School Holiday Program
For 5 to 13 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.
Spring Holiday Art Workshops
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Worlds
Get ready to travel back in time! This spring, Lavender Art Studios invites young artists to journey into the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Each workshop will dive into the sights, textures, and energy of ancient Earth—where towering volcanoes erupted, thick jungles thrived, and dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes ruled the land.
Every student will create their very own dinosaur or dinosaur-inspired scene using a variety of professional art materials and techniques. Through painting, sculpting, drawing, and printmaking, children will not only make amazing artworks—they’ll imagine the story behind their creation: what their dinosaur looks like, where it lives, and what kind of prehistoric adventure it might be on!
$95 - $105 per workshop session
Early drop off (8.30 PM): $10 extra
Late pick-up (5.30 PM): $10 extra
Week 1 program: Create, Imagine, Roar!
Monday 29 September 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Watercolour Pencils
Explore soft washes and detailed colour as you create a peaceful prehistoric forest or shimmering dinosaur skin in this gentle and imaginative drawing session.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Sculpting
Shape your very own clay dinosaur or fossil using air-drying clay! You’ll explore texture and form to make a creature that looks like it just stepped out of the past.
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Posca Pens
Design your own dinosaur character or invent a new species using bold lines and vibrant detail in this fun, illustrative workshop.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Sculpting
Make a new clay creation—perhaps a dinosaur hatching from an egg, a baby triceratops, or a dramatic action pose from your own imagined dinosaur story.
Friday 3 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Posca Pens
Illustrate a dynamic dinosaur scene or a museum-style fossil display. Children will be guided to invent and draw their own dinosaur stories in bold style.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Printmaking
Use printing tools and textures to create layered prehistoric art—dinosaur tracks, skeleton shapes, or a mighty roar in motion!
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Acrylic Painting
Use bold brushwork and vibrant colours to bring a dinosaur scene to life—maybe a stampede across an open plain or a peaceful group grazing by an ancient river.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Inktense Art Bars
Dive into colour and movement as you create dramatic landscapes and powerful dinosaur silhouettes with rich, expressive marks.
Thursday 2 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Acrylic Painting
Explore colour layering and brush techniques to build a prehistoric world filled with glowing skies, strange plants, and your favourite dinosaurs.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Oil Pastels
Blend and layer colour to create vivid textures—like cracked earth, dino skin, and lava flows—with your own expressive dinosaur art.
Week 2 program: More Dinosaurs, More Discovery!
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Acrylic Painting
Bring a brand-new dinosaur to life in paint—maybe a flying pterosaur or a dinosaur camouflaged in jungle shadows!
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Inktense Art Bars
Use vibrant, high-energy colours to build a dramatic world of volcanoes, cliffs, and mysterious caves—plus a dinosaur to match.
Thursday 9 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Acrylic Painting
Paint an imaginative scene with dinosaur families, strange ancient plants, or creatures mid-roar, mid-run, or mid-flight!
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Oil Pastels
Create bold and expressive artworks full of colour and movement. Will your dinosaur be fierce, gentle, or magical?
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Posca Pens
Create colourful dinosaur posters, action scenes, or a comic-strip adventure starring your very own prehistoric hero.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Sculpting
Sculpt a new dinosaur, fossil, or dino environment using clay—perfect for storytelling and creative display.
Friday 10 October 2025
Morning (9.00 AM – 12.30 PM)
Posca Pens
Finish the week with fun, creative drawings that show off everything you’ve learned—dino close-ups, prehistoric panoramas, or fossil chart designs.
Afternoon (1.30 PM – 5.00 PM)
Printmaking
Make a final print to celebrate your prehistoric journey! Layer textures and patterns to create your very own dinosaur artwork to take home and treasure.