Mon 21 Dec
Christmas Creations
Who's on your Christmas list? Make handmade presents with all the gold and sparkle.
School Holiday Program
A summer full of making
Small groups, big art, very happy kids!
21 December to 22 January
9am to 3:30pm · $150 · Ages 5 to 12
Surrey Hills102 Union Road, Surrey Hills
Burnley Backyard49 Tudor Street, Richmond
Bookings open at 9am on Monday 16 November. On our holiday list? You can book early, from 8pm on Friday 13 November!
Before Christmas
Tue 22 Dec
Deck the Halls
Fold giant paper snowflakes and make ornaments for the tree, ready to hang up at home before Christmas.
Week 1
Mon 4 Jan
Print Studio
Gelli prints, foam blocks and stamps made from everyday objects, printed onto paper and a tote bag for everyone.
Tue 5 Jan
Is It Cake?
A day filled with cardboard layer cakes, plasticine donuts, sprinkles and paint, all looking good enough to eat.
Wed 6 Jan
Oh Yes, Yarn!
Wool in every colour, coiled into pictures and wet felted into art, with a few pom-poms too.
Thu 7 Jan
Beachcombers
Sculpt clay dishes with shells and sea glass, and decorate a beach box to keep your treasures in.
Fri 8 Jan
Under the Big Top
Create vintage clown collages and build a big top out of cardboard for the whole circus.
Week 2
Mon 11 Jan
The Glasshouse
A garden in a jar! Plant a terrarium to take home, plus still life paintings of leaves and flowers.
Tue 12 Jan
Laneway Art
Paint like a street artist with bubble letters, stencils and colourful paste-ups, straight out of Melbourne's laneways.
Wed 13 Jan
The Bug Hotel
Back after filling up in spring! Paint the rooms of a little wooden house, then sculpt the snails, spiders and caterpillars to live there.
Thu 14 Jan
Comics & Zines
KAPOW! Draw your own comic starring anyone you can dream up and staple it into a zine to share.
Fri 15 Jan
Wood & Shadow
Turn a pile of odds and ends into a gold sculpture Louise Nevelson would love, and play with the shadows it makes in the sun.
Week 3
Mon 18 Jan
Bling It On!
Design one-of-a-kind sunglasses, make melty bead tiles and top it off with a sparkly crown, in true Rachel Burke style.
Tue 19 Jan
Hello Sunshine
Cyanotype sun prints and ice cream art in every flavour, all made under the summer sun.
Wed 20 Jan
Game, Set, Match
Celebrate the Australian Open, weave wool pictures into a tennis racquet and paint with rolling tennis balls.
Thu 21 Jan
Art in Motion
Bend wire, thread bright beads and build a mobile that spins, the way Alexander Calder did.
Fri 22 Jan
Animal Kingdom
One for the animal lovers! Draw the missing half of an animal photo and design a wild, patterned creature.
Frequently asked questions
Kids aged 5 to 12. We run with mixed age groups and small ratios. Five is a firm minimum, so the booking form asks for each child's date of birth and won't take a booking for an under-5.
Every day runs 9am to 3:30pm. Drop off from 8:55am and pick up by 3:35pm.
A hat, sunscreen, water bottle, nut-free snack, lunch, and clothes that can get messy. An extra bag to pop all their creations in at the end of the day is always a good idea too. We provide all art materials and smocks.
We're process-led and proudly so! Kids spend the day making, exploring and getting their hands stuck in, not following a template to a finished masterpiece.
Surrey Hills is our home studio at 102 Union Road. Burnley Backyard is our second studio at the Richmond Neighbourhood Centre, 49 Tudor Street, Richmond.
Surrey Hills runs every day of the program, and Burnley Backyard runs on the Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 to 22 January. Each theme below shows you which studio you can book it at, so just tap the one you want.
At Surrey Hills we walk 5 minutes to the local park after lunch (weather permitting). Both studios make use of their courtyards for messy outdoor making when the weather is fine, and summer is usually very good to us!
Both studios run rain or shine.
Families with self- or plan-managed NDIS plans may be able to use their funding to attend our holiday programs. We're happy to help with tailored invoicing if our program fits with your child's goals, just email hello@smudgeartspace.com.
Bookings are refundable up to 14 days before the program starts. Inside 14 days we'll offer a credit toward a future Smudge booking. If your child is unwell on the day, get in touch and we'll work it out.
Surrey Hills: free one-hour street parking on Union Road plus two-hour free undercover at the Coles Local (entry via Montrose Street). Burnley: street parking around Tudor Street.
You're welcome to stay for 5 minutes or so while your child settles in! After that, we will be ready to support your child with any goodbyes that feel tricky. We keep our classes purposefully small to ensure everyone is comfortable and free to create in their own way.
Your days
Bookings open 9am Mon 16 Nov