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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our £10 million public liability insurance.
Q: What ages is this class suitable for?
A: 8 to 18 years. Adult accompaniment is not required.
Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: No cancellations or reschedules allowed
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 5 x 6 hours, £300 per guest
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Children's Hand Building Pottery Class
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date_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £20
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Disney Character Art Class for Kids
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Kids Cooking Class: Holiday Special
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8 to 16 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £95
Tie Dye Workshop
18k followers
5 to 15 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £9
Cooking Class: Kids Cooking Club
7k followers
8 to 16 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £45
Creative Well-Being Workshop for Children
Adults & 5+ years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £42
Parent and Child Introductory Sewing Class
4.9 stars (89+)
Adults & 8+ years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £35
Parent and Child Jewellery Workshop
4.9 stars (89+)
Adults & 6+ years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £30
Cupcake Decorating Class
7k followers
8 to 16 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £55
Embrace your creativity at Little Hands Design October Half Term Camp! In this exciting week, you'll discover how to design and make spooky Halloween costumes and accessories or create your own autumn/winter fashion collection. Through a focus on ZERO WASTE design, we are using surplus materials donated by leading fashion brands, as well as deconstructing and redesigning thrifted clothes. Get ready to experiment with unconventional ideas, inspired by emerging designers in the fashion industry.
At Little Hands Design, we cater to all dexterity levels, so don't worry if you're a beginner – we've got you covered! From designing and measuring to cutting fabric and mastering the sewing machine, we'll teach you the skills you need to bring your creations to life. This course will show you that fashion is so much more than just sewing fabric, although we do a lot of that too!
Throughout the week, our experienced teachers will guide you through the process, ensuring you feel confident and supported. We'll provide all the necessary materials and give you plenty of opportunities to let your imagination run wild. Feel a mix of excitement and curiosity as you explore new techniques and materials, and rest assured, our teachers are excited to join you on your explorative journey.
Our courses for 8-18 year olds run from Monday to Friday, giving you ample time to immerse yourself in the world of fashion. The sessions take place from 9:30am to 3:30pm, allowing for a full day of creative exploration. The cost for each week is £300, ensuring that you have access to quality instruction and materials.
By the end of the Camp, you'll have not only learned valuable sewing skills and gained an understanding of what it takes to be a thoughtful designer. You will also take home your handmade autumn collection and/or SPOOKY Halloween costume! So, what are you waiting for? Let your creativity shine this October half-term holiday!
This class series runs over 5 consecutive days.
London School of Mosaic - 181 Mansfield Road, Belsize Park, NW3 2HP, England
This venue is within walking distance from Belsize Park Underground Station tube station (700m).
Show map   Little Hands Design is an educational charity:
Our philosophy
The Founder and Director of Little Hands Design, Astrid Jacoby was born and grew up in East Berlin. She says:
“I grew up in a culture where making and repairing was seen as normal, often a necessity and something that was both practical to learn but also extremely enjoyable. It was an original make do and mend culture.
When I moved to London, the level of commercialism that came with design shocked me. Practical skills seemed unfashionable and, so it seemed to me, looked at as something separate from being creative and even worse, not linked to the so called academic skills.
I started Little Hands to first get children and then adults using their hands again; to be curious about practical problem solving through designing and making as well as to see making as a way to apply their academic skills. After all what is any knowledge worth if we can not apply it in any way?
We quickly realised the growing levels of anxiety and negative body image among especially teenagers and the effects of social media and consumerism on mental health and well being of not just our younger generations. Since becoming a charity we are now focusing on educating young people of sustainable fashion and practical ways to introduce and lead a more sustainable way of living.”
How we do it
Aged mixed classes:
We are quite unique with our aged-mixed approach with 8-18 year olds, sometimes even their carers as well, designing and making clothes and accessories alongside each other. Parents often comment that this provides an exceptional, judgemental-free environment which is particularly important for the adolescent years.
Public & in-house school classes:
We run both public camps and clubs as well as courses in primary and secondary schools in London. This enables us to provide opportunities to a wide range of children from different backgrounds, upbringings and locations. It is important to us that we value diversity and extend our teaching across the city to include every child possible.
Addressing perceived imbalance in current education system:
Why do we value the so-called academic abilities more than creative skills and definitely more than life skills? Textiles as a subject is primarily taught at state secondary schools with GCSEs and A-levels often taken by apparently lower ability students.. There are hardly any private schools in London offering textiles…
Although a new A-level in ‘fashion and textiles’ has been introduced by the AQA exam board in the hope of making this subject more interesting to schools and pupils, there is a real prejudice against creative subjects in the National Curriculum.
Inter-generational approach:
We positively encourage parents and carers to join the same courses as their children. In our adult classes we take great pride in the wide range of ages from very young professional women, stay-at-home mums to pensioners. We are striving continuously to increase the percentage of male students in our classes.
Save the childhood:
We support the ‘Save The Childhood’ movement. We “seek to provide environments that maximize children’s innate capacities and learning potential.” So that every child has affirmed the value and importance of diversity and feels nurtured in positive and self-affirming values, dispositions and mindsets.
Sustainable business model:
As charity we strive to enable our stakeholders to access and enjoy our courses through maintaining very low costs and raising bursary funding. We do this through a variety of approaches from public courses, private and public fundraising. Our particular aim is to attract regular sponsorships for our Sustainable Fashion Clubs from the fashion industry.
We put the life back into life skills!
By learning the rules, you can break the rules! We have developed our own methods, tricks and tips to create pieces that can run head to head with the ‘professionals’…
Let’s do it the Little Hands’ way!!!
Little Hands Design approaches the fashion industry from the opposite end of the garment creation process. Rather than a focus on research, conception and design drawing, Little Hands finds its niche in providing students with practical skills and a way of approaching problems which enables them to find solutions for themselves. Our work is project based, the skills and the way in which you are encouraged to approach any difficulties along the way are universally transferable. You will learn to work things out for yourself and find your own solutions rather than merely providing you with steps which you blindly follow and forget immediately. You gain a practical approach and a deep understanding of how designing and making in a sustainability concept works, acquired through trying and doing and questioning what you do and how you go about it. The skill set gained at the courses is invaluable and means that when you begin to design you are constantly thinking about how what you imagine or draw can be realised. Some would say that this limits your creativity, but an individual well informed of what is possible when dealing with different materials is actually far less limited, as at the end of the day people can’t say to you: ‘that design can’t be made’ (and if they do, you turn around and say: ‘yes, it can if you do X, Y and Z’).
Children's Hand Building Pottery Class
4.9 (14)
5 to 12 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £20
Children's Animation Workshop
4.5 (12)
18k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £35
Disney Character Art Class for Kids
5.0 (4)
6 to 12 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £35
Kids Cooking Class: Holiday Special
7k followers
8 to 16 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £95
Tie Dye Workshop
18k followers
5 to 15 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £9
Cooking Class: Kids Cooking Club
7k followers
8 to 16 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £45
Creative Well-Being Workshop for Children
Adults & 5+ years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £42
Parent and Child Introductory Sewing Class
4.9 stars (89+)
Adults & 8+ years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £35
Parent and Child Jewellery Workshop
4.9 stars (89+)
Adults & 6+ years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £30
Cupcake Decorating Class
7k followers
8 to 16 years
date_range Runs regularly
location_on South West London
label £55
Sustainable Fashion Design Course: Summer Half Term
date_range Tue 28 May, 9:30am
location_on North West London
label £240
Summer Thoughtful Fashion Courses
date_range Runs regularly
location_on North West London
label £300
Eco Print Tote Bag Workshop with Prosecco
date_range Your choice of time
location_on North West London
label £35
Spring Fashion Workshop: Unleash Your Style
5.0 (1)
date_range Contact for details
location_on North West London
label £300
Thoughtful Fashion Course: Easter Edition 2
5.0 (2)
date_range Contact for details
location_on North West London
label £300
Thoughtful Fashion Course: Easter Edition
5.0 (1)
date_range Contact for details
location_on North West London
label £240
Taster Festive Fashion Camp for Kids
8 to 17 years
date_range Contact for details
location_on North West London
label £125
Kids Festive Fashion Camp (8-18yrs)
5.0 (1)
8 to 17 years
date_range Contact for details
location_on North West London
label £300
Private Sewing Class
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1k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £26 - £68
Private Sewing Class: Make Your Own Garment
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1k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £26 - £36
Private Sewing Class: Copy Your Favourite Garment
5.0 (8)
date_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £45 - £68
Embroidery Class - Wall Hanging
4.9 (14)
8k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on South East London
label £40
Private Pattern Making Class
5.0 (30)
1k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £56 - £160
Embroidery Workshop
11k followers
5.0 (1)date_range Runs regularly
location_on London, Tadworth & Harpenden
label £20 - £30
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Private Sewing Class
5.0 (33)
1k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £26 - £68
Private Sewing Class: Make Your Own Garment
4.6 (5)
1k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £26 - £36
Private Sewing Class: Copy Your Favourite Garment
5.0 (8)
date_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £45 - £68
Embroidery Class - Wall Hanging
4.9 (14)
8k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on South East London
label £40
Private Pattern Making Class
5.0 (30)
1k followersdate_range Runs regularly
location_on East London
label £56 - £160
Embroidery Workshop
11k followers
5.0 (1)date_range Runs regularly
location_on London, Tadworth & Harpenden
label £20 - £30
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