With funding from Creative Black Country and in partnership with Impact Hub Birmingham & #RadicalChildcare, F A M A L A M has curated a series of FREE alternative family events, workshops and mini projects that explore ART FOR SOCIAL GOOD with children, young people and families in Bearwood and Smethwick.
“There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.”
All workshops are FREE but have limited places and MUST be booked in advance via Eventbrite unless stated. For more information visit: www.famalam.org
Mini-Mindfulness
Sunday 28th May / 9.30am-10.30am / BOOK
Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
Join Preya Chauhan from Cherish Healing for this interactive sensory wellbeing session. Experience and learn simple ways to enjoy Mindfulness. Suitable for children aged 7yrs+ please wear comfortable clothes.
#children #mindfulness #wellbeing
Family Mindfulness
Sunday 28th May / 10.45am-11.45am / BOOK
Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
Interactive Family friendly wellbeing session with Preya Chauhan from Cherish Healing. Experience fun ways to enjoy calm and learn take away wellbeing tips you can do at home. Suitable for families any age, please wear comfortable clothes.
#mindfulness #wellbeing #family
Creative Tech for Good
Sunday 11th June / 10am-1pm (6 places) / BOOK 1.30pm-4.30pm (6 places) / BOOK
Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
'Creative Tech for Good' mini project challenges you to get hands-on with creative technology to build, design and programme gadgets for social good with Creative Technologist Ben Neal - How about a rubbish bin that tells you a joke or sings you a song every time you put something in the bin?
Suitable for 8 yrs+ all tech/equipment/resources provided.
#creative #technology #socialgood #youngpeople
Lovely Letters
Sunday 2nd July / 10am-12noon / BOOK
Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
In this crafty workshop we will strive to better understand the importance of empathy by writing lovely letters to strangers in need, with author, poet and all round good egg - Jodi Ann Bickley from One Million Lovely Letters.
Suitable for families.
#literature #craft #kindness #family #empathy
GRLPWR
Sunday 9th July / 10am-12noon /
Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
We live in a world where over 66 million girls are out of education, where 7 out of 10 girls feel they're not good enough and the top teen girl problem is appearance. GRLPWR is an emotional well-being education program aimed to raise self esteem in girls through positive psychology, mindfulness and visual art. This taster session will introduce some of these ideas and will be delivered by Caroline Scotcher founder of Self School CiC.
Suitable for secondary aged girls (and boys)
#girls #equality #selfesteem #art
EcoTots
Saturday 15th July (Workshop repeated: 11am-12noon / BOOK 1pm-2pm / BOOK 2.30-3.30pm) / BOOK
Bleakhouse Library (Garden)
Bleakhouse Rd, Oldbury B68 9DS
The effects of climate change are more prominent than ever before, and it’s becoming increasingly crucial that we teach our kids the importance of doing good work to help the planet. Ecotots is Northfileld Ecocentre’s programme of outdoor sessions with toddlers and pre-schoolers. This session will introduce gardening to little fingers and include plenty of sensory experiences while we learn about our environment through fun games and outdoor activities. Please keep an eye on the weather and wear suitable clothing for getting muddy and bring sunscreen/waterproofs - this workshop will go ahead whatever the weather!
Suitable for families with toddlers/pre-schoolers aged 2yrs-5yrs.
#earlyyears #outdoorlearning #environment #family
Random Acts of Kindness.
Sunday 30th July / 11am-12noon / BOOK
Thimblemill Library Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
In this workshop with illustrator Louise Byng we’ll practise the art of being kind to ourselves and each other by making up crafty care packages including badges, zines and temporary tattoos. These little care packages can be given out to people, kept for yourself or created as random acts of kindness and left someplace to cheer up someone’s day.
Suitable for families and children aged 7 yrs+
#kindness #family #randomactsofkindness #compassion #making #art