Craft Parties

I run craft parties for children at weekends, all year round in The Green Shed.

The maximum number of children is 14, plus me and 3 or 4 adults depending on the ages of the children.

On arrival, they’ll all use a nice non-sticky hand sanitizer. There will just be me plus 3 or 4 adults. No one else, so as to keep it as airy and spacious as possible.

The heating will be on and the windows and doors will be kept open for maximum fresh air.

There’s now a large covered gazebo outside with chairs and a large sofa which the children love. 

Parents will be asked to wait outside when they collect their children at the end of the party. 

Depending on the ages of the children I’ll need one or two parents to stay and help (this helps keep the cost down as I don’t need staff and it’s also nice for the children to have some adults they know in the room).

You can bring a blue tooth speaker if you like with your child’s favourite music. It’s lovely when they all sing along. There are balloons in the Green Shed and it’s quite decorative so you won’t need to decorate it. The windows will be open and it’ll be nice and airy. It’s cool in Summer and doesn’t get stuffy. The Shed is heated and cosy in winter. I keep the windows open to allow good airflow.

It’s a ‘shoes off shed’ so children can bring slippers to wear if it’s a cold day. I’ve also got a basket of thick warm socks they can choose from to wear over their own socks if they like.

Children are allowed to go in the garden if there’s time, under the supervision of the adults. Quiet games such as Hide and Seek and Grandma’s Footsteps are fun and the children are asked to refrain from shouting and screaming as it’s a residential area.

There’s a lovely covered seating area where children can sit outside. 

The parties are very relaxed, informal, great fun and the children go away with something lovely to take home.

 I have an up to date DBS certificate and have had both COVID vaccines and will keep up to date with any others offered.

**PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO SUPPLY PARTY BAGS.**

Fabric Collage Parties

Mini Bunting and Lavender Bags

2 hour party

Ages 5/6 yrs upwards

A one-off flat fee of £75 for the space and £25 per child payable afterwards.

You won’t be charged for children who can’t come.

Children sit around the table and I help them make mini bunting with beautiful fabric and lots of lovely little embellishments. They also make a lavender bag each. There’s a bit of gluing but no sewing.

Fabric Collage

2 hour party

Ages 9 yrs upwards

A one-off flat fee of £75 for the space and £25 per child, payable afterwards.

You won’t be charged for children who can’t come.

I’ve been a textile artist for over 25 years and during these parties I’ll show the children some prints of my previous collages which they can use as inspiration if they like.

There will be lots and lots of lovely fabric and other bits of haberdashery to choose from and they’ll make a collage themselves with as much or as little help as they want. No experience or artistic flair is necessary and they’ll all go home with something lovely which they’ve created themselves.

You can have up to 10 children and I’d need you and 2 or 3 other mums actively helping. The amount of helpers needed will depend on the amount of children and their ages. 

Fabric Collage Parties Information

Information is applicable for either kind of party. 

• You can order pizza from Amici down the road to be delivered or some people have been ordering Pizza Express pizza from Deliveroo. Or you can bring your own food, sandwiches etc or just snacks. Local chef Janine Hamrahian delivers wonderful platter of sandwiches, fruit etc to The Green Shed if you’d like.
• For the cake, a fairy cake each works best with the birthday girl having a candle in hers to blow out, so that candles aren’t blown out on to a big communal cake. (Because of COVID). The birthday cake doesn’t need to be expensive or elaborate. The children generally aren’t keen on all the thick sweet  butter icing anyway.
• Of the 2 hours the actual craft part is about 1 hour 15 minutes, with the food and cake about 45 minutes.

Summer Parties

If it’s nice weather they can eat in the garden and you can bring juice if you like.
I ask you not to bring bubbles for them to blow as my tortoises might be outside and the bubbles liquid spills onto the grass which they eat.
Please bring cardigans, even if it’s very hot as The Shed is cooler than the outside air.

Winter Parties

The Shed is heated and cosy. I ask children to remove their shoes and I provide thick, clean warm socks to wear over their own socks to keep their feet warm.
They eat in The Shed and I ask that you don’t bring juice of any kind as it spills. I provide water and cups. They can go in the garden for a few minutes if they like when they’ve finished their crafts while we  clear the table for food.

I ask you to ask parents to bring their children here on time. 

A few things

• It’s nice if you can bring some music on your phone that the children will like. I have a speaker or you can bring your own.
• I have a very friendly Westie dog and a tiny Yorkshire Terrier who will be with us.
• Please don’t bring cartons/bottles of juice because of sticky spills. Children never ask for it and I provide water and cups.
• Children will be asked to remove their shoes in the Shed so shoes that that can easily put on by themselves would be helpful.
• When the parents come to collect they generally wait outside the gate, they don’t come into the garden.
• I ask the children not to scream or yell too much in the garden as it’s a residential area and appreciate it if you can help with this.
• If there’s time the children can be in the garden for about 15 minutes when they’ve finished making and while they’re waiting for food. They can be very excitable during this time (whether inside or outside) and so it really helps if parents/helpers can keep them entertained for a few minutes with word games etc. I have some conversation games which are good as well.
• You don’t need party bags as I have nice paper carrier bags which they take their things home in so you can add some chocolate or other bits to the bags.
• There are balloons in the shed and it’s quite decorative so you don’t need to decorate it.
• I’ve got a driveway for 2 cars which is available for you to use. Parking is free at weekends.
• The address for invitations is; The Green Shed, Side Door In The Fence, 1, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, N10 1ND