Make Mini Zines

If you are looking for a way to keep the kids occupied on May 16, there is a creative workshop happening at the Brighton Dome that might be worth a look. The event is called 'Make Mini Zines' and it is being run by Little Green Pig, a local charity that focuses on creative writing and mentoring. It is designed as a drop-in session, which makes it fairly flexible if you are trying to navigate a busy weekend schedule in the city.

The core idea here is to introduce children aged 7 to 13 to the world of DIY self-publishing. The organisers are setting this up as an imaginative space where kids can experiment with collage, drawing, cutting, and writing. The goal is for each participant to walk away with their own mini magazine, or zine, that they have created themselves. It is the kind of activity that encourages them to put their own thoughts or stories onto paper, whether they want to keep them or swap them with other children at the session.

To help get things moving, there will be mentors and artists on hand, including the creative Azaria Franco. They will be demonstrating the basics of how to construct a zine and providing some creative prompts to help spark ideas. The themes they are suggesting for the day include 'future dreaming' and 'time travel', which could be a good starting point for any child who isn't quite sure what to write about yet. It is a straightforward, hands-on approach to creative expression that focuses on the process of making something tangible.