School Holiday Program
For 5 to 12 year olds
The Lavender Art Studios holiday art workshops present a distinctive and concentrated opportunity for skill development and exploration for children and young people.
With over 25 years of hands-on experience, our professional art teachers provide individualized attention, tailoring guidance to each child's skill level, interests, and learning style. Students can hone specific techniques and explore many varied mediums, unrestricted by the time constraints of regular school schedules.
The flexibility and extended class durations of holiday art workshops allow for the exploration of various mediums, from painting to sculpture, aiding children in discovering their artistic preferences and strengths.
For those aspiring to pursue art within our broader curriculum, these holiday art workshops offer preparation by instilling foundational skills and knowledge, providing a valuable start when entering our regular art class program.
Students are supported by a professionally fitted-out art studio equipped with the finest art supplies. All materials are provided, and the cost includes delightful morning and afternoon tea, making this the ultimate creative escape for your little artists.
Winter Creative Holiday Art Workshops
Winged Wonders
$100 per workshop session
Early drop off (8.30 PM): $10 extra
Late pick-up (5.30 PM): $10 extra
Week 1: 6–11 July 2026
Monday, 6 July
Watercolour Pencils
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Explore small birds and detailed feathers through watercolour pencils!
🕘 1:30pm–5:00pm
Sculpting
Students sink their hands into clay as they carve and shape their own unique bird sculptures!
Thursday, 9 July
Acrylic Painting
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Explore silhouette and form as we paint birds set against a dynamic, contrasting sky!
🕘 1:30pm–5:00pm
Coloured Soft Chalk Pastels
A colour explosion with soft pastels as we draw bright parrots on black pastel paper.
Tuesday, 7 July
Acrylic Painting
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
A vibrant and fun acrylic painting workshop where students learn to prime, plan and paint their very own masterpiece!
🕐 1:30pm–5:00pm
Inktense Art Bars
Pastels liquify before your eyes as students draw and paint waterbirds!
Friday, 10 July
Posca Pens
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Students create their own mystical Owl Portraits using Posca Paint Pens. Note: each student takes home a brand-new set of four posca pens!
🕘 1:30pm–5:00pm
Printmaking
Students create their own professional analogue ink print! They imagine, design, cut and run their print through the press – the old school way!
Wednesday, 8 July
Posca Pens
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Dive deeper into detail with our wide range of Posca Painting Pens. Note: each student takes home a brand-new set of four posca pens!
🕐 1:30pm–5:00pm
Sculpting
Using wooden carving tools, children create bird’s nests and treasures with their clay.
Week 2: 13–17 July 2026
Monday, 13 July
Watercolour Pencils
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Children draw and paint Birds Of Prey against their own geometrical designs.
🕘 1:30pm–5:00pm
Sculpting
Students sculpt and carve penguins!
Thursday, 16 July
Acrylic Painting
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Dramatic ‘Birds of Prey’ Acrylic Painting Class!
🕘 1:30pm–5:00pm
Coloured Pencils & Oil Pastels
Zooming into detail, children focus on feathers before drawing detailed birds of their own choosing!
Tuesday, 14 July
Acrylic Painting
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Students paint their own colourful Peacocks on canvases!
🕐 1:30pm–5:00pm
Inktense Art Bars
We explore Kookaburras and King Fishes with our expansive range of watercolour Inktense Pastels in this mixed media workshop.
Friday, 17 July
Posca Pens
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Students explore perspective and depth through layering patterns and bird shapes with Posca Paint Pens. Note: each student takes home a brand-new set of four posca pens!
🕘 1:30pm–5:00pm
Printmaking
Students create their own professional analogue ink print! They imagine, design, cut and run their print through the press – the old school way!
Wednesday, 15 July
Posca Pens
🕘 9:00am–12:30pm
Children learn to recreate a ‘still life’ from our expansive collection of metal birds using their Posca Paint Pens on rocks and canvas paper! Note: each student takes home a brand-new set of four posca pens!
🕐 1:30pm–5:00pm
Sculpting
Students sculpt feathers, wings and bird claws using air drying clay and wooden carving tools.
Frequently asked questions
If my child does multiple painting workshops, will they have to paint the same thing every time?
No your child will be able to create a different artwork each time, even if they attend every session.
Can my child come for either a morning or afternoon session, or do they need to book in for the whole day?
You can book your child in for individual sessions, they don’t need to come for the whole day.
If my child is coming for the whole day, can they bring a phone or iPad for the lunch breaks?
No, we are a phone and iPad free studio. Children can bring their own books from home, and we have a large selection of games, books and free drawing for the lunchbreaks. If children need to contact you for any reason, they can call you from our studio phone.