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Why Art Chaos Is Actually a Good Thing Paint on the table. Glue on fingers. A mysterious sparkle that you're still hoovering up 6 months later. If this all sounds familiar, congratulations… you’re doing art right . For kids, art isn’t about tidy results or perfect pictures, it’s about play, exploration, and discovering what happens when they try something new. The mess is not a side effect – it’s part of the learning experience. When children are allowed to get messy, they fe

Why Getting Creative With Your Kids Is One of the Best Things You Can Do If you’ve ever watched your small human losing themselves in a drawing, a doodle, or a burst of colour, you’ll know there’s something magical about art time. But here’s the brilliant bit: that magic isn’t just fun - it’s genuinely good  for them. Art gives children (and us adults!) a safe space to explore, make mistakes, and express themselves freely. When they sketch, paint, cut, glue or build, they’re

Create a Spooky Halloween Window scene this half term! It’s half term — the nights are getting darker, pumpkins are popping up everywhere, and it’s the perfect time for a little spooky  creativity at home 👻And even better, this might keep the kids out of your hair for more than 5 minutes. This At-Home Activity  is all about creating your very own Spooky Window Scene  — a silhouetted Halloween picture that glows against a moody night sky. It’s simple, satisfying, and a little

I've always been a doodler - school books would always be covered with crazy patterns and cute drawings - and making/building things gives me great satisfaction (I'm a dab hand at DIY too!). As a child I was always asking my mum for materials to build castles, or making endless drawings of houses I wanted to create some day. As a teenager I was lucky enough to be able to combine these 2 loves by becoming part of the backstage team for a local youth theatre group (YTW forever

Everyone loves a good origin story right? So I thought I'd share mine. At the start of 2020 I was working a job I didn't love (or really even like much if I'm honest, having left my "career" job after having my first child, this was supposed to be a stop-gap until I could find something better... hmmmmm), barely making enough money to cover nursery fees, feeling like a hamster on a perpetual wheel - always moving but never getting anywhere. I was feeling exhausted, burnt out