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Busy hands make happy hearts.
Step into a world of imagination at Crafty Kids’ Lab – a fun-filled space bursting with hands-on activities where you can make, create and unleash your creativity! Will you make your very own bear buddy? Publish your own storybook? Or bring a winged wonder to life? Maybe all three!
Bear Buddies
Prolific textile artist Cat Rabbit leads an engaging draw-a-bear workshop, where kids can create their own unique bear and add it to the Wall of Bears!
Storybook Station
Led by Kids’ Own Publishing, this workshop lets kids write, illustrate and publish their very own story as a handcrafted eight-page booklet.
Winged Wonders
A colourful aviary awaits with award-winning children’s writer and illustrator Anna Walker, as she guides young creators to craft their very own paper bird to take home and treasure.
Your ticket grants you access to either the morning or the afternoon session of the Crafty Kids' Lab. Entry for the morning session will be available from 9.30am to 11.00am, and will conclude at 11.30am. Entry for the afternoon session will be available from midday to 1.30pm, and will conclude at 2.00pm.
To experience all three creative workshops, we recommend arriving at the start of each session to make the most of your time.
Presented in partnership with Abbotsford Convent
Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Saturday 5 April
9.30 - 11.30am
12.00 - 2.00pm
Tickets
$5.00
Children Under 16
$0.00
Adult - Pay What You Wish
Children aged 2 and older will require a ticket to participate in this workshop.
Adult chaperones are invited to purchase a Pay What You Wish ticket and nominate a price. Simply enter any amount from $0 or more that you feel comfortable paying and select the number of tickets you would like to book.
Our Babes in Arms policy applies to this workshop – children aged 2 and under do not require a ticket.
Location
Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
For information regarding accessibility at the Abbotsford Convent, click here.
Please notify us of all access requirements when booking online so we can assist you with your visit. If you require further information, please contact ticketing@wheelercentre.com.
Additional Notes
The bookseller for this event is Readings.
Featuring
Cat Rabbit
Cat Rabbit is a textile artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. Using felt, recycled and vintage fabrics, Cat hand stitches plush sculptural works of her imagined characters and the worlds they might live in. Her work translates ...
Anna Walker
Anna Walker is an illustrator and author of picture books based in Naarm/Melbourne. Using traditional mediums, Anna creates stories inspired by the quiet and sometimes joyful details of life. Her books include 'Florette' ...
Kids' Own Publishing
Kids’ Own Publishing are a not-for-profit arts organisation established in Naarm/Melbourne in 2005, collaborating with artists to co-create books by kids for kids. Kids’ Own Publishing has co-created and published ...