Messy Play for 0-3s

Suitable for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers - all children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited, so please be sure to book tickets for everyone who is coming along so we know how many to expect (this includes babies and any additional grown ups). 

Join our Art at the Start team for messy, sensory and creative sessions for little ones. Sessions respond to our exhibitions with activities designed to engage our youngest visitors together with their big people.

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 as part of our joint Art at the Start programme, 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.

These sessions are very popular - if for any reason you are unable to make it along please let us know by calling Box Office on 01382 432444 or emailing dca@dca.org.uk so we can make the spaces available for others. 

Please note that there will be no Messy Play sessions in October. Instead, join us for Shorts for Tinies as part of Discovery Film Festival. There will be big screen entertainment and fun participatory in-cinema activities, all suitable for ages 0-5.