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Enchanted Forest

Mini Potion Station

Fizzing potions mixed in small jars, and a tiny cork-topped bottle for every child to take home.

Enchanted Forest

Fairy Gardens

A small garden built on a thick wooden board, with river stones, peg people and egg carton mushrooms.

Enchanted Forest

Squishy Mushrooms

Painted canvas mushrooms, stuffed with fabric scraps and wool until they're soft enough to squeeze.

Enchanted Forest

The Enchanted Forest

Cardboard trees and giant spotty mushrooms to walk through and paint all week.

Farmer's Market

The Farmers Market Installation

Fill a corner with produce, spinning fruit trays, farm books and a small world, then let it change all week!

Farmer's Market

Giant Cardboard Tractor Installation

Build a tractor large enough to change the shape of the farm space!

Farmer's Market

Flower Block Printing and Paper Vase Collage

Print market flowers, cut the shapes, and arrange them in a paper vase.

Farmer's Market

Fruit and Vegetable Still Life

Arrange, look, draw, and notice what makes each piece of produce different.

Farmer's Market

Printmaking with Cut Vegetables

Roll, press, and turn market produce into a collection of printed patterns.

Farmer's Market

Sensory Vegetable Patch

Plant, uncover, sort, and rebuild rows in a market garden tray.

Farmer's Market

Mixed Media Market Bags

Draw a market haul, then gather it inside a blue string bag!

Matisse's Studio

The Longest Brush

Tape the brush to a stick, stand back, and give up all control.

Matisse's Studio

The Studio Floor

Blue, yellow and green rice, and the same shapes small enough to scoop.

Matisse's Studio

The Shapes Left Behind

Spray over the top, lift the shape, and the white is your drawing.

Matisse's Studio

Paper Vases

Cover the paper, cut the shape, fill it with fresh flowers.

Matisse's Studio

The Cut-Out Press

Roll it thin, lay the shapes on, and pull a Matisse in negative.

Matisse's Studio

Drawing with Scissors

Cut straight into colour, press it on, and hold it up to the light.

Matisse's Studio

Wall of Shapes

Cut big, glue it down, and let the painting take all week.

Robots and Machines

Nuts and Bolts Tray

A quiet sensory machine shop for the littlest hands: split peas, washers, and a magnet wand.

Robots and Machines

Balancing Machines

Wire, beads and counterweights that tip, teeter and turn, after Alexander Calder.

Robots and Machines

Robot Collage

Bold robot characters built from metallic and patterned paper.

Robots and Machines

Assemblage Robots

Found objects packed onto a base and painted one bold colour, after Louise Nevelson.

Robots and Machines

Build Your Own Robots

One experience, two ways in: the recycling box, or the woodwork bench.

Robots and Machines

Robot Installation

A robot taller than the artists, built from boxes and foil, painted by everyone across the week.

Robots and Machines

Pendulum Painting

A bottle of paint swung from a frame, drawing looping spirals all by itself.

Over the Rainbow

Rainbow Sensory Play

A tray of colour and loose parts to dig and sort through

Over the Rainbow

A String of Colour

Watercolour bled into wet paper and strung up as tie-dye flags

Over the Rainbow

Catching the Light

Tissue and cellophane sun catchers that glow in the window

Over the Rainbow

Colour Burst

A whole wall or a giant rainbow, painted with your whole body

Over the Rainbow

Nature's Palette

Mix colour in water to match the shade of a real flower

Over the Rainbow

Kaleidoscope Collage

Odds and ends sorted by colour and layered onto a circle

Over the Rainbow

Marbled Magic

Colour swirled into shaving foam and printed, never the same twice

Over the Rainbow

Mix Your Own Rainbow

Make every colour in the rainbow from just red, blue and yellow

Over the Rainbow

Beaded Rainbows

Wire arches threaded with a mix of op-shop beads, no two the same

Welcome to the Jungle

The Watering Hole

Fill a clear tub with water.

Welcome to the Jungle

Zentangle Wild Safari

Set out a stack of safari animal reference photos so the artists can pick the one they're drawn to.

Welcome to the Jungle

Into the Wild

Choose a base that suits the scale.

Welcome to the Jungle

The Forest Floor

Pour green rice across the base of the tray, generously enough to cover the bottom in a deep layer.

Welcome to the Jungle

Chameleons

Lay out a generous spread of mark-making tools across a long table.

Welcome to the Jungle

Half/Half Animals

For the animal photos, raid your local op shop.

Welcome to the Jungle

Jungle Vines

Cork circles are the trick for the base.

Welcome to the Jungle

The Canopy

Anchor two big birch branches upright in a tall cardboard drum or sturdy planter, weighted at the base with bricks or sand so they stay put when little hands grab on (and they will!).

Into the Stars

Astronaut Rockets

Cardboard rockets with an astronaut hiding in the window

Into the Stars

Starry Water Play

Coloured water, floating stars, and bio glitter

Into the Stars

Deep Space Collage

Black skies and shimmery planets

Into the Stars

Marbled Milky Way

One of the most satisfying processes on earth

Into the Stars

Moon Landing Dioramas

A whole tiny world in a cake box

Into the Stars

The Cosmic Sensory Play

Black beans, tiny astronauts, and stars that glow

Into the Stars

Galaxy Paintings

Liquid watercolour, rock salt, and a bit of magic

Into the Stars

Flying Through Space

A cardboard rocket big enough to climb inside

Yayoi's World

Spotty Photo Blocks

Put your Yayoi-inspired portraits on show!

Yayoi's World

Smudge Obliteration Room

Start with a blank white space and let dot stickers slowly take it over!

Yayoi's World

Painting Pumpkins

Yayoi and her pumpkins!

Yayoi's World

Oversized Mushrooms

Cut, colour, dot, and stand them tall. 

Yayoi's World

Muffin Tray Monoprinting

A colourful field of circles!

Yayoi's World

Mixed Media Mushrooms

Circles and circles and circles and more.

Yayoi's World

Circle Studies

Circles and circles and circles and more.

Wild Adventures

Treasure Boxes

Create your own pirate chest and fill it with all the treasures!

Wild Adventures

Travel Collage

Cut and stick the story of your own journey

Wild Adventures

The Giant Treasure Map

Claim the islands, mark the X, build the world together

Wild Adventures

Tent Weaving

Wrap, weave, and build a place to sit together

Wild Adventures

Scraped Mountains

Pull colour across a rocky horizon

Wild Adventures

Painted Maps

Build your own road map of where you’ve been (or want to go next)!

Wild Adventures

Explorer Binoculars

Make it, wear it, start exploring!

Wild Adventures

Adventure Lab

Stones and scoops and hidden treasure

Things with Wings

Things with Wings Sensory Play

The softest place for imaginary play

Things with Wings

The Aviary

Build a towering world of cardboard birds, giant feathers, and flight.

Things with Wings

Peacock Still Life

Look closely at real feathers and capture every gorgeous detail.

Things with Wings

Paint Scraping Wings

Squeeze, smoosh, scrape, and reveal

Things with Wings

Gelli Printing with Feathers

Press, print, and peel for the most satisfying surprises.

Things with Wings

Feather Brushes

Craft your own magical painting tools from sticks, wire, and real feathers.

Things with Wings

Egg Rolling

Roll wooden eggs through rivers of paint in big, bold, beautiful chaos.

Things with Wings

Build a Bird

Birds bursting with personality.

The Easter Edit

The Nest Sensory Play

A tiny Easter world to get lost in

The Easter Edit

The Great Egg Hunt

Build an over-sized Easter scene, wall to wall

The Easter Edit

Spin Art Garland

Spin art on egg-shaped card, strung up and gorgeous

The Easter Edit

Painted Eggs

The prettiest dozen you've ever seen

The Easter Edit

Easter Frames

Egg cartons, opp shop frames, and a whole lot of colour

The Easter Edit

Bunny Baskets

The ones they'll be so proud to carry on Easter morning!

Spring Fever

Wildflower Tiles

Mosaics and more!

Spring Fever

Spring Still Life

Noticing all the gorgeous colours and forms of Spring!

Spring Fever

Petal Printing

Dip a bloom and stamp the page.

Spring Fever

Garden Play

Pour and plant and play with a tiny garden in a tub.

Spring Fever

Flower Pounding

Truly the most special way to savour Spring forever!

Spring Fever

Flower Potions

A forever favourite for kids (and adults!) everywhere.

Spring Fever

Curious Creatures

Things with wings and sparkly bugs, oh my!

Spring Fever

Cardboard Garden

Turn cardboard into a living world that grows with every new piece.

Oh Yes, Yarn!

Wet Felting

Watch loose wool turn into fabric in your hands!

Oh Yes, Yarn!

The Big Weave

Under and over and weave together

Oh Yes, Yarn!

Tennis Racquet Weaving

Op shop racquets become bright little looms (with pixels you can touch).

Oh Yes, Yarn!

String Stamps

Lines that print and repeat

Oh Yes, Yarn!

Pom Pom Play

A tiny fibre room you can play in!

Oh Yes, Yarn!

Painting with Wool

Bold colours and textured strands

Oh Yes, Yarn!

Fibre Collage

Soft treasure trays for little makers.

Oh Yes, Yarn!

Felt Banners & Pennants

A little triangle with a lot to say!

Modern Mosaics

Tile Stories

Layering colour, texture and instinct onto wood.

Modern Mosaics

Smudge Sagrada Familia

A giant cardboard cathedral for collaborative mosaic play.

Modern Mosaics

Shadow Box Parc Güell

Tiny architectural worlds built in layers.

Modern Mosaics

Mosaic Mirrors

Colour, reflection, and a gorgeous excuse for self portraits.

Modern Mosaics

Gaudí Sun Sculptures

An ode to the sun, with colour popping against a dark base.

Modern Mosaics

DIY Terrazzo Benchtop

A behind the scenes Smudge build for the grown ups.

Is It Cake?

Sweet Treat Still Life

Look closely and then enjoy together.

Is It Cake?

Shaving Foam Icing

Pure sensory joy, straight from a can

Is It Cake?

Patisserie Collages

Layers on layers of yum!

Is It Cake?

Muffin Tray Monoprinting

A colourful field of cupcakes.

Is It Cake?

Iced Tea Water Play

Perfect for a Summer's afternoon!

Is It Cake?

Coffee, Please

Pouring, scooping, pretending.

Is It Cake?

Citrus Painting

Art x Science

Is It Cake?

Cardboard Cakes

Looks good enough to eat.

Here Comes the Sun

Warm Sensory Play

A warm, lovely place to play.

Here Comes the Sun

Sunflower Still Life

Looking closely and letting yellow take the lead!

Here Comes the Sun

Sun Catcher Mobiles

Light, balance, and a really good reason to go thrifting!

Here Comes the Sun

Summer Lanterns

Warm your days with moving colour.

Here Comes the Sun

Cyanotype Sun Prints

Art Made with the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Colour Mixing

A brush full of possibility!

Here Comes the Sun

Clare Young-Inspired Sun Collages

Paint and Cut and Layer

Halloween Magic

Spooky Bugs

Folded paint prints that open up into brand new species of beetle and moth.

Halloween Magic

Pumpkin Painting

Warty pumpkins with bright paint dripping down every ridge.

Halloween Magic

Pretend Poisonous Potions

Tubs of murky coloured water with plastic skulls, bugs and a bit of fizz for brewing spells.

Halloween Magic

Painting a Skeleton

A life-size skeleton painted in bright colour, from skull to toes.

Halloween Magic

Cauldron Bubble Prints

Coloured bubbles blown up and over a cup, then printed over a cauldron outline.

Halloween Magic

Haunted Cubby House

A cardboard haunted house big enough to step inside, painted by everyone.

Halloween Magic

Halloween Sensory Lab

Split peas and black beans to scoop through, hiding skeletons, bugs and magnetic chips.

Halloween Magic

Gelli Spider Webs

Wool spider webs pressed into a gelli plate (Charlotte would be so proud!).

Halloween Magic

Collage Cauldrons

Big cardboard cauldrons covered in foil, sequins and paint stick colour, with a trick or treat basket version.

Feel the Beat

The Disco Room

Light, sound, and colour that move together.

Feel the Beat

Shiny Disco Balls

Colour mixing reflections!

Feel the Beat

Sheet Music Banners

Notes that turn into colour!

Feel the Beat

Record Remix

Old records, new rhythms.

Feel the Beat

Pop Star Glasses

Inspired by Rachel Burke (imakestagram)

Feel the Beat

Metallic Water

Pour and swirl in this sparkly world

Feel the Beat

Foil Monoprints

Shiny, shimmery, noisy fun.

Feel the Beat

CD Spinners

A musical spinning top

Feel the Beat

Cardboard Instruments

Take a beat from Picasso’s Blue Guitars

Fashion Studio

Petite Washing Line

Tiny clothes for big play

Fashion Studio

Painted Wardrobe

The ultimate hanging canvas!

Fashion Studio

Hats and Millinery

Wearable art with serious personality.

Fashion Studio

Embroidery Hoop Sewing

Threads and Textures

Fashion Studio

Dressing The Mannequins

Costume a tiny person! Strike a pose! Tell a story!

Fashion Studio

Custom Tote Printing

Fashion you can carry home.

Fashion Studio

Collage Fashion Design

Cut, layer, style, repeat.

Falling Into Autumn

Spin Art Leaves

Squeeze and spin and lift to reveal! A Smudge favourite process.

Falling Into Autumn

Pinecone Sculptures

Wrap, bead, and bend wire around found cones to build playful, balancing forms.

Falling Into Autumn

Painting Fallen Branches

Let your brushes meet bark! You'll bring the season inside, in the very best way,

Falling Into Autumn

Leaf Resist Paintings

Watch as the leaves appear from the background.

Falling Into Autumn

Ghost Leaves

What gorgeous shapes can leaves and mists of colour make?

Falling Into Autumn

Fall Collage

Let leaves, foil, and fabric collide into one glowing page.

Falling Into Autumn

Curtain Of Colours

Spray a leaf-lined curtain and watch colours drift, drip, and mix!

Falling Into Autumn

Clay Leaf Prints

Press real leaves into clay and keep the season’s veins and edges forever.

Express Yourself

Watercolour Portraits

Create the most gorgeous snapshot in time.

Express Yourself

Self Portraits

Look and notice and paint and draw. Will you see yourself differently?

Express Yourself

Plasticine Portrait Sculptures

Make a mini muse!

Express Yourself

Mirror Painting Outside

Paint on a mirror and let the sky join in!

Express Yourself

Hall Of Mirrors

Paint right onto your reflection and see yourself in all the art!

Express Yourself

Giant Cubist Masks

Big faces & splashes of colour.

Express Yourself

Face to Face Monoprints

It's impossible not to smile making these prints!

Christmas Creations

Yarn Wrapped Ornaments

Hanging Holiday Art!

Christmas Creations

Wreath Weaving

Weave and wrap and loop

Christmas Creations

Stamped Wrapping Paper

Make the paper part of the present!

Christmas Creations

Spin Art Decorations

Let the movement do the hard work.

Christmas Creations

Oh, Christmas Tree!

Christmas Creations

Life-size Gingerbread House

Big Build with even Bigger Energy

Christmas Creations

Festive Sensory Play

A pause button in the middle of the season.

Christmas Creations

Christmas Shadow Boxes

Mini scenes with maximum glow!

Christmas Creations

3D Paper Stars

Big impact with big, big joy!

By The Seashore

Watercolour Seashells

Turn everyday shells into shimmering treasures.

By The Seashore

Smudge Pirate Ship

Ahoy! This ship runs on colour and chaos.

By The Seashore

Rockpool Searching

Dig and scoop and discover

By The Seashore

Paper Sandcastles

Sandcastle building without the sand in your toes

By The Seashore

Ocean Printmaking

Print the sea again and again!

By The Seashore

Mermaid Tails

Ocean giants and glittering fins

By The Seashore

Ken Done Inspired

Big colour, bold marks, and a reef that glows like Ken Done.

By The Seashore

Deep Blue Sea

Dive in! (the ocean won’t paint itself)

By The Seashore

Buried Clay Treasures

Press the sea’s treasures into clay.