New up and coming events

Under fives colour workshops 

Term time only

Wednesdays 10 - 11am @ Baildon Community Link, Cliffe Ave.

£4 per 1st child + £3 per 2nd child

Thursdays 10 am - 11am @ St James Church Hall (White church)Baildon

£1.00 per family (funded by Baildon Children's Centre)

PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A BOOKING FORM

spongetree@live.com

NEW UNDER FIVES STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2011 

Thursday mornings @ Menston + Burley Children's Centre

"Making Time with Sponge Tree" Sessions

This is a chance for parents to have time out when they have children under five years old. Sponge Tree will help you learn a new art + craft skill: sewing, crocheting, upcycling, print making, weaving, mosiac, sculpture, felt making, candle making, soap making the list is endless.

There will be a creche provided at the children's centre.

These sessions will start on Tuesday 6th September at Trinity 5 Rise Bingley Children's Centre. Every Tuesday morning term time only. 

 

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Denso Marston Nature Reserve Celebration Day

Saturday 18th June 2011 1pm - 4pm.

Sponge Tree will be providing the arts + crafts at the Celebration Day

Learn, Make + Sell Event

Spend time creating products to sell at your very own craft fair!

Mon 15th - Fri 19th August @ Baildon Community Link.

£65 includes: 

1 full day making workshop (including all materials), 

1 day maker to seller training + 

1 day Arts + Craft Market.

Choose from 1 of 3 making workshops:

Mon 15th: Textiles, Tues 16th: Inspired upcycling, Wed 17th: Paper Skills.

Then sell your items at your very own arts + craft fair 

on Fri 18th August 10am - 2pm!

PLEASE EMAIL US FOR A BOOKING FORM

spongetree@live.com

Saltaire Arts Trail 28/29th May 2011

Thank you to everyone who helped make our two days of workshops a fantastic success! Thank you Bradford Guild for providing the wonderful carding, spinning, weaving + felting demonstrations. The people really enjoyed watching and learning, as did we.

Thank you to the A level Students at Aire Valley School  for doing a wonderful job at teaching children and adults how to make felted pieces. The students have worked very hard as part of their A Level projects. You all derserve high marks for this collaboration with Sponge Tree.

Teepee weaving

Drum Carding the wool

Weaving on a floor loom

Wet Felting

Some comments on the teepees " Great fun", "Great fun, keep it up!", "Very theraputic", "We loved running around and around the tepee", "We had alovely time helping to make this den", "Excellent project, will come back and sit inside at the end of the day!" and "Love this idea, might try this at home!"

Felted Bangle