Workshops

TAILORED WORKSHOPS FOR CREATIVE EXPLORATION

Creative Sessions

ARtS & CRAFTS

Unleash your creativity in our Arts and Crafts Session, where participants of all ages can experiment with felting, , cardboard sculpting, and more. Our artists guide each session, ensuring a fun and supportive environment where beginners creatives can explore new techniques and materials.

THINKER

Perfect for curious minds, our STEAM Workshop combines creativity with innovation! Participants will explore hands-on activities using motors, conductive play dough, making creative circuits light helping them develop problem-solving skills while having fun. Ideal for children looking to blend technology with artistic expression.

EARLY YEARS PLAY

Designed for little ones (2-5 years old), our Early Years Play Sessions focus on sensory play, light shadows, messy play, looseparts and movement. These sessions encourage cognitive and motor skill development through hands-on exploration, and creative expression, making learning fun and engaging for toddlers and preschoolers.

PLAY AT HOME

Bring the magic of our workshops into your home! Our Play at Home resources offers themed activity packs with materials and step-by-step guides for arts and crafts, STEAM projects, and interactive EY play and storytelling.

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Our Workshop Series

Flexible & Accessible Workshops that Inspires Hands-On Creativity!

At Makers of Imaginary Worlds, we turn everyday materials into extraordinary creative experiences! Our workshops encourage curiosity, collaboration, and hands-on exploration through art, technology, and sensory play. We have delivered workshops since 2016 , we worked with Lakeside Arts, Sense Charity, QUAD, Theatre Hullabaloo, City Arts (care homes), and Broadway Cinema, Rosehill School, Milford Academy and several other schools in Nottingham as part of the Creativity Collaborative projects . Since 2020 we have developed early years workshops to support creative bonding between parents and their babies.. Here some examples of workshop we have delivered..

Creative Play Session

Designed for young children, this series of workshops transforms simple white cardboard packing boxes into a world of creativity. The blank boxes serve as a canvas for exploration, encouraging co-creation, experimentation, and play.

Story Scrolls

Inspired by ancient Japanese handscrolls, this workshop allows parents and caregivers to create beautiful, tactile story scrolls to bring sensory storytelling to life.

Tinker with Puppets

Create your own felt puppet with light-up eyes! Using conductive thread and simple circuits, children will learn the basics of e-textiles while designing their unique character. Take-home

tinker with E-Bugs

Build bugs that light up and move using pipe cleaner circuits, squish circuits, and vibration sensors. Children will explore motion and movement in a playful, hands-on environment.

School's Project - Making Connections

Inspired by our interactive installation Thingamabobas, this workshop programme ( 2022) brings design thinking and tinkering to life through hands-on exploration. We delivered in two schools—one in Hong Kong and one in Nottingham—this project encouraged children to experiment, build, and problem-solve in playful and inventive way

Find out more about our online resources

The Gift- Storytelling Resource for EYFS & KS1 Educators and Parents

This interactive web resource is designed for EYFS and KS1 teachers, nursery practitioners, and parents, providing inspiration and practical tools to enhance storytelling with young children. Featuring a series of videos by storytellers, artists, and theatre-makers, this resource offers valuable insights into storytelling techniques, creative approaches, and engaging activities.
What’s Inside?
Storytelling Videos – Watch experienced storytellers share their methods, tips, and creative ideas.
Printable Guides – Access easy-to-follow resources to support storytelling at home or in the classroom.
Practical Techniques – Learn how to use props, movement, and sensory elements to bring stories to life.

Free Learning Resources for Schools & Parents of 6-10 years

At Makers of Imaginary Worlds, we believe in the power of creativity to enhance learning. We’ve designed a collection of free arts-based learning resources to support parents, teachers, and school teams in engaging young people through art and design. These resources provide innovative ways to explore various subjects while fostering creativity, critical thinking, and hands-on exploration.

Free Arts-Based Learning Resources – Designed to inspire creativity in the classroom and at home, these resources show how art & design can be used to deepen engagement across different subjects.

Early Years Sensory Play

Getting Creative with Everyday Materials
This exciting series of workshops is designed to spark imagination, play, and hands-on creativity using white cardboard packing boxes as a blank canvas for exploration. Gym balls. Through encounters with various objects and materials, participants will co-create, invent, experiment, collaborate, and play, transforming everyday materials into something extraordinary.
Open-Ended Play – The simplicity of cardboard boxes allows for endless possibilities, from building structures to creating interactive art.
Collaboration & Exploration – Encouraging children and families to work together, experiment with materials, and discover new ways to express ideas.
Hands-On Creativity – Using a mix of textures, colors, and shapes, children will develop problem-solving skills and creative confidence.