Join us in celebrating this famous fictional elephant and create your own colourful patchwork Elmer Picture!
Event Type: Libraries
Calling all budding gardeners and their families! Join the Woodford Greeners for games, stories and help us spruce up the library planter.
The Woodford Greeners are a local volunteer-led community gardening group passionate about making Woodford Green even greener and sharing this passion with others. Join us for a hands-on gardening adventure where young green thumbs will dig, plant, and learn all about how things grow as they help us spruce up our library planter!
Tools will be provided, but we encourage everyone to get stuck in and recommend you wear something you don’t mind getting dirty.
Suitable for kids 3yrs+ and their families.
Ready to fold your way to positivity?
Join us for a delightful iris-folding paper-craft session where you’ll transform a vibrant collection of multi-coloured papers and tactile fabrics into inspiring wall art. Discover the rhythm of iris-folding as you layer and reveal a captivating design, all while embedding a personal affirmation within your creation.
This is more than just crafting; it’s about making a beautiful, visual reminder of your inner strength and aspirations.
What’s Included:
- Step-by-step guidance in the art of iris-folding
- A variety of high-quality materials: papers, fabrics, tools, and frames
- A selection of affirmations to choose from—or bring your own!
All materials will be provided. Places are limited, so please book in advance!
Suitable for ages 16+, beginners and seasoned crafters alike.
Stay behind or join us after Rhyme Time for a craft especially for our under 5s, and create your own colourful paper plate turtle.
We’ve discovered a vintage Carrom board in the library—but we don’t know how to play!If anyone drops in who knows the game, we’ll set it up for a fun teach-and-play session forages 5+. Come along, share your skills, or learn together—let’s see what happens!
Free, drop-in for families, limited spaces.
Photo by gingerbeardman on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Celebrate the beauty of Urdu and Arabic calligraphy in this inspiring, hands-on session. Join us on Tuesday 20 May, 2.30pm to 4.30pm as we explore the artwork of Khumsa Ahmed and create your own calligraphy-inspired piece with guidance from artists Ayesha Hafeez and Khumsa Ahmed.
Includes:
• All materials provided
• Design and paint a chosen Urdu or Arabic word/phrase
• Make a personalised keepsake to take home
Open to all ages (children must be accompanied by an adult). No booking or artistic experience needed.
Create art without limits! Using virtual reality, experiment with brush strokes that leap off the canvas, from beams of light to flowing water. Move through your artwork, see it from every angle, and play with dozens of unique brush styles like stars, fire, and more. It’s a hands-on experience that lets you reimagine art as you explore virtual landscapes, painting in ways you’ve never imagined. The possibilities are endless, and your imagination is the only limit!
This experience lasts 10 minutes. Drop-in between 11 am and 1 pm or 2 pm and 4 pm. First-come, first-served. Limited spaces available.
For more information about all our activities visit our Lab Central page.
Celebrate the start of spring with a relaxing watercolour taster session. You’ll create a simple spring-inspired painting and transform it into a beautiful handmade card.
Come along and brush away stress as you enjoy making a unique card for a friend.
All materials provided, no artistic experience needed! This will be a free drop-in session, but please book your space in advance.
Spring is here and the bees are buzzing – it’s the perfect time to get creative!
Join us for a fun, free card-making session where you’ll craft a bee-themed card for someone special. Crafting is a brilliant way to unwind, reduce stress, and keep your brain engaged.
Suitable for ages 16+ and families. This will be a free drop-in session, but please book your space in advance.
Join us for “Notes of Gratitude” – a relaxing and meaningful postcard decorating workshop.
In this session, you’ll decorate your own personalised postcard to express either:
● Gratitude toward someone meaningful in your life, or
● Positive affirmations and self-love for yourself
You can use words, poems, or simple notes to reflect on empowering qualities—whether it’s kindness, strength, joy, or something unique to you.
We’ll have collage materials, pens, and plenty of creative inspiration ready for you to explore and enjoy.
This workshop is suitable for adults and families – all welcome!
No artistic experience needed—just come along, get creative, and connect with yourself and others in a calm and welcoming space.