April Holidays: Shape Your World @ the V&A

Make a soft plush toy to take away with you, dance, draw and unwind in a space especially for grown-ups and their little ones to enjoy together. 

The activities for the April school holidays will include:

• Growing Together! Self-care for families.

Pick up a booklet full of self-care activities for families created by Rachel Sale and Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson with the V&A Families Team. Recommended age 5+.

Drop-in Design: Crafting with Nature.
Art Studio, Learning Centre

What is your safe space? How can you bring the feeling of your safe space with you?
Drop into a mindful session inspired by the natural world led by artist, Tyreis Holder. Tyreis will guide you as a family to explore your creativity and inner worlds. Families will make a plush toy to take away experimenting with colour, texture and shape.
Sessions are every 40 minutes from 11am – 13pm and starting again at 1.40pm – 3pm. The last session will start at 3pm. Please book your place for one of the sessions at the entrance of the Art Studio. Recommended age 5+.

Pop-up Performance: Movements from Nature.
Raphael Gallery, Room 48a

Join dance artist Kirsty Purnell for a playful workshop inspired by the natural world. As we look at the world around us, in the museum and beyond, what shapes and lines do we see?  What if these shapes and lines could make us dance? How can movement make us draw? 

As a family create drawings, get inspired by nature and colours then use them to create movements and dances that explore your inner worlds. Together we will create individual drawings and dances that will become one collective drawing to dance to. 
Sessions of 40 minutes starting at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Drop-in. Recommended age 4+. Pick up an activity sheet, between sessions, for another chance for your family to explore nature and dance together.  

Design Baby: Natural Worlds.  Digital Studio, Learning Centre

Join Design Baby: Natural Worlds for a multi-sensory play session for children aged 0-3 and their guardians.  Take the lead from your child to make a space to create in, play in, meet in, or just be in! The drop-in will be child-led and non-structured to allow your child to explore the space and materials freely, at their own pace. 
11am – 4pm. Drop-in. Recommended age 0-3.