Early Bods is a learning programme at Humber Street Gallery for 5-11 year olds.

Fold-Out Streets (25.07.26)

We'll start off this series of Arty Bods with a wander around Charlotte Dawson's new exhibition at Humber Street Gallery... before stepping inside your imagination and building a world that unfolds in your hands! Children will design and construct their own fold-out street scenes - these could be a familiar place like their own neighbourhood, or a completely made-up world full of surprises, secret doors, and hidden stories.

Expect a hands-on mix of drawing, storytelling, and paper engineering that turns a simple sheet into a living world.

Under the Lamplights (01.08.26)

When the streetlights flicker on, who comes out to play? Children will dive into a twilight world of imagination, sculpting mysterious night-time creatures using clay - anything from friendly forest spirits to cheeky city monsters or magical night-time animals. We’ll explore simple clay techniques to build expressive, textured characters full of personality.

(Grown-ups: please bring a shoebox so both your creations can travel home safely.)

Extreme Conker Championships! (08.08.26)

The biggest sporting event you’ve never heard of is here! Children become the creative team behind their own world-class Extreme Conker squad, designing everything they need to wow the crowd - from team shirts and mascots to medals, banners and fan merchandise.

Bold, colourful, and a little bit bonkers - this is design with maximum energy and competitive flair!

Playground Blueprints (15.08.26)

Ever wished you could design the perfect playground? A spiral slide into the clouds? A swing that flies to the moon? In this workshop, children become playground inventors, sketching their wildest ideas and bringing them to life using acetate drawings and magical cyanotype printing (sun printing that creates beautiful blue designs!).

If the weather isn’t playing ball, we’ll switch to drawing and collage to keep the creativity flowing - no sunshine required for imagination here!

(Grown-ups): As we will be working with sun-sensitive solutions outdoors, please ensure your child is wearing sunscreen, a sunhat, and wearing clothes that you don’t mind getting accidentally splashed / potentially stained.

Window Worlds (22.08.26)

Turn a window into a portal of colour and light! In this workshop, children will create beautiful translucent artworks using layered, see-through and tinted materials to design their own glowing window decorations.

Inspired by the world outside and the stories within, these shimmering suncatchers will transform sunlight into magical colour displays.

Waxing Poetic (29.08.26)

What were your earliest memories and dreams? Perhaps a toy, a place or a person. We’ll revisit Charlotte Dawson’s exhibition and chat about the materials she uses to remember.

Using colour washes, wax and scratch tool techniques the children will make ‘hidden’ drawings that reveal themselves as they go.

Let’s reflect, experiment and get colourful!

This session will be delivered by artist Faith Foster.

1 ticket per child attending. No tickets required for accompanying adults.

Description supplied by the event organiser.