Then make one of your own. Every Sunday in South Yarra, kids meet a great artist and make one bold piece to take home. Sundays 11am, ages 8 to 12, $45 per child, everything supplied and no experience needed.
Every week, a new great artist and a new piece to make. 11am in South Yarra, ages 8 to 12, everything supplied. Each Sunday is booked on its own, so a child can come to one or to all of them.
New Sundays are being confirmed. See the calendar, or email us and we will tell you the moment dates go up.
Secure checkout through Square. Card or Apple Pay. After booking, please complete the enrolment and consent form once for each child.
What stays the same is the care. Every session moves from the artist’s story to a signature make, with each child’s materials ready in a box, so families come back for the next one.
A warm, age-pitched story: who they were, and the one big idea that makes their art special.
A bold craft rooted in the artist’s real technique, designed to become a piece kids are proud of.
Every child’s materials pre-set and labelled, so making starts the moment the story ends.
A finished, display-ready artwork that earns a spot on the wall, not a throwaway craft.
Your child finds their own materials box and starts with an easy warm-up, then a picture-led story about the artist, with real works to look at, told in language kids actually enjoy.
Guided step by step, with plenty of room to make it their own. This is where it all happens, and where the mess happens too. The mess is all ours.
Every child finishes their piece, we hold a little gallery, and the work is packed to head home with them.
No experience needed. First-timers are exactly who this is for. There is no drawing and no wrong way to do it.
Everyone finishes. The make is paced in small wins, so every child leaves with a piece they are proud of, not a half-done craft.
You will get the photos, where you have given us photo consent on the enrolment form. We photograph the finished gallery and send the pictures on afterwards.
Bring clothes that can take a mark, a named water bottle, and a nut-free snack if you would like one. That is the whole list.
To introduce children to art and help them make it theirs.
Each workshop begins with a different artist, then gives children the materials and guidance to respond in their own way. They create alongside other children in a group of no more than eight, with no previous art experience expected. To keep every session welcoming, well supervised and clearly organised for families:
Every artist here is easy and fun for kids to understand, and leads to a genuinely impressive piece to take home. The ones with a date are open for booking now, and more join the line-up through the year. Can’t see their favourite? Tell us and we will look at building it into a future Sunday.
Across the series, children pick up a whole range of real, keepsake-worthy craft skills, so every piece comes home sturdy, impressive and truly their own.
Draw, cut, place: the Matisse and Picasso move that builds bold composition fast.
Cotton buds, dot markers and stamps for Kusama, and instant, joyful pattern.
Thick oil pastel and paint for Van Gogh and Monet, where the surface does as much as the colour.
Tape laid down, painted over and peeled back for Mondrian: crisp, striking, foolproof.
Scrunched tissue, egg-carton cups and pompoms lift a flat picture into something wow.
Sturdy, sustainable and display-ready: the backbone that survives the trip home.
The studio is yours.
Book the studio just for your group. The birthday child and their friends each meet a great artist and make their own piece to take home. We set up, run it and pack down, and all the mess stays with us. Perfect for birthdays, school-holiday get-togethers and private groups.
Booking a single spot for a public Sunday? That is the Sundays list above. This form is for birthday parties, private groups, school-holiday get-togethers, schools, studios and galleries. Tell us a little and we will come back with dates, options and a quote.
We will come back by email with dates, options and a price. Prefer to write? info@lavitanova.com.au.
Yes. No previous art experience is needed. We introduce the artist and project clearly, then children can interpret it at their own level.
No. A different artist runs each Sunday and every session is complete on its own, so there is nothing to catch up on. Each Sunday is booked separately, with no term or series commitment.
A maximum of eight children, with a member of our team present throughout.
Parents do not need to stay for the session. You are welcome to settle your child before leaving and return for collection at 12.30pm.
Yes. The project stretches, so younger children work more simply and older children take it further. It works as well at eight as it does at twelve.
Clothes that can take a mark. Some Sundays involve paint, others are mostly paper and glue. We cover the tables and keep water and cloths within reach.
$45 per child, covering all materials and tools and the finished artwork to take home. You book and pay in full through Square, and your place is confirmed once payment is complete.
Please include these details on the enrolment form before their first session. If you would like to discuss your child’s needs before booking, email info@lavitanova.com.au.
Only where a parent or guardian has given written consent in advance, which we ask for on the enrolment form. Consent for photos sent privately to you and consent for photos we publish are asked separately, and either can be withdrawn at any time.
Cancel at least 24 hours before the session and we will move your child to another Sunday or refund the booking in full. Bookings cancelled within 24 hours are not refundable. If your child is unwell, contact us with as much notice as possible and we will move the booking at no charge.
Some kids light up over ideas, money and making things happen. For them there is The Founder’s Studio, our sister program where children aged 8 to 13 build a real business, from first idea to launch.