Dwylo Bach/ Little Hands – A creative and engaging programme of activities for early years children.
Dwylo Bach/ Little Hands are sensory exploration workshops for babies and toddlers. Developed to link to specific exhibitions with “invitations to play”, they have been successfully developed in partnership with Ruthin Craft Centre over the last 3 years. We are now looking to expand and deliver this model to other cultural venues across North Wales.
Creative Training for Early Years Practitioners
We ran our first creative training workshop for Artists and Early Years Practitioners in September 2023
Led by Dwylo Bach Artist Ticky Lowe and Dance Artist & Early Years Spe-
cialist Angharad Harrop.
Exploring creative approaches to early learning and development In-
spired by Mostyn gallery exhibitions
If you are interested in running a training day for your early years staff please get in touch
tickylowe@makingsensecic.org.uk
Funding thanks to Clocaenog Forest Windfarms 
Book on to one of our sessions
Ruthin Craft Centre
Dwylo Bach is on tour in Denbighshire
We are visiting Ti a Fi sessions in Llangollen, Corwen, Llanfair and Ruthin look out for us at a Ti a Fi near you!
Next workshops taking place at Ruthin Craft Centre are FREE drop in sessions – no need to book
8th November 1pm -2.30pm
13th December 1pm to 2.30pm
Pengwern Community Centre in Llangollen
Second Friday of every month at Pengwern community Centre to book your free place e mail
jennifer@sdcp.org or call 01490 266004
Conwy Culture Centre
First Friday of each month at Conwy Culture Centre from 10 to 11.30am
Studio MADE
WE are running monthly sessions at Studio MADE – Love Lane Denbigh Monthly on Thursday mornings
Dwylo Bach in Llanrwst
For now these sessions have sadly come to an end
The free sessions ran mothly from April to September at Glasdir and Llanrwst family centre led by artist Eleri Jones
The sessions were extremely well attended and the feedback from parents has been very positive.
Watch this space!
We hope to be able to bring you more Dwylo Bach sessions in Llanrwst soon!
Made Possible thanks to funding from Clocaenog Forest Wind Farms
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Providing an opportunity for families with young children to access and engage with high quality arts in cultural venues within their locality. We also want this programme to reach young families living in rural areas, widening our reach and offering educational and creative activities to areas who don’t have a cultural institution on their doorstep and would perhaps not engage in these activities due to where they live. In order not to exclude rural communities we will also deliver as an outreach programme; several Dwylo Bach sessions will take place in their local community centres, ‘bringing high quality arts to them’ – with the aim of reducing social isolation and enhancing wellbeing through the creative arts.
Our Dwylo Bach/ Little Hands sessions are jam-packed with joyful learning and designed for little artists to explore their inner creativity, be curious and MAKE! Creating environments and activities inspired by our creative partners exhibition programmes, which are sensory and playful for all the family to enjoy.
Engaging younger audiences
The programme focuses on early years engagement, learning and responses to contemporary art and craft within a creative and inspiring setting (art galleries); creating a sense of belonging for children and their families in cultural institutions and within the wider community. We are keen for young families to develop confidence in our North Wales cultural venues, as a safe and engaging space for young children to feel inspired, explore and discover the arts.
Our hands-on activities are influenced by the philosophy of Reggio Emilia methodology and The Curiosity Approach.
Reggio Emilia Approach® is an educational philosophy based on the image of a child with strong potentialities for development and a subject with rights, who learns through the hundred languages belonging to all human beings, and grows in relations with others.
Website: https://www.reggiochildren.it/en/reggio-emilia-approach/
The Curiosity Approach® is a modern-day approach to Early Childhood. Lyndsey Hellyn & Stephanie Bennett are the co-founders of The Curiosity Approach. With over 50 years teaching and leadership experience in Early Childhood
Website: https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/
