By Tyler Wright
Dandenong Ranges families can participate in a children’s creative book-making workshop in the coming school holidays featuring artists from Kids Own Publishing, helping participants make their own books using collage.
In partnership with Mums of the Hills and Rescue Logs and Kids Own Publishing, Yarra Ranges Council will hold the workshop on Saturday 17 September from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at Olinda Hall.
“This workshop is one of a suite of programs for children, young people and families being led by Yarra Ranges Council in partnership with local community groups and funded through a Victorian Government grant for storm recovery,” Acting Director of Communities at Yarra Ranges Council Ben Waterhouse said.
“We’re working with a community steering group of local parents to run a creative book making workshop for children.
The workshop will be facilitated by Kids Own Publishing, a not for profit arts organisation which publishes books by kids for kids.”
After leading the group of four workshops, Kids Own publishing will eventually publish a book using the collages to share with the community.
“This will give children of all ages opportunities to meet, be creative and have fun, while meeting new people in their community,” Mr Waterhouse said.
“We look forward to seeing what our creative young community members create in these workshops.”
Registrations for the workshop are recommended to ensure adequate materials.
Children must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or carer at all times.
You can book via a web link at bit.ly/3BgjsRZ
The Olinda Hall is located at 69 Olinda-Monbulk Road Olinda, on the corner of The Georgian Road.
For further information, and to find out about a free community publishing project for kids aged eight years old to 12 years old in the Dandenong Ranges in Term Four, contact Jess Adams from Yarra Ranges Council at j.adams@yarraranges.vic.gov.au.
Children of all ages are welcome.
