KIDS ACTIVITIES
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Camden is My Playground Kids Workshop
SATURDAY
12:00 - 15:00
FREEGarden
Join HvH ARTS for a colourful, hands-on art workshop created especially for young artists aged 5–10. Using acrylic paint, collage, paper and fabric, children will work together to create one giant collaborative mural celebrating their community, their ideas and the things they love most about Camden. -
Kids Natural Printing with Grace Parker & Up to Earth
SATURDAY
15:00-17:00
£3Garden
A workshop for children aged 8+, exploring climate change with positive conversations around nature and creativity. The kids will create their own cyanotype prInt with natural materials. -
Seed Ball Making with Rochester Square
SATURDAY
13:00 - 16:00
FREEGARDEN
Join local Camden Pottery studio Rochester Square to make your own seed bomb from reclaimed clay.
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Weaved Book Binding with Kami Paper
SATURDAY
12:00-14:300
£3School Hall
You’ll create your own notebook with a simple book binding stitch, decorated with sweet wrappers and paper offcuts. Feel free to bring your own materials to bring your book to life in your unique way.
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Protest Placard Making with Natalie Byrne
SATURDAY
13:00 - 16:00
FREEGARDEN
Join artist and activist Natalie Byrne for a creative drop-in workshop exploring how art can help us express our hopes, worries and demands for the future of our planet.
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Kantha Blankets with Shama Kun
SATURDAY
14:30-17:30
£5School Hall
Learn the traditional art of kantha blanket-making, its history and conemporary possibilities. Using reclaimed materials, you will make a small textile piece and learn the techniques to make your own larger blanket that tells your story.
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Free Face Painting
SATURDAY, 1- 4pm
SUNDAY, 11 - 2pm
Come along to get your face painted for free with beautiful nature inspired designs!
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Shade Building with Architect Owen Pearce
SATURDAY
12:00-18:00
FREEGARDEN
Come help us build a large, multi-sail shade for our garden - essential as London gets hotter and heatwaves more intense. You’ll go away with skills to create your own shades - in parks, on your street, to protect both your neighbours and wildlife.
No need to book but you can see more info and reserve a free space if you like, below.
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Natural Dyeing with Auda Sakho
SATURDAY
12:00-14:30, 15:30-18:00
Free, drop in.GARDEN
Artist Auda Sakho leads this drop in workshop. Naturally dye the sails for our community shade, and create your own wall hanging.No need to book but you can see more info and reserve a free spot if you like, below.
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Foraging with STORE Projects and Silo
SUNDAY
11am-3pm
LOCAL WALKING, GARDEN£5
This workshop starts with a local guided walk by sustainable restaurant SILO to identify ingredients for foraging. You’ll enjoy a picnic of snacks made with foraged ingrdients, before returning to Collective for a STORE-led session creating a foraging basket from reclaimed materials. -
Plastic Recycling with Are You Mad?
SATURDAY
12:00-18:00
FREE, DROP-INGARDEN
Learn how to recycle and reimagine locally collected plastic waste in to beautiful new items. We are exploring the radical idea of community-owned waste that generates an income for local communities.No need to book!
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Food Growing with Global Generation
SUNDAY
12:00-14:30
FREEGARDEN
Learn the basics for growing your own food, whilst discussing the wider context of food insecurity - and how we can create resilent food networks for our communities.