Craft Workshops, Brought Straight to Your Classroom
We offer Hands-on history & real-world skills workshops.
Bringing the National Curriculum to life with expert-led craft workshops tailored to your classroom.
Our workshops are designed for curious kids, and we believe children learn best by touching, exploring and creating. Every session is hands-on, sensory-rich and carefully structured around the 7 Areas of Learning, but delivered in a way that feels like pure fun to the children.
How it works
Every session is fully tailored to your class and your current topic. We arrive with all materials, tools and protective equipment ready to go. Children work at their own pace in a supported, playful environment. Every child leaves with something they made themselves, and that pride on their face is worth everything.
Sessions can be:
- Half day: one or two craft activities, perfect for a special themed day
- Full day: a full creative enrichment day with multiple makes
- Enrichment week: we work across your whole school over several days
- One-off special events: World Book Day, Science Week, cultural celebrations and more
KS2 Craft Workshops
All activities can be adapted to your current topic, season or theme. This is not a fixed menu; it is a starting point.
If you have something specific in mind, just ask.
Romans
Excavation activity: Embed Roman coin replicas, mosaic tiles, pottery shards and small clay artefacts in plaster blocks. Children excavate like real archaeologists, then use their finds in their craft.
Mosaic making: Traditional Roman mosaic using small paper or ceramic tiles to create geometric patterns or figures.
Wax tablet writing: Beeswax writing tablets with a stylus to practise Roman script and numerals
Clay oil lamp making: Hand-built clay oil lamps in the Roman style
Roman coin pressing: Press designs into clay or foil to make replica Roman coins
Lino printing: Roman soldier, eagle, laurel wreath and chariot designs
Papier mache
Roman helmet: build and paint a legionary helmet
Clay relief tiles: Roman architectural details, columns, arches pressed into clay
Collage Roman scene: Toga-clad figures, colonnades and Roman landscapes
Mobile: Clay Roman coins and symbols hung from a wooden rod
Ancient Egyptians
Excavation activity: Embed scarab beads, gold coins, hieroglyphic stamps, gemstones and replica artefacts. Children excavate and then use their finds to make their jewellery piece.
Lino print cartouche: carve hieroglyphic name into lino and print onto papyrus-effect paper or tote bag
Clay scarab beetle: Hand-sculpted scarab in the Egyptian tradition, painted in gold and jewel colours
Canopic jar making: coil-built clay canopic jar with animal head lid
Egyptian collar jewellery: beaded collar necklace in the Egyptian style using gold and jewel-coloured beads
Papier mache death mask: build and decorate in the style of Tutankhamun
Gold leaf gilding on clay: Apply real gold leaf to clay amulets and scarabs
Resin pendant: Embed gold foil and hieroglyphic charms in resin
Weaving: simple loom weaving in linen colours with gold thread
Collage: Egyptian tomb scene with hieroglyphic borders
Mobile: Clay amulets, scarabs and hieroglyphic tiles hung from a papyrus rod
Ancient Greeks
Excavation activity: Embed pottery shards, coin replicas, gemstones and small clay figures
Clay trinket pot: Pinch pot decorated in classical Greek style with black and terracotta slip paint
Greek mythology linocut printing: Medusa, the Minotaur, Pegasus, Greek gods
Mosaic: Greek key pattern or figure mosaic in paper or ceramic tiles
Olive crown wreath making: wire and paper leaf wreath in the style of Olympic champions
Greek theatre mask: Papier mache comedy or tragedy mask decorated with paint
Clay relief tile: Greek architectural frieze with figures and patterns pressed in relief
Collage: Greek vase scene with silhouette figures in the red and black pottery style
Resin pendant: Embed a small shell or stone found in an excavation
Mobile: Clay Greek symbols, owls, lightning bolts, olive branches
Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
Excavation activity: Embed rune stones, amber beads, silver coloured metal pieces and replica coins
Card weaving or tablet weaving: Traditional Viking band weaving technique in authentic colours
Rune stone making: Clay rune stones carved with the Viking alphabet and painted to look aged
Viking brooch: Silver clay brooch in the Viking style, fired and polished to real silver
Knotwork lino printing: Viking knotwork and interlace patterns printed onto card or fabric
Illuminated manuscript page: Intricate pen and ink design in the Anglo-Saxon style
Longship clay relief tile: Viking longship pressed into clay tile
Mead horn clay vessel: Coil-built clay drinking vessel in the
Viking Style
Collage: Viking raid or settlement scene
Mobile: Clay rune stones and Viking symbols hung from driftwood
Tudors
Heraldic shield lino printing: Design and print your own coat of arms
Tudor rose printing: Lino or potato print Tudor rose in red and white
Portraits in the style of Holbein: Detailed collage portrait using fabric, paper and paint
Embroidery sampler: Basic cross stitch or running stitch sampler in the Tudor tradition
Papier mache Tudor crown: Build and decorate a royal crown
Clay seal: Press a personal seal design into clay, paint in gold
Candle making: Hand-dipped taper candles in the Tudor tradition
Collage Tudor building: Black and white timber frame building in collage
Lino printing: Tudor symbols, roses, portcullises, crowns
Mobile: Clay Tudor roses, crowns and shields
Stone age to Iron age
Excavation activity: Embed flint-effect stones, bone replicas, berry-dyed beads and cave art fragments
Cave art painting: Paint prehistoric animal scenes onto brown paper or card using earth pigment colours
Air-dry clay beaker making: Hand-built beaker in the Bronze Age style with impressed decoration
Flint knapping simulation: Safely shape air-dry clay into tool shapes, understanding early technology
Natural dye tie dye: Using natural materials like beetroot, turmeric and berries to dye fabric
Stone age jewellery: Make clay beads, then string them onto a leather cord
Cave art lino printing: Prehistoric animal designs printed onto aged paper
Clay handprint tiles: Press handprint into clay as early humans did in caves
Collage prehistoric landscape: Woolly mammoths, cave paintings and prehistoric plants
Mobile: Clay prehistoric animals and tools hung from a natural branch
WW2
Memory box decorating: Decorate a keepsake box with collage elements including maps, newspaper print, stamps and ration book imagery
Propaganda poster lino printing: Design and print a WW2-style propaganda poster
Collage: Anderson shelter, Blitz scene or evacuation scene
Papier mache gas mask case: Build and paint a replica gas mask case
Spitfire mobile: Card and painted Spitfire planes hung as a squadron mobile
Fabric printing: Camouflage pattern printing on fabric using sponges
Clay dog tag making: Press name and number into the clay dog tag, aged with paint
Poppy making: Fabric, paper or clay poppies for Remembrance
Ration book and identity card making: design and print replica documents
Collage portrait: Evacuee child portrait using fabric, paper and mixed media
Raiforest
Collage rainforest scene: Layered tissue paper creating canopy, understory and forest floor
Leaf printing: Large tropical leaf shapes in bold greens and yellows
Watercolour tropical birds: Wet on wet painting of toucans, macaws and parrots
Lino printing: Tropical animals, toucans, poison dart frogs, jaguars, butterflies
Clay animal tiles: Rainforest creatures sculpted and pressed in clay
Tie dye: Tropical bright colours, greens, yellows, oranges
Fabric painting tote bag: Tropical plants and animals painted onto tote bags
Nature collage: Using real leaves, bark and seeds alongside paint and paper
Resin pendant: Embed pressed tropical leaves and flowers in resin
Mobile: Clay and card rainforest animals hung from a branch
Rrivers
Watercolour landscapes: Wet on wet river and valley scenes
Clay river creature tiles: Fish, otters, kingfishers, dragonflies pressed into clay
Marbling: Blue and green inks marbled to create water effect paper
Lino printing: River wildlife and landscape scenes
Collage river scene: Layered paper and paint creating a cross-section of a river
Nature printing: Press water plants and leaves onto fabric or paper
Papier mache: Build a 3D river valley landscape model
Resin pendant: Embed tiny pebbles or shells collected from a river study
Mountains and extreme environments
Collage mountain landscape: Layered torn paper creating mountain ranges
Watercolour: Wet on wet mountain and sky scenes
Clay relief map: Hand-built clay tile showing mountain landscape in relief
Lino printing: Mountain wildlife, eagles, snow leopards, mountain goats
Nature collage: Using bark, stones and natural textures to create mountain scenes
Papier mache: 3D mountain range model
Wax resist: Snow-capped mountain scenes in wax crayon revealed with blue watercolour
Ancient Maya
Excavation activity: Embed jade-coloured beads, gold coins, carved stone replicas and feather charms
Clay Mayan calendar tile: Pressed circular Mayan calendar design in clay
Lino printing: Mayan glyphs and symbols printed onto aged paper
Collage Mayan temple scene: Stepped pyramid in layered paper and paint
Mayan jewellery: Turquoise and jade coloured bead jewellery in the Mayan tradition
Papier mache Mayan mask: Build and decorate in the Mayan ceremonial style
Weaving: Simple loom weaving in traditional Mayan colours
Bennin
Bronze effect clay plaques: Clay tiles pressed with Benin-inspired figures and patterns, painted in bronze
Collage portrait: Benin bronze head inspired portrait in layered paper and paint
Lino printing: Benin bronze plaque patterns and figures
Fabric printing: Adinkra symbol printing onto fabric using carved foam stamps
Beaded jewellery: Coral and ivory coloured bead jewellery in the Benin royal tradition
Collage: Benin city scene with palace, warriors and traders
Islamic Golden Age
Geometric pattern lino printing: Intricate Islamic geometric designs printed onto cards or tote bags
Mosaic: Islamic geometric mosaic using paper or ceramic tiles in jewel colours
Henna-inspired fabric painting: botanical patterns on tote bags
Clay decorative tiles: Geometric pressed patterns in the Islamic art tradition
Calligraphy-inspired mark-making: Decorative pattern work inspired by Arabic script
Collage: Islamic architecture scene with geometric-patterned domes and arches
Resin pendant: embed geometric gold foil patterns in resin
Indus Valley
Excavation activity: Embed clay seals, bead replicas and pottery shards
Clay seal making: Press animal and symbol designs into clay in the Indus Valley tradition
Bead making: Clay beads in the Indus Valley style, painted and strung into necklaces
Lino printing: Indus Valley seal animals, unicorn bull, elephant, rhinoceros
Collage: Indus Valley city scene showing grid streets and flat-roofed buildings
Pottery: Coil-built clay pot in the Indus Valley style with geometric decoration
Space
Marbling: Black ink with silver and gold to create a galaxy effect paper
Wax resist planets: Draw planets in wax crayon, paint over with black watercolour
Papier mache planet mobile: Build, paint and hang a solar system mobile
Speckle art: Dark background with bright paint drops creates an instant galaxy effect
Salt dough: Planets, stars and rocket shapes painted in metallic colours
Lino printing: Rocket, planet and constellation designs
Resin pendant: Embed gold and silver glitter and foil to create a galaxy pendant
Clay relief tile: Surface of the moon with craters pressed in
Collage: Space scene with planets, stars, nebulae and spacecraft
Junk modelling: Design and build a rocket or space station
Local history
This is fully bespoke depending on your school location. We research your local area and build a session around it. Examples include local landmark lino printing, historical map collage, local industry clay tile making and heritage building papier mache.
What every session includes
• All materials and tools brought by us
• Protective aprons for every child
• A fully qualified DBS-checked workshop leader
• A finished make for every child to take home
• Activity pack to continue the fun at home
• Full risk assessment provided in advance
• Fully tailored to your current topic and learning focus
Flexibility
Every workshop can be adapted to your current topic, season, story or theme.
Don't see exactly what you need? Get in touch, and we'll build something bespoke around your class.
We are flexible on timing, group size and content.
Ready to book?
Let's make something brilliant together. Please email us at [email protected].
We aim to respond within 24 hours, and love a creative brief. The more detail you give us about your topic, the easier it is for us to build a session for you. Pricing is based on group size, session length and location. We will always work with your budget where we can.
