An unhurried Sunday where your child meets Picasso, the artist who painted faces from the front and the side at the same time, and who once built a guitar out of cardboard. They cut cardboard shapes, layer them into a 3D face that looks two ways at once, then paint it in bold colour. Everything is set up and ready, so all they need to bring is a willingness to break the rules.
Small group of 8 · All materials included · Led in person · Ages 7 to 12
Picasso painted faces from the front and the side at once, and he built some of his most surprising sculptures out of cardboard. Children cut eyes, noses, lips and hair from card, layer them so some parts stand out further than others, then paint every piece a bold colour. One eye from the front, one from the side, a nose that goes its own way. It should not work, and that is exactly the point.
It looks like colour and glue and fun, and it is. Underneath, it is doing real work that parents care about.
There is no wrong way to do it, so every child finishes something they are genuinely proud to show you.
Open-ended making, not colour-by-numbers. They make their own choices and watch their own ideas come to life.
Ninety absorbed minutes of cutting, arranging and deciding. No screens, just a quiet, busy kind of happy.
Cutting, tearing and placing build the fine-motor strength and control that also help with writing.
They leave with a painted face they built themselves and a sketchbook to keep going, not a craft that is binned by Tuesday.
They meet a genuine master and learn how he worked, so it sticks long after the glue has dried.
A short, warm story about the artist who painted faces from every side at once, and once built a guitar out of cardboard.
Cut eyes, noses, lips and hair from card, then layer and glue them onto a face so it stands out in 3D.
Paint every piece in bright, flat colour, then carry the finished face home.
Places are capped, so every child gets real attention and help when they need it.
Run in person by a friendly facilitator with a current Working with Children's Check.
The make is differentiated by hand, so younger and older children both finish something they love.
All materials included and low-mess, and we work around anything you flag on the form.
"I wanted the opposite of the craft that falls apart in the car on the way home. One real artist, one bold thing made properly, and an afternoon where kids can just create while everything is already set up for them. I cannot wait to make with your little ones."
Jen, Masters in the Making, at La Vita Nova
Small group, so places are limited. Send the details below and we'll confirm by return with payment and everything you need to know.
Small group, so places are limited. Pick your date, pay in a couple of minutes, and we'll email you everything you need to know before the day.
Questions? Email info@lavitanova.com.au
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Book and pay →$45 per child, or four art classes for $160. From Sunday 17 January, $50 a class or four for $180. Ages 7 to 12. Square will show you what is still available.
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More than okay, it is exactly who this is for. No experience needed. Cardboard is forgiving, you can always cut a new piece and swap it in, and first-timers often make the boldest work in the room.
Yes, it is built for it. Younger children build big, simple features; older ones layer a fuller cubist face. The same technique stretches across the whole age range, so everyone leaves proud.
Paint can splash, so every child wears a smock and we keep the mess on our side of the table. Pop them in clothes you would not mind a smudge on, just in case.
Small and capped at eight children, so there is always a hand nearby and no one gets lost in the crowd.
Whatever suits you. You are welcome to settle your child and come back for the little gallery at the end, or stay close by. We will confirm the details when you book.
$45 per child, covering all the cardboard, paint and tools, the finished face and the take-home sketchbook. There is no payment on the form. We will confirm your spot by email and send simple payment details then.
Just note it on the booking form. Materials are age-appropriate and low-mess, and we will happily work around anything you flag so your child is comfortable.
Let us know as soon as you can and we will move you to the next session or sort out a refund. Life with kids happens.