Creative Childcare ~ Art Creations

Inspiring the Mind & Exploring Nature

This unique childcare service and artistic workshops for all ages explores everyone’s creativity, child or adult.

The sessions have a strong focus on Art & Craft activities inspiring children to develop independence, confidence and individual skills according to their age and ability.

Our primary focus is on ceramics and tile projects, but other creative ideas may be possible on request. Our approach includes a global and multicultural awareness alongside a focus on garden & nature exploration.

Freshly made healthy foods & drinks are provided.

Past projects:

Using nature and using the garden as inspiration.

Autumn ceramic tiles
Back to the soil
Bug watch
Bye, bye butterflies!
Ceramic bird baths
Ceramic sundials
Christmas mosaic pictures
Stained-glass window sweet biscuits
Fabric transfer for t-shirt
Gormley-inspired wire man
History of Art in three colours

Jam labels
Marble mechanics
Marbled duck eggs
Multicultural flag bags
Nature under a microscope
Photograms of nature
Seed, bulb & roots
Tadpole to frog
Treasure box
Willow star
Valentines sweet surprise

Fully inclusive childcare

School holiday sessions available

Indoor and outdoor activities

Half-day or full day home education

Small group sessions

Individual support and help given in group classes

After school sessions in school term times

Collection from schools in catchment area

Open 9.00 until 6.30pm (times outside these hours will have an add charge)

Drop in sessions available, on application.

Childcare Vouchers and Childcare Tax Credits accepted

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Since Art Creations childcare started in June 2003, activities on offer have ranged from marbling, making cards, exploring lino~cuts and mono~prints to cooking & gardening. Below is a small selection from the vast array of projects we completed. With the development of our new pottery workshop, Giulia is now focusing more on pottery classes for children, adults and families.

Please do get in touch for further details or to ask a question. We hope to see you soon!

Ceramic Clock

One child’s vision of a clock brought to life in ceramic tiles. Striking imagery and textures add to the individuality of this child’s creation. A good opportunity to learn how to read a clock as well!

8 year old

The History of Art in Three Colours

Gold ~ individual sacred golden icon pictures using Byzantine icons for inspiration
Blue ~ blue table runners cloth tie~dye & sketch books full of the colour blue !
White ~ white fabric collage pictures and white Porcelain tiles mounted in a white A4 display box.

Art Creations Children

Valentine’s Sweet Surprise

Individually-decorated presentation box filled to the brim with mini love-heart almond shortbread biscuits, Florentines and heart-shaped sweets. Hand-made recipe booklet for future culinary inspiration.

Art Creations Children

Marbled Duck Eggs

Dying duck eggs using silk ties for a rainbow of colours & patterns. Making delicious lemon curd and sponge cake using duck eggs.

Art Creations Children

Nature Under a Microscope

Fascinating beauty of nature under a microscope – seeing all the minute structures that form our flora and fauna. Even a wandering bug shows up on our plants!

Art Creations Children

Bye, Bye Butterflies!

After watching the caterpillars grow and develop into chrysalises, the children got to see the butterflies emerge ~ then having the chance to release them into the wild.

Art Creations Children