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Workshops for Home Schooled Children!
Here at Crafty Monkey we believe that Arts and Crafts are extremely important in the enrichment of our children's learning. Whether that...
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Christmas Storytime and Paint with Emma Page!
Introducing a brand new activity at Crafty Monkey called Storytime & Paint aimed at babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
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Adult Nights - Pottery Painting is not just for Kids!
Read about the benefits of pottery painting for adults and why you don't need to be 'arty' to come and have fun at our adults nights!
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Kids Summer Workshops!
Blog post about the arty crafty kids workshops we have on at Crafty Monkey during the summer holidays.
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New Click and Collect Service at Crafty Monkey!
Crafty monkey are now offering click and collect, take away paint at home kits for pottery painting!
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Make a Gift Day!
Today is National Make a Gift Day and coincidentally it also happens to be one of our busiest days of the year! We’ve had a very busy...
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How to use silkscreens on pottery – a Step by Step Guide
Here’s how we made our funky Lambretta plate! STEP 1 Begin by choosing the base colour for your plate. We chose white because we wanted...
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Ever Wondered What Goes on Behind the Scenes?
A comment that I hear from time to time is ‘You’re nice and quiet in here so you can relax’. It’s a lovely thought and I would love...
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Travelling Companions
How are the summer holidays going for you so far? Personally, we’ve been having a great time! It’s been a busy one so far and our diary...
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Today is Superman Day!
It’s probably a little known date in the calendar, but yes, today is indeed Superman Day! The general idea behind Superman Day is based...
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From Bare to Beautiful- a Pottery Make-Over
We’ve all seen the endless blogs, articles and videos on ‘make-overs’, but we’re used to seeing lackluster hair transformed into luscious...
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Crafty Monkey’s FAQs!
Either by phone or in person, we’re used to being asked a range of questions by customers or passers by. Some aren’t sure that they’ve...
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Do your Bit and Ditch the Plastic!
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ll be aware of the current concerns about the amount of plastic that the UK currently produces...
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If Painting be the Food of Love…
The quote doesn’t quite work as well as the original, I know that, but like music, art is a great creative stimulant and you may just...
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Housewarming For The Kiln
It seems that everybody’s on the move at the moment. Chances are that you know somebody who has recently moved or is about to move. But...
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A Little Help For Santa
Everyone deserves to open a Christmas stocking from Santa- whether they’re 3 or 73; it’s a bit of fun as a Christmas morning starter. But...
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Christmas is coming!
Christmas is upon us once again and our studio is swaying under the bulk of baubles once again. Each year, we think we’ve ordered enough...
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Food for Thought.
Have you ever come across a little fussy eater? It may be your own child or a friend or family member’s little one- but we all know the...
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Let ’em Loose!
It goes without saying that we see a lot of little artists here in Crafty Monkey. As soon as a child is able to hold a paintbrush, they...
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Animal Crackers
We’re all fans of creatures great and small here at Crafty monkey (except mosquitoes- nobody wants to pet a mozzie). Many of our...
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