Messy Club
Get messy, get creative and have lots of fun! 🖐️🌈✨
Our Messy After School Club is a fun, hands-on club designed for children who love to explore, experiment and create. Each session gives children the chance to get involved in exciting messy play activities, creative challenges and practical experiments where there is no need to worry about making a mess!
Children will be encouraged to explore different textures, materials, colours and techniques while developing their creativity, confidence and problem-solving skills.
🖐️ What messy activities and challenges might we do?
Activities will change regularly and could include:
🎨 Messy painting challenges – using brushes, sponges, hands and unusual painting tools.
🫧 Bubble art – creating colourful pictures using bubbles.
🌈 Colour mixing experiments – discovering what happens when colours are combined.
🧪 Foam and fizz experiments – exploring reactions using child-friendly ingredients.
🥣 Oobleck challenges – exploring unusual textures and movement.
💦 Water play challenges – pouring, transferring and experimenting with water.
🧊 Ice investigations – melting, colouring and rescuing hidden objects.
🌋 Mini volcano experiments – creating exciting fizzy reactions.
🧼 Slime-style sensory activities – exploring texture and movement using suitable materials.
🌾 Sensory trays – exploring different textures and materials.
🖐️ Hand and footprint art – creating pictures using prints.
🎈 Messy balloon challenges – experimenting with movement, pressure and air.
🧽 Sponge and spray painting – creating unusual artwork.
🧩 Messy treasure hunts – searching through sensory materials for hidden objects.
🏗️ Build-and-test challenges – creating structures using messy or unusual materials.
🎯 Target challenges – aiming, throwing or transferring materials to specific targets.
👥 Team messy challenges – working together to complete a creative task.
⏱️ Timed challenges – completing a messy creative activity within a set time.
🌟 What do children get from the club?
Messy Club gives children the opportunity to:
Explore and experiment in a fun, relaxed environment.
Develop creativity and imagination.
Explore different textures, materials and sensory experiences.
Develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Improve concentration and attention.
Develop confidence through trying new activities.
Learn to make choices and explore their own ideas.
Develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Build resilience by experimenting and trying again.
Develop communication and teamwork skills.
Enjoy learning through practical, hands-on experiences.
Have fun, laugh and enjoy being creative!
📚 What learning takes place?
Although Messy Club is all about having fun, there are lots of valuable learning opportunities taking place.
Children will develop early science skills by observing, predicting, testing and discussing what happens during different experiments and activities. They will explore concepts such as colour mixing, texture, movement, floating and sinking, melting, absorption and simple reactions.
Creative activities help develop fine motor skills, hand strength and coordination through squeezing, pouring, mixing, scooping, spreading and manipulating different materials.
Children will also develop problem-solving skills by completing challenges, working out how materials behave and thinking about how they can change their approach to achieve a particular result.
Messy activities encourage children to use their senses, describe what they see and feel, and learn new vocabulary. Team activities also support communication, cooperation, sharing and turn-taking.
The club encourages children to understand that making mistakes is part of learning. They can experiment, try something different and discover what works best.
🌈 Get ready to get messy!
If your child loves exploring, experimenting and getting creative, Messy Club is the perfect place to get stuck in! Every session offers something different, with plenty of opportunities to explore, create and have fun.
💷 Fee: Block bookings are £6.25 per week or ad-hoc bookings are £7.00 per session.
📌 Spaces: Limited spaces available – early booking is recommended.
Activities and materials will vary from session to session and will be adapted to suit children's ages and abilities. Children should wear suitable clothing that can get messy.
