Tiny Toadstool Family Wood Carving
Saturday 3rd Apr 2027, The Base Greenham
Full Price £21 per person (Child and adult must purchase a ticket. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a paying adult.)
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What to Expect: Starting with a simple stick, we will learn about stop-cuts, knife grips and safe carving techniques to create our own mini toadstools. This is a lovely simple step into safe wood carving and just as fun for the adults as it is for children. Once our carving is completed, we can paint our toadstools and make them into keyrings, hangers, earrings, plant pot dwellers or whatever your creativity leads you to. You’ll come away with 2 - 6 tiny toadstools to take home and share with your friends.
Duration: 10am - 12.30pm (ages 7 - 11), 1.30pm - 4pm (ages 12 - 17)
What to bring/wear: All tools, wood, safety gloves, paints and fixings are provided. Just wear something you don’t mind getting mucky as the paints can sometimes be messy.
Benefits: Teaching children from a young age to respect a sharp tool and work with their hands is a hugely beneficial learning opportunity. It can help a child’s confidence soar as they see their creations come to life.
For the adult attending, this is a chance to find your creativity again alongside your child, bring out your playfulness and have pride in what you create.
Learning and creating alongside your child puts you on the same level, creating a stronger bond as you navigate this new craft together.
Who is your tutor: Tamsin originally began woodcarving as a hobby in 2014 before taking it full-time in 2022 and receiving an Arts Council England grant to develop her practice in 2023. Tamsin has been teaching for 5 years and her passion is passing on the joys of green wood working to others. She creates functional and sometimes whimsical wooden spoons that she hopes brings a little nature magic to peoples homes and makes them smile.