ARTventurers Swindon

17/10/2024

🎃 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🎃

🕷️ Look at the props I’ve collated for our special My First Halloween ARTventure class today for babies 3-6 months old. 👶

⛪️ At 10.30am this morning at St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Moredon ARTy Bear and I will be hosting a BRAND NEW class for babies age 3-6 months called My First ARTventure. 🧸

👻 This special session is Halloween themed for those babies who will be celebrating their very first Halloween this year! 🧙

🎨 The session is a gentle introduction to art and creative play and includes a bumpkin keepsake, booklet and certificate. 🎃

✔️ There is still space of you would like to join us. Link to book is in the comments below 👇

15/10/2024

🎃 👻 Our SPOOK-tacular My First Halloween ARTventure session is this THURSDAY for all parents young babies age between 3-6 months! 👻 🎃

🤩This special Halloween themed session is a gentle introduction to the creative fun we have in our weekly classes for our teeny tiny ARTists.🧑‍🎨

👶 The class costs £12.50 per baby and includes a BOO-tiful wooden BUMpkin keepsake! 🎃

⭐️Thursday 17th October 10.30-11.50 at St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Moredon.

🥰This is a relaxed and social session for your baby and you - with music, sensory and creative play, and the chance to create special first masterpieces and make new friends. 🎨

⭐️ PLUS as well as creating beautiful keepsakes, you will take away our special guide to creative play with your baby at home and a certificate. 📖

🎃 The link to book this is in the comments below 👇

👉 Any questions please DM me or email me [email protected]

14/10/2024

😊It always make me smile to receive reviews from people who come to my classes.

👍I hope it also helps you in choosing to come to our classes, giving you confidence that you are in safe hands and in for a fun and exciting class.

🙏 Thank you so much to all those that come regularly to my classes or have been to my classes in the past and for those who have spent the time to write me a review. It really means a lot!

🙏 If you have been to a class and not yet written a review please can you take a few moments to pop over to Facebook or Google and leave me one? I would be really appreciated! Our Google review link is in the comments below 👇

😃 Reviews mean the absolute world to a small business owner and it really helps to know we're getting things right for you all too 👍

💕 Thanks so much.
Hazel xx

14/10/2024

🤱 For those who need breast feeding support this week…

Local in-person breastfeeding support available 14th - 20th October:

Monday 14th - West Swindon Family Hub, at Toothill Church, with breastfeeding support from 10am until 11:30am (followed by help choosing and using slings, with Swindon and Devizes Sling Library, from 11:30am until 1pm)

Monday 14th - Wiltshire Breastfeeding Support, at Family Hub, in Chippenham, from 10am until 11:30am

Tuesday 15th - Breastmates, at Community Centre at Christ Church Swindon, from 10am until 12pm

Wednesday 16th - Devizes, Melksham and Calne Breastfeeding Support, at Lansdowne Strand, in Calne, from 1pm until 2:30pm

Thursday 17th - Breastmates, in Abbeymeads, from 10am until 12pm

Thursday 17th - LLL Swindon, at The Rectory, Verwood Close, in Swindon, 10:30am until 12pm

Friday 18th - Elena's Open House, in West Swindon, from 10am until 1pm (to book your place text Elena on 07733609660)

Friday 18th - Devizes, Melksham and Calne Breastfeeding Support, at Optimum Corner, in Devizes, from 1pm until 2:30pm

Other than Elena's Open House, all groups are run as free drop-ins, with no need to book.

14/10/2024

🎃 It’s that time of year again! 🎃​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​🧙‍♀️ Every year we post a warning about Halloween costumes because some of these outfits can be dangerous because they are highly flammable and can ignite almost instantly and burn at great speed.

👍 So here are our top tips for choosing your child’s Halloween costume safely:

✅ Always buy from reputable stores
✅ Look for the UKCA or CE mark on labels
✅ Looks for labels that state the item has undergone additional safety testing
✅ Use tea lights instead of real candles in pumpkins
✅ Remind children of the dangers of naked flames

🥰 What’s your little one dressing up as this year? Let us know in the comments 👇

14/10/2024

👀 Are you looking for a colourful class to brighten up the winter days? ❄️ A sparkly new term of ARTventurers is now ready to book! ✅

🏆 Our 5 week ARTventurers course is an award winning art course especially developed for mini ARTists aged 6 months to 5 years 🎨🎨🎨

✅ It's colourful, creative, LOTS of fun, all about building skills and confidence through art - we're all about encouraging your child to explore and experiment using process art techniques - you'll see how even babies can make art! 👶 👧 👦

⛄️ Each child will graduate from the programme with a cute wooden Snowman to treasure forever - just in time for Christmas! 🎄

👩‍🎨 We can't WAIT to welcome the newest intake of mini-ARTists to classes starting in November. 👇 Visit the link in the comments to join in the fun at the most colourful class in town! 😊

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🏆 Voted Most Loved Baby Activity 2023

Highly commended: Most Loved Academic/Creative Activity 2023🏆

13/10/2024

Here’s some very helpful information for you lovely parents…

13/10/2024

♥️ The 9th October, marked the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week. 👼 ♥️

💕 This is something which is very close to the hearts of us on the ARTventurers Team. Some of us have lost precious little ones ourselves. Some of us have close family members who have. We also know that there are many of our ARTventurers families who have experienced loss and some of you have shared your stories with us. 😢

👼 This week provides a really important opportunity for people to talk openly about the subject of, and raise awareness of, baby loss - as well as giving bereaved parents, family members and friends the chance to commemorate the all-too-brief lives of their babies. 💕

🩷 We know it’s something that you will never get over, but talking really can help. Together let’s break the silence on baby loss. 💙

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12/10/2024

Here are my choices! What are yours?

⚫️ Black
🎃 Pumpkin patch
☕️ Pumpkin spice latte
🐈‍⬛ Black cat
🧙 Hocus pocus
👧 Creepy dolls
🍎 Toffee apples
🍼 Bottle feed a baby zombie

11/10/2024

🍁 Our Autumn term is now complete and here are some of the beautiful Autumn Tree Canvas Showstoppers that were created during this term by our little ARTventurers! 🖼️ 🌳 🍂

❄️ What will our showstopper be for per Winter Term? 👀 Watch this space!

11/10/2024

👼 I will be requesting one of these 💕

So pleased to announce that the Department of Health & Social Care have extended the baby loss certificate service to cover all historic losses, no matter how long ago 💖💙

From today, there will be no backdate which means more grieving parents can request the voluntary certificate to recognise their loss.

You can ask for a certificate if all the following apply:

◾ you’ve lost a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy (or 28 weeks before 1 October 1992)
◾ you’re one of the baby’s parents or surrogate
◾ you’re at least 16 years old
◾ you live in England

Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/request-baby-loss-certificate

10/10/2024

Thought this was a very helpful post to share as I’m sure we’ve all felt like a bad mum at some point or another….

🌎 Today is day so in honour of this here are some important reminders.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​💙 Becoming a mum can feel hard at times. Feelings of loneliness and sadness at the loss of the life you had before you had your baby are not uncommon but are not commonly spoken about for fear of judgement or being deemed a ‘bad’ mother.

❤️ We’re here to tell you to go easy on yourself; you’re doing a great job.

👇 But if you are struggling and feel you could use some support, here are some people who can help you. You are not alone.

🔹 Pandas PND Awareness and Support Helpline - 0808 1961 776

🔹 Mind Charity Helpline - 0300 123 3393

🔹 Samaritans Helpline – 116 123

💕 Check in on your mum friends today. Ask them how they’re doing. Then ask them how they’re really doing.

10/10/2024

🎃 ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO until our My First Halloween ARTventure!🎃

👻 An arty, spooky session for you and your baby. With music, sensory and creative play. We’ll be creating a cute bumpkin keepsake to take home and treasure 🧡 🎶 🎨

📅 Thursday 17th October
🕰️ 10.30-11.20am
⛪️ St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Moredon
👶 Suitable for age 3-6 months

🎃 £12.50 per child, includes wooden keepsake, booklet and certificate.

👇 Secure your space today at

https://artventurers.co.uk/swindon/

09/10/2024

💕 My first baby was called Baby Paine as I miscarried at 11 weeks. 👼 😢

Today is the first day of Baby Loss Awareness Week, and we invite you to say the name of your precious little ones, and share them with the world 💙🧡

08/10/2024

👼 ♥️ Break The Silence ♥️ 👼

🕯️ I will be lighting a candle for the Wave of Light on 15th October at 7pm to remember my first baby I lost through miscarriage 👼

08/10/2024

🤱 If you’re a new mum and need a bit of support breast feeding Swindon Breastmates are here to help…

Local in-person breastfeeding support available today (Tuesday 8th October):

Breastmates at Community Centre at Christ Church Swindon, from 10am until 12pm.

This is a drop-in group, with no need to book.

08/10/2024

👩‍🎨 Last week I had a new little ARTist join our colourful class at only 9 months old!

♥️ Both him and his mummy had a lovely time and she wrote this wonderful review for me!

🙏 Thank you so much! 🤩

👍 Taking the time to write a review can be difficult when you’re a mum I know as I’m one myself but they mean the world to small businesses like mine! 🌍 🥰

👉 If you would like to bring your little one for a taster class message me for more details.

07/10/2024

🥰 What a lovely afternoon at The Happy Hub Play Cafe meeting lots of beautiful babies and painting their tiny feet!

🎄 We’ve been busy creating gorgeous Christmas footprint artwork to make into professionally printed Christmas cards! 👣

☕️ I even treated myself to a delicious pumpkin spiced latte after the session which I would definitely recommend this season! 😋

🙏 Thank you Amy for this letting me pop in for this special session. I had lots of fun meeting all the lovely babies and mummies!

07/10/2024

😛 We have come to the last week of our Autumn term and I am very excited about the theme as I’ve not done this one before…

🚙 🚛 🚐 Our theme is TRANSPORT! 🚌 ✈️ ⛴️

👩‍🎨 Your little ARTist will be creating their own paper plate Thomas the Tank Engine!

🎨 Discovering colour mixing and using their gross motor skills to make spin painting hot air balloons

👣 Making boat footprint keepsakes

🚗 Exploring cause and effect and using their fine motor skills with our toy car printing

🤩 PLUS LOTS MORE!

🎨 Come and join the most colourful class in town this Wednesday at Millennium Hall in Purton or on Thursday at St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Moredon for and hour from 10.30am.

✅ Spaces still available. Please use the link in the comments to book ⬇️

06/10/2024

👩‍🎨 This week’s class theme is brand new to me which means I need to create some artwork samples to show my lovely little ARTists and their grown ups just what they will be creating in class. 🎨

👧 👧 Over the weekend my girlies wanted to do their oven variations of my class samples. 🖌️

🚂 We made paper plate Thomas the Tank Engines and spin painting hot air balloons! 🎈

🤔 Any idea what the theme might be?

06/10/2024

👍 This is so helpful for those parents with children at school or nursery…

06/10/2024

👻 As we start the countdown to the spoooooooky season, here's a super easy and cute little art activity to try at home with your little ARTventurers - apple pumpkin prints!
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You can also try them with glued on goggly eyes! 👀🍏🎃

05/10/2024

👍 Did you know that ARTventurers was voted Most Loved Baby Activity 2023! 👶

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👶 As well as helping our babies to develop invaluable skills and confidence for life through art and creative play, we also know what an important role our baby ARTventurers classes play for the parents and carers who come along.

✅ Our aim is always to create a safe, secure, welcoming and inclusive environment where our babies and their grown ups can enjoy creative time, form new bonds and friendships, make colourful memories and keepsakes and simply just be together. 👩 👨 👶 🎨 🖌️

🥰 To know that our customers love what we do so much to take the time to vote for us to win this award means the absolute world, so thank you!

👶 And if you would love to bring your little one along to class to find out what we're all about, just drop us a DM or email me at [email protected]
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05/10/2024

🎄🎄 Would you like to to turn your little one’s hand or footprint into fabulous professionally printed Christmas card? ✋ 🦶🎅🏻

🎄🎅 Join ARTventurers Swindon between 12.30pm and 2.00pm at 10.30am at the Happy Hub Play Cafe to create something special for your loved ones this Christmas! 🎄🎅 🎨

🤶 Templates will be provided along with fun design ideas so you can create beautiful Christmas cards and I will send them off to be printed! 😁

🎄 Price List: x1 card £4.00
x3 cards £6.00
x5 cards £8.00
x10 cards £12.00
x20 cards £18.00

✅ Cards to be paid for in cash or card on the day only.

👉 If you would like to book your place message the Happy Hub page or email [email protected] for your booking form and payment link.

This session is for non mobile babies only.

04/10/2024

🎃 diddi dance Swindon, Cirencester, Chippenham, Tetbury & Surrounding and I’d would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those who have booked onto our Halloween Collaboration ARTy Party! 🎉 🙏

🥳 The party is now FULLY BOOKED!! 🙌
WOO! HOO! 👏 🧙 🎃 🕷️

👻 We both look forward to bringing you some FA-BOO-LOUS arts, crafts, dance and games on 31st October! 💃 🎨 🕺 🖌️ 🕸️ 🧙‍♂️