We had a beautiful start to our 3 day creative workshop!
Day 1 was all about slowing down and connecting with nature.
The group enjoyed:
A walk to Maindee Gateway Garden and St Mary’s Garden
Plant recognition & mindful sketching
Flower and leaf printing onto fabric through a Japanese method, tataki-zomé
Decorating wood slices with floral prints
Refreshments – tea and cake!!
It was great to introduce the group to the pockets of nature and learning about the local Welsh flora and fauna. Having Kathy join us as the nature based expert with her wealth of knowledge to share with the group was insightful.
Aysha R provided a timely faith based reminder about embracing nature and nurturing wellbeing through Allahs creations, signs around us, from the Quran and sunnah.
A huge thank you to young volunteer Syd for bringing this project to life with the support of Grow Wild Kew Gardens
Next we will be translating our sketches at the embroidery workshops where we’ll be inspired by our nature findings!
We’re so happy to see how much the children are enjoying our Saturday Kids Club! Because the club has become very popular, we’re making a few changes to help keep sessions calm, creative and well organised. What’s Changing. We’re bringing back a rotation and registration system, similar to before when families registered in advance to…
Fun & active – keeps the boys moving, playing and enjoying sports. Skill building – a chance to try new sports skills in a fresh and different way. Free & social – no cost, and a great way to make friends and be part of a team! don’t worry about the rain – the session…
This time we got our hands messy with hand building with pottery clay shaping pieces inspired by the groups culture and memories. From nowkhas (river boats) and shapla phool (lotus, Bangladeshs national flower) to traditional household items, everyone brought a touch of heritage into their creations. They’ll be taking care of the clay pieces as…
A walk to Maindee Gateway Garden and St Mary’s Garden
Plant recognition & mindful sketching
Flower and leaf printing onto fabric through a Japanese method, tataki-zomé
Decorating wood slices with floral prints
Refreshments – tea and cake!!
It was great to introduce the group to the pockets of nature and learning about the local Welsh flora and fauna. Having Kathy join us as the nature based expert with her wealth of knowledge to share with the group was insightful.
Aysha R provided a timely faith based reminder about embracing nature and nurturing wellbeing through Allahs creations, signs around us, from the Quran and sunnah. 
A huge thank you to young volunteer Syd for bringing this project to life with the support of Grow Wild Kew Gardens
Next we will be translating our sketches at the embroidery workshops where we’ll be inspired by our nature findings! 
