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Baby covered in pain holding up a paintbrush

Messy Play for 0-3s

Duration: 1h
Dates: Fri 20 - Tue 24 Feb 2026
Location: Create Space

Join us for messy, sensory and creative sessions for little ones. 

These messy sessions respond to our exhibitions, with activities designed to give little ones a chance to explore art materials and make their mark. You can expect an art activity, a sensory play activity and lots of ideas for things to do at home or out and about. 

There are a variety of days and times available each month to give as many people as possible the chance to try the activities. Each session will be led by an art therapist and an artist tutor, with activities changing each month. As the name suggests, these sessions can get messy and we recommend dressing with this in mind. At the end of each session we provide a warm water bath and towels for clean up. 

Occasionally these sessions are observed by university students for research purposes.

Enjoyed the variety of art materials. The sessions being baby led, encouraging choice and exploration was fantastic. Have taken away ideas for home play. Loved it.
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Your donation, no matter how large or small,  helps us to keep enriching people's lives through art, culture and creativity. 

Your donation, no matter how large or small,  helps us to keep enriching people's lives through art, culture and creativity. 

£5 helps us provide materials for one Family Art Bag, offering creative activities for families in need.
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