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Thistledown Tiny Learners

Programs Creative Artists

6–8 YEARS OLD

Drawing and Creativity for Artistic Expression

Big kids, big ideas. Artists sketch, paint, sculpt, and stage their own gallery nights — building focus, fine motor control, and creative courage.

Children drawing and colouring at classroom desks.
Inside the studio

Real techniques, joyful messes

Drawing foundations

Shading, perspective, and portrait practice with pencils, charcoal, and pastels.

Colour & paint

Watercolour washes, acrylic canvases, and colour-mixing science every week.

Make & exhibit

Clay, collage, and recycled sculpture — finished with term-time gallery nights.

Children making shapes with clay at a classroom table.

What's included every month

  • Two studio afternoons weekly with a professional art teacher
  • Personal sketchbook, quality materials, and a take-home portfolio
  • Gallery night each term — families tour, artists explain their work
  • Homework support hour before studio for after-school children

A week with the Artists

  1. Tuesday — Sketch lab3:30 – 5:00 pm
  2. Wednesday — Homework hour3:30 – 4:30 pm
  3. Thursday — Paint studio3:30 – 5:00 pm
  4. Friday — Make & mendClay & collage
  5. Term end — Gallery nightFamilies invited

Good questions, honest answers

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