordination, Communication and Concentration.

Young Starz Academies - Weekly Performing Arts Workshops
They hold brilliant Performing Arts workshops, which are a fantastic and fun way to build your child’s confidence levels and maintain health and fitness as well as improving social skills. Workshops run at the weekend and weekdays after school. They all last for an hour and a half, and explore Drama, Dance and singing divided into separate sections, whilst working towards an end of term presentation.

Young Starz Parties - Parties for 1-12 years
Let your childs party be the talk of the playground! Ensure that your child and their guests have the best time by booking a themed party experience. An enthusiastic costumed entertainer will tailor your party according to your child’s age and interests with the funniest games, mini disco, balloons, an interactive journey they'll never forget and much more. With many themes full of laughter, Drama, Dancing and singing specifically designed to stretch their creative minds. Your child will be spoilt for choice!

Young Starz Holidays - Half Term Holiday Courses
Now boredom is a thing of the past! Young Starz Academy have created fun, themed, short Performing Arts courses exploring Drama, Dance and singing, which are designed to keep young minds busy, creative and engaged during the holidays, and an end of week performance to show parents. Now your child will look forward to the holidays!

Call now to find your nearest Academy!

We offer children the opportunity to experience a vast and diverse range of sports from archery and athletics, to fencing, judo, basketball and our purposely designed team building activities, to name but a few. Our experienced and fully qualified coaches will help your child learn, achieve, develop and grow in a safe, healthy, and fun environment.

Call us now on 0203 394 0263 for your child to be part of the great things we are doing, or go to www.sportscoach.co.uk to find your nearest SportsCoach weekend school.

Creation Drama Workshops
Whether it’s making your own puppet, creating spooky ghost stories, or devising a play, budding thespians can improvise, be creative and even stage their own play.

Challenging, engaging and a huge amount of fun, Creation 4 Kids workshops can help the holidays fly by. Call the Box Office on (01865) 766 266 or visit www.creationtheatre.co.uk for more information.

“Initiatives such as these are undoubtedly transforming the way children engage with Shakespeare” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

We also run workshops during the Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays where children work on a show with professional actors and perform at the end of the week.

Parties
Bring oodles of drama and excitement to your child’s party! From age 3 and above Dramatica has a party that you and your child will love and remember for years to come (we even do parties for adults)! All our parties are led by professional, equity registered actors!

Magical Adventure Parties, 3-7
Join us on a Magical Adventure with games, songs, drama and real magic as we write a bespoke party on a theme just for your child! These parties are fully interactive and everyone takes part all of the time.

Performance Parties, 7 +
Here, the children are the stars, acting, singing and dancing their way to stage a performance from a classic show for friends and family! (Children also use real microphones!) Choose your favourite show or musical for us to work on!

Murder Mystery Parties, 9 +
All the fun of fancy dress with the added drama of a murder! Including games, role play and a performance to ensure that each child is truly transported. A full 2 hour entertainment package!

I have been running fun filled confidence building camps for children aged between 5 to 12 years for over 8 yrs, I have seen many children go from strength to strength along the way. Not all children are born performers, some lack the confidence to’ have a go’ what I set out to do is encourage them to have fun and gain that confidence at the same time.

Held in Wimbledon SW19. With a teacher /child ratio of 1 to 8 the children are well cared for. All teachers are police checked. Each day the children bring a packed lunch.

Run by professional performers with many years of experience in their field. Each week has a different theme, from ‘Music Through The Ages’ to ‘The Wonderful World of Television’ and many more!

For further information please contact Denise Waterman on 07876 254 691 or

Email: watermancinders@btinternet.com

We deliver exciting weekly classes and monthly workshops in the north and south London area, providing the professional training and support needed to succeed in today’s ever growing street style dance industry.

All Coco Jam instructors share passion and the experience to teach young people. They train, compete and perform in the industry, their most recent achievements include:

Finalists in SKY 1’s, Got to Dance
Street Dance the Movie
Sports Relief BBC1
Finalists in BBC3’s Move like Michael Jackson
UK Hip Hop Champions - September 2010
IDO World Champions 2010
Thriller Live

Coco Jam encourages all parents to book a trial class for their child.

Coco Jams repertoire of highly skilled instructors and performers, are also available to hire for your: Private Party Corporate Event School Courses Workshops or Assembly Performances. Hire our Services or Book a Trial

If you would like to book, or find out more about our classes, workshops or private hire please contact: Koco at info@cocojam.co.uk or call 07957 578 636

Fun dance classes designed to develop confidence and creativity in children.

Get fit and have fun with Break Dance, Street dance and Hip-hop.

Exciting summer school run during school holidays.

We offer children the opportunity to experience a vast and diverse range of sports from archery and athletics, to fencing, judo, basketball and our purposely designed team building activities, to name but a few. Our experienced and fully qualified coaches will help your child learn, achieve, develop and grow in a safe, healthy, and fun environment.

Call us now on 0203 394 0263 for your child to be part of the great things we are doing, or go to www.sportscoach.co.uk to find your nearest SportsCoach weekend school.

The Tower is home to the Winchester Youth Theatre, the hugely successful Winchester Children's Festival and also produces a special seasonal newsletter which goes into all local junior and primary schools. With a weekly programme of events that ranges from puppet shows to comedy and rock music to theatre, The Tower has achieved a public and professional status that is second to none.

We offer a number of holiday courses for both children and adults.

E-Mail: events@towerarts.co.uk

Pay As You Paint is a great way to enjoy painting and creating something unique for you to take home. Suitable for all ages (little ones just need to be supervised). Choose what you would like to paint from our vast selection of pieces. Session cost includes refreshments and help from our friendly staff who are always on hand to help you.

Our Precious Prints ceramics create everlasting memories and fabulous gifts for loved ones! We have a number of ways to capture your little ones hands and feet; painted onto ceramics, imprints into clay and even outprints of them in plaster to give you a 3d impression.

Join Kids Academy and your child can take part in a wide range of exciting, supervised, creative workshops. We are passionate about introducing young ones to a range of activities and encouraging older children with new techniques.

We also arrange children’s birthday parties for boys and girls from 4 years. Choose from a range of options and leave the rest to us for a popular stress free party!

Visit our website or contact us for full details on all our services:

All teachers hold CRB certificates and are trained either following the student teacher training programme offered within the Academy or by attending dance training college.

As an Academy we offer, in addition to our weekly classes, the opportunity to attend workshops, take examinations or medal tests, attend external and internal competitions and to take part in our shows and festivals.

We pride ourselves on the friendly and enjoyable atmosphere within the Academy. Our motto is ‘Creating Dreams…making friends’ and we feel that the Academy is a place for doing just this!!!!

Core hours on camp are 9.20am to 4.30pm with extended care available at an extra cost,dropping off any time from 8.00am to 9.20am and picking up between 4.30pm & 6pm.

Early Booking discount available until 1st March saving £5 per day on any Easter camp or workshop and £8 per day or £40 per week for any Summer camp or workshop. We also offer working parents the flexibility to pay with childcare vouchers.

Get back to basics and explore the outdoors, RAW Adventure Camps are fully endorsed by TV explorer and author Benedict Allen.

RAW Adventure Camps are back with a new and improved programme! This year, we’re making sure that both younger and older explorers get the most out of their adventure experience, whether they are new to RAW Adventure or coming back for more!

Activities for this year include, Advanced Navigation, Trap Making, Wilderness First-Aid, Wilderness Cooking and Tactical Evasion Tasks.

Our continuing relationship with Ventura events enables RAW to bring real-life animal encounters including merrkats, tenrecs, snakes, spiders and moreto selected camps.

GET YOUR DISCOUNT! Use the code ALL4KIDS12 either when booking online or by telephoning 01235 832222 and get £4 off per child per day!

From SoundStart for the under 6s to our unique Roundabout and Fanfare courses through to our choirs and ensembles, children are encouraged to enjoy making music together.

The art classes start children on a journey of discovery in the visual arts, whilst the drama courses offer the opportunity to explore their creativity whilst developing confidence and the ability to work as a team. It also encourages a lifelong enjoyment and understanding of literature and the theatre.

There are regular holiday courses in art, music and drama for 4-16s during school holidays and free taster sessions for under 4s.

• Join Now ... First Class Free
• 25% Discount for all new act members
• 50% To join with a friend

The actress behind Act, Jane Cameron, studied acting at Webber Douglas drama school. All workshops are run by professional actors.

Drama classes are energised, fun and inspiring they build confidence and self esteem. Children are encouraged to free their imaginations and express their creativity. The actors create an encouraging, supportive and inclusive atmosphere. Workshops include theatre games, improvisation, movement, rehearsals and performance’s to friends and family!

Act Parties are jam packed with drama games, personalised adventure stories, treasure hunts and riddles!

Weekly Classes and Holiday workshops are held on Saturday mornings at Streatham & Clapham High School, 42 Abbotswood Road SW16 1AW

For information contact Jane Cameron on the number above or Email: actdrama@googlemail.com

“The Creation Station has really helped to develop Owens skills. He is a lot more confident in what he creates and it’s given us more ideas of things to use, thank you very much, Owen and I love coming" Owens Daddy!

Using art, craft music & movement…and a little bit of magic, the children (and parents/carers!) are inspired to create their own journey of discovery. The mark making, funky objects and learning that develops is shared and enjoyed with the other children and adults. See some of our activities on our site.

‘It’s full of inventive ideas that children love to do, and I would never think of doing!’ Kylas Mummy

In a recent survey (67 parents/carers) 100% stated that their child’s concentration had increased after 5 sessions.

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In Berkshire, East Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Harrogate, Kent, North London, Surrey and West Sussex, we offer;

• children's cooking courses,
• children's cooking, chocolate and afternoon tea parties,
• holiday workshops,
• Duke of Edinburgh and student survival cooking courses,
• support with cooking at your school, nursery, children's centre, conference, food related event or photo shoot.

We provide a fantastic service and believe passionately in developing children's cooking skills through active learning.

We also sell our cooking party kits, lots of cooking accessories and children's hats and aprons across the UK.

We teach all children to cook. We have loads of experience and don't worry if your child has food allergies as we have special recipes, cooking kits and cakes for children with food allergies.

Though based in the North West, we provide party entertainers throughout the North West. Children and teenagers are getting more sophisticated, and we have some great activities that will make your child’s party be a day to remember!

For young children, we can do things like crafts, Japanese origami, African drumming and face painting. For teenagers’, we have lots of party ideas. These include makeup and beauty for girls, street dance, break dancing and Rapping and DJ skills.

We also do Caribbean banquets and have special graffiti art activities including ones where we graffiti mural a bedroom or play room.

These fun party activities can also work with adults and for corporate events. They usually last 1 ½ to 2hrs and cost as little as £235.00 + VAT so why not give it a go? Contact us via our website web-form or call one of our friendly team today!

The Academy’s vibrant Drama Access Department have designed and now offers a range of drama and musical theatre classes for children and young people aged 6 to 18 years. All classes take place every Saturday in Mountview’s drama training and rehearsal studios. The emphasis of the courses is to build confidence and communication skills while being introduced to and developing a wide range of performance techniques. The Department also offers a diverse programme of Easter and Summer holiday courses.

Core hours on camp are 9.20am to 4.30pm with extended care available at an additional cost,dropping off any time from 8.00am to 9.20amandpicking up between 4.30pm &6pm.

Early Booking discount available until 1st March saving £5 per day on any Easter camp or workshop and £8 per day or £40 per week for any Summer camp or workshop. We also offer working parents the flexibility to pay with childcare vouchers.

Great workshops available for 2012 include A Passion For…The Stage, Dance, Creativity, Food and Invention. Along with brand new courses for 2012 at selected venues, Junior Sports Leadership Award, Spy, Detective and Dance.

Our A Passion For…Holiday Workshops have been designed by experts to enable children to gain new knowledge and skills in a fun environment.

We believe that these five-day workshops equip children with essential life skills such as learning to take responsibility for their own choices and problem solving, as well as giving them memorable experiences and a sense of achievement. Each child will be encourages to reflect upon their progress each day in their own development diary.

GET YOUR DISCOUNT! Use the code ALL4KIDS12 either when booking online or by telephoning 01235 832222 and get £4 off per child per day!

We offer:

• Fantastic Children's Cookery Parties – Fun-filled partied for kids of all ages. We recommend baking parties for little ones, and we get older kids inspired with cookery parties where they choose the menu and prepare their own party meal.
• Cookery After School Clubs –based in Blackheath, SE London.
• Holiday Cookery Courses – for 4-11 year olds. Based in Blackheath, SE London.
• Healthy Eating Workshops for Schools – working with schools to get the healthy eating message across in fun ways. Our experienced teachers come to you and work with staff, kids and parents through innovative workshops.

Email: info@MunchkinsKidsCooking.co.uk

Bert also does walkabout with balloons, juggling and impromptu short shows as well as meet and greet on his tiny vintage bicycle.

Circus skills workshops can also be provided. Suitable for all occasions.

Clown Bert is an equity member, is CRB checked and has full public liability insurance.

Visit our website for full details.

We offer term-time classes in Creative Drama and Messy Art for 16 months to 3 years, Art and Craft for 3 to 7 year olds, Drama for 3 to 5 year olds, After-School Art Classes for 5 to 7 year olds and Saturday art workshops. Popular 3-hour workshops are run in the holidays for 3 to 6 year olds and 3-day workshops for 6-8 year olds. Children are encouraged to use different media and the process is far more important than the result. The child’s own ideas are celebrated and encouraged at all times. Free trials are available.

Contact: Sofia Randall on 07960 496481 or e-mail sofia@artbarnclasses.com

Our Aims:

• To have fun and develop drama, social and life skills through excellent teaching
• To foster an appreciation of the arts
• To recognise, nurture and develop talent.

Classes last for 1 ½ hours and run each evening after school and all day at weekends. The pre-school classes run on Mondays from 9:30am. We have immediate availability in most classes so please contact the theatre for further information.

Summer School 2011

We have an exciting line up of courses this summer for all ages. There are courses in fashion, street dance, musical theatre, devising and a chance to experience drama school in a week. There is also an all day glee club for juniors where you can learn singing, acting and dancing. At the end of the summer there is a two week production course leading to a full scale performance and adults have the chance to work with director Joy Harrison on putting together a play in a week. Call us or check the website for details www.yati.org.uk

Address: 70-72 Barnbury Road, Islington, London N1 0ES

Registered Charity Number: 266 765

STAGESTRUCK
Join our Youth Theatre Company perfect for those with little experience who will start to develop general acting, improvisation and stage skills; and for those who have already attended drama workshops or performed who will have the chance to stretch themselves further and work towards a full length production on the theatre’s stage.

Age 11+ – Fridays 4pm-6pm (£65 for 12 weeks)

Try a FREE taster session for STAGEDOOR or STAGESTRUCK and see if you like it. (Subject to availability)