6-Week Crafting Club Plan (Ages 5–10)

week 1

Welcome & creative Collage

Theme: Explore textures and materials
Goal: Build confidence, introduce tools, encourage free creativity
Artists to inspire us: David Hockney, Kara Walker, Robert Rauschenberg

Activity:

  • Mixed-media collage using tissue paper, magazines, stickers, scrap cardboard, fabric pieces, and markers.

  • Encourage kids to make a “self-portrait,” “favorite animal,” or abstract art.

Materials: Glue sticks, safety scissors, cardboard bases, tissue paper, stickers, magazines, markers.

Extensions:

  • Older kids add 3D elements (folded paper, cardboard pop-outs).

  • Quick sharing circle at the end.

WEEK 2

Fun Frames

Theme: Exploring patters & texture, how we hang and observe our work.
Goal: Work with different materials, observe patterns and displays

Activity:

  • Decorate cardboard frames with cotton balls, clay shapes, paper, pens, and textures

  • Optionally add a photo or drawing inside.

Materials: Pre-cut cardboard frames, PVA glue, brushes, materials (cotton balls, wallpaper, beads, clay or brought by kids).

Extensions:

  • Older children create more complex designs.

  • Younger ones use larger, easier objects to glue.

week 3

Sewing & Textile Fun

Theme: Introduction to soft crafts
Goal: Build fine motor skills
Artist to inspire us: Tracy Emin & Martha Hussey

Activity:

  • Using stitching and fabric strips to create designs.

  • Younger kids can decorate felt squares with glue instead of sewing.

Materials: Pre-cut felt shapes, yarn, plastic needles, googly eyes, fabric markers, glue.

Extensions:

  • Older children design their own shapes.

  • Add buttons or simple embroidery for confident sewers.

WEEK 4

Paper Crafting & Pop-Up Art

Theme: Transforming paper
Goal: Learn folding, cutting, and design
Artist to inspire us: Polly Verity

Activity:

  • Make pop-up cards: birthday cards, thank-you cards, or imaginative scenes.

  • Demonstrate simple pop-up mechanisms (box fold, tab pop-ups).

Materials: Cardstock, paper, markers, stickers, scissors, glue.

Extensions:

  • Older kids add layered scenes or moving pieces.

  • Younger kids focus on decorating and simple folds.

week 5

Recycled Art Sculptures

Theme: Creativity with sustainability
Goal: Think 3D and use imagination
Artists to inspire us: Michelle Reader & Thomas Deininger

Activity:

  • Build junk-model sculptures (robots, animals, buildings, vehicles).

  • Encourage teamwork: pair up or make a class sculpture.

Materials: Recycled items (toilet rolls, boxes, bottles, lids), masking tape, paint, glue guns (low-temp, adult-handled), pipe cleaners.

Extensions:

  • Older kids plan their sculpture on paper first.

  • Younger children focus on assembling bold, simple shapes.