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Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

Weekend dates throughout the year

12:00–16:00, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Included in an annual ticket

Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

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A young blonde child is smiling at a tower she has made from foam blocks, while a blonde woman crouches next to her.

Three generations of a family build a tall tower from white foam shapes, which has just started to topple and fall.

A family of three children and one woman, playing together with a tower made from foam shapes. The woman is balancing a small foam disc on the smallest child's head.

A bearded man, carrying a small toddler, helps another small child to stack white foam shapes into a towering sculpture.

Two young children, dressed in matching striped tops, work together to create a complicated shape out of foam blocks.

Two young children with curly dark hair play with white foam shapes.

A toddler wearing a straw hat and stripy leggings has just pushed over a tower of foam blocks.

Two children are playing with a selection of foam shapes, stacking them to make a sculpture.

In the foreground is a complicated structure constructed from white, grey and speckled foam shapes. In the background two children use more shapes to create their own structure.

About this activity

Playful soft sculpting sessions for infants and young children, offering a space for sculptural play and creative experimentation.

Join us for a mix of guided and experimental sculpture workshops for families in our weekend activity series.

You’ll get to work hands on with a variety of materials and techniques in these drop-in creative making sessions.

Soft Sculpt will run on these dates:

Saturday 2 May
Sunday 3 May
Saturday 9 May
Sunday 10 May
Saturday 16 May
Sunday 17 May

Sunday 7 June
Saturday 13 June
Sunday 14 June
Sunday 21 June
Saturday 27 June
Sunday 28 June

Sunday 5 July
Saturday 11 July
Sunday 12 July
Sunday 19 July
Saturday 25 July
Sunday 26 July

Sunday 2 August
Saturday 8 August
Sunday 9 August
Sunday 16 August
Saturday 22 August
Sunday 23 August
Sunday 30 August

Saturday 5 September
Sunday 6 September
Sunday 13 September
Saturday 19 September
Sunday 20 September
Sunday 27 September

Saturday 3 October
Sunday 4 October
Sunday 11 October
Saturday 17 October
Sunday 18 October
Sunday 25 October

Tickets

Entry is included in an annual ticket. This event is drop-in, so there’s no need to book. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

If you already have an annual ticket, just come along on the day and bring your annual ticket with you.
If you don’t have an annual ticket, you can buy one online or from the ticket desk when you arrive.

An annual ticket lets you return to Studios & Gardens as often as you like, during open season, for 12 calendar months.

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Safety & accessibility

Children must be accompanied by adults, to ensure the safe use of the materials on offer during these sessions.

The sessions are widely self-led and so designed with all ages and abilities in mind.

Activities can be altered based on the needs of the participant. Please speak to a member of staff in the Learning Studios to request any necessary adjustments.

You might get messy in these sessions, so please don’t wear your best clothes! Sturdy footwear is recommended.

This activity will take place outdoors if the weather is good, so please dress accordingly.

This workshop is subject to availability of materials and space in the Sheep Field Barn. Workshops are frequently busy, so we advise arriving early to not miss out.

Last entry is 30 minutes before the activity closes.

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Still have some questions about what to expect at this session?

Get in touch with a friendly member of our learning and engagement team by filling out the form below.

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