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Multiply Skills For Life Sessions

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Attend any 4 of these workshops to receive a

£30 Voucher!

 

Sowing seeds in recyclable plant potsWeds 24th July, 11.00 - 13.00

Plant seeds in creative and sustainable ways, for example in egg boxes, containers and bottles. Make your own recyclable plant pot and sow with seeds – take yours away and watch them grow. Practice maths and money skills in this eco-friendly activity.

Make a wildflower seed ballWeds 31st July, 11.00 – 13.00

Get your ‘green fingers’ ready to make some soil balls filled with wildflower* seeds to plant and watch your flowers bloom! (*Subject to season).

Build a Bee Hotel – Weds 14th August, 11.00 – 13.00

This workshop explores size, shape, area and volume to create your very own bee hotel. Using recycled resources, create a lovely habitat from recyclable materials to support our bee population!

Origami paper craftsWeds 21st August, 11.00 – 13.00

Learn the first steps to the art of origami for beginners. Practice shape and symmetry skills to fold paper into pretty 3-dimentional objects to create beautiful decorative shapes such as lily and lotus flowers, boxes and bookmarks.

Mindfulness mathsWeds 28th August, 11.00 – 13.00

Our wellbeing is important, and ‘mindfulness’ is a technique allowing us to become more aware of our surroundings and our feelings. This workshop will help you practice mindfulness, whilst creating beautiful artwork pieces using useful numeracy skills.

 

(Subject to eligibility, 19+; live or work in Bedford Borough or Central Bedfordshire)

 

Where?

The Higgins Art Gallery and Museum, Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3XD

 

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For more support contact us by email at:

Academy@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or telephone on 0300 300 8131