Lark Design Make will be offering a fabulous range of sewing and craft activities during school holidays and after school from our craft studio in Cathays, Cardiff.
The craft workshops are suitable for different age groups usually ranging from 8-16 years old.. All our craft clubs are a great way to entertain your children and teach them something new! To see what we have on offer for children visit HERE
Our instructors have DBS certificates, they have extensive experience in a range of sewing and craft activities. The group size is a maximum of 12 for full day clubs (where they are divided into 2 groups of 6 and then swop activites throughout the day) or groups of 7 for after school clubs, offering excellent opportunity to gain new skills and make new friends.
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After School Sewing Clubs
We are excited to offer after various school sewing clubs, we aim to get them super confident in using sewing machines over 4 weeks, plus they get to cut their own patterns and choose from some ace fabrics! The only problem for you is that they will want a sewing machine at the end of the course!
The courses also include squash and biscuits to keep them going after a long day at school!
After School Crochet Club
A fab chance to come and learn to crochet and make a series of fun products. We hope to get them super confident in a range of crochet techniques and we provide all the yarns and hooks to complete their makes. By the end their screen time will be considerably down as they will be addicted to their new crochet hobby!
The courses also include squash and biscuits to keep them going after a long day at school!
More info on a craft club days….
Our Cardiff-based school holiday craft club starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm and your child will have a minimum of 2 hand made products to take home and lots of stories to tell about their day.
Each school holiday club day usually includes use of a sewing machine for half the day; your child will bring home a finished, individual & most importantly a useful product!
The sewing projects are suitable for absolute beginners but they are also adaptable if your child does have experience of using a sewing machine and would want a more challenging project.
Lunch time…
At around 1pm we will break for a 30 minute lunch break.
Participants will need to bring a packed lunch.
We will all eat together and if the weather is nice we will sit in the laneway just behind the studio.
During the other half of the day we will focus on craft skills and always aim to ensure everyone makes colourful, seasonal and useful products.
If you are looking for the perfect school holiday activity for your children in Cardiff, we’d love to teach them something new!
FAQ’s
How is Gwen (our studio dog) with children?
Gwen loves absolutely everyone, she never jumps up and very rarely barks, she generally greets everyone on arrival with a gentle lick on the hand if it’s offered and then goes to sleep on one of her 2 studio sofa’s.! At lunch time she never tries to eat your food and loves a belly rub from the kids before sleeping for the rest of the afternoon, sometimes this is done under the craft table which the kids love. Basically she’s the perfect dog for any child who has any fear of dogs, she’s almost too perfect as most kids want a dog like Gwen by the end of the day! If you want to know more about Gwen please click HERE or pop by during our shop hours to meet her if you’d like your child to meet her before booking or joining our craft clubs.
Is early drop off or late pick up available?
We can occasionally arrange this, depending on what we have on before or after the club. If we can arrange it we would organise an independent craft activity and supervision for a small charge. Please contact Gemma on larkdesignmake@gmail.com with the times and dates and we can try and make a plan.
What does my child need to bring to the craft club?
All materials for the craft workshops will be provided unless stated in the advertising and we’d also email if we needed you to bring anything in particular
The only thing they will need to bring is a packed lunch & a water bottle
My child is older or younger than the specified age group, can they attend?
We tailor the workshops to the specific age groups and as the age range is quite varied anyway we generally find it doesn’t work when we allow younger or older attendees to join, it changes the group dynamic and teaching we have to do. We are open to hearing from you via email if you feel your child would fit in the age group but we will cancel bookings if we find they have been made for ages outside the specified age group without prior consent.
Can I stay and watch the workshop?
This is not possible, we find that children do not gain the most from the experience if their parent is present, we can assure you that they are in safe hands and you will enjoy returning at the end of the day to see what they have created. Our workshop space in Cathays is welcoming and friendly and our instructors are DBS checked.
Are the tasks suitable for boys and girls?
Yes, we ensure all the activities offered would be enjoyed by boys and girls and we have a huge range of fabrics and materials to ensure everyone makes something that matches their personality & style.