Santa's Meet and Greet and Crafts Workshop

Treat your kids to a fun papercraft session with a meet and greet with Santa and his elves!



30 mins Class size 1 to 6 (public classes), 15 to 25

label £15 - £20 (£15 for Weekdays, £20 for Weekends)

On the hunt for fun things to do in London with kids? Santa Claus is coming to town, with his crafty elves in tow, to help your little ones get creative at this hands-on, festive class!

Hosted at our creative studio in Old Spitalfields Market, this seasonal experience will help your kids explore exciting papercraft as they make beautiful handmade Christmas cards alongside meeting Santa himself.

There'll also be face painting, mug pressing, and crafty gifts available to purchase on the day.

If you're spending the day out in London and want to get in the festive spirit with family, this class is a brilliant chance to discover new Christmas craft ideas together. All ages are welcome, and even good dogs can come along to meet Santa and his elves!

Please note:

  • Each ticket is for a 30-minute session where children will be able to take part in arts and crafts with Santa and his elves.
  • Up to one adult may accompany kids for free. Any additional adults will cost £5 each. Please select the add-on in the cart if more than 1 adults will be joining.
  • Your booking is non-transferable and non-refundable.
  • We will follow all government guidelines to ensure that our Grotto is safe. Details regarding safety guidance will be shared before your visit.
  • Once you've purchased your tickets, please keep an eye on your inbox for email updates!

Kindly note that if the class does not meet the minimum participant count, it is subject to cancellation or rescheduling. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility in such instances. Thank you.

Add-ons available for this class
  • Cheese platter X1 person (£9)
  • Marinara Pizza (vegan) (£12)
  • Margherita Pizza (vegetarian) (£13)
  • Zucca Pizza (vegetarian) (£14)
  • Pepperoni Pizza (£15)
  • Additional adult (£5)
  • Buffet 1 (Cheese platter) (£8)
  • Buffet 2 (Cheese & Charcuterie Platter) (£9)
  • Buffet 3 (Funky Board) (£10)
You can add these when you book (optional).
 
What you'll get
  • All the materials and equipment needed to make Christmas cards to take home.
  • A special crafty gift from Santa!
Suitable for

This class is perfect for beginners - no prior experience is needed.

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a birthday or hen do.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 1 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids. The adult may observe at the class for free.

This would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or birthday gift.

Location

Art Play London - Spitalfields Market, London, England

Inside old spitalfields market, Art Play is next to Lulu lemon

Santa's Meet and Greet and Crafts Workshop location
Your teacher
Art Play London
Art Play London

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Art Play London was founded by Silva Castellani in 2018, starting in galleries such as Phillips, and pop up venues around London.

Art Play is now a new art studio which opened in East London in February 2022, where children and adults of all ages are free to release their imaginations and inner creativity.

Art Play has a strong focus and the environment and aims to educate children and adults on their environmental impact through art, using a variety of sustainable mediums and materials.

Art Play is part of the worldwide Precious Plastic community which means it will be a plastic collection point for people to drop off their HDPE plastic which would otherwise end up in landfills or the ocean. The plastic is then shredding and melted and turned into useful objects and pieces of art, such as plant pots and coasters.

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Sophie Parker Dec 2022


The workshop elves did a fantastic job at keeping my six year old daughter and one year old entertained. Alongside craft tables for making Christmas cards they both also enjoyed making reindeer food, face painting and festive games before meeting Santa. The fact they didn’t pack too many children (and their parents and grand parents) into the space made it an even more pleasant experience.

The grotto experience was very special. Far from being a generic meet and greet the elves asked for information about my children beforehand, so Santa was able to reference quite specific anecdotes which made it a personalised and believable experience for a rather precocious six year old!

I’d definitely book again next year.

Santa's Meet and Greet and Crafts Workshop review by Sophie Parker - London

Kate Simmons Dec 2022


My 2.5 year old had a blast! Lovely staff. Not too many kids at once so isn’t overwhelming for them. Nicely done.

Liam Quoddy Dec 2022

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews


This was the most magical day for my little girl. The elves were playing games and arts and crafts, she had the most incredible facepaint as a reindeer.
And the Santa was spot on - and he brought up lots of things she had been up to which made it extra special!

Also the venue in old spitalfields market was cool!

Ms Machaira Dec 2022


Great venue the elves were super friendly and nice and Santa Claus was awesome! My son loved it!

Sandeep Michael Dec 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Such a special, well curated event. All of the staff were incredibly attentive, and the Santa was very thoughtful and kind (if practising consent with your kids is important, this experience will be a good one!)

Rebecca Wiltshire Dec 2022


Very sweet little craft session - making cards - combined with a visit with Santa. My kids loved it! The elves (staff) were, as ever, friendly, chatty and involved. Santa was very sweet, did well to remember the personal snippets of our kids' lives and he kept their attention the whole time we were with him. They loved him! We love Art Play and have been to many of their sessions. Keep up your wonderful work, guys! We'll keep coming x

Santa's Meet and Greet and Crafts Workshop review by Rebecca Wiltshire - London

Leyton Stun Dec 2022

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Such a magical moment watching my girl meet father Christmas for the first time. She loved the arts and crafts too :-)

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