Half-term art camp for children aged 6 to 14 with four days of Halloween-themed projects, including pumpkin painting, a glowing papier-mâché haunted house and clay monster sculpture.
The Art School Chester is running its Halloween Art Academy from Tuesday 27 October to Friday 30 October, a half-term art camp for children aged 6 to 14. It's run by qualified art teachers rather than holiday camp staff, and it's set up as four days of spooky creativity, with each day built around a different main project. There's a take-home creation every single day, so they'll be bringing something back each afternoon.
The projects cover a good bit of ground. One day is acrylic painting on pumpkins; another is a papier-mâché haunted house that glows in the dark; the third is a clay monster sculpture; and the fourth is printmaking on a trick-or-treat tote bag. Around those main pieces, there are smaller creative activities, art games and challenges to keep things moving. If they do the full four days, they earn a Discover Arts Award, a nationally recognised creative qualification certified by Trinity College London that lets them record their creative journey and celebrate what they've achieved, and it's included at no extra cost.
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It's flexible, too. Children can come for a single day, a few days, or the whole four, and they'll need to bring a packed lunch. The days run from 10:00 to 16:30, with a 15:30 home time, and there are two optional add-ons if you need a bit more breathing room around the edges: an early drop-off club from 9:00 for £8 and a late pick-up until 17:00 for another £8. A single day is £60, and all four days come to £225. You'll find it at The Art School Chester on Eastgate Row.
