Tiny Seed: A creative workshop for ages 5–8

Explore a heartfelt story about growth, change, and the courage to try again through art, music, drama and movement.

Experience the creative process, playful exploration, improvisation and discovery through this hands-on multidisciplinary art workshop inspired by the story of The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. Children will journey with the brave tiny seed on its big adventure, blown by the wind, buried in snow, and finally blooming into something beautiful.

Collage Art: Experiment with paper of different colours and textures, to bring your ideas to life through collage art. Create a garden for the tiny seed to grow in and the insects that live there.

Music: Play with sound, rhythm and movement. Using our voices, bodies and imaginations, we'll create musical moments that follow the seed’s journey through the seasons.

Process Drama: Discover the characters from the story. If seeds could speak, what would they tell us? Meet an ageing flower who offers gentle wisdom. Children take on the role of garden flowers who offer encouragement and help the tiny seed to grow.

This workshop is perfect for children who enjoy imaginative play, love stories and art.

Join us and discover the magic that a tiny seed can hold!

Caregiver supervision essential

Samantha Bates - Storybox Drama

Sam is a Performing‑Arts specialist teacher with 16 years’ experience teaching in Primary schools. She is a passionate advocate for children’s literature and illustration, seeing picture books as many children’s first encounters with art. Sam uses Process Drama to empower children to step into stories and express themselves in creative ways. Believing in the innate creativity within every child, Sam is dedicated to nurturing this potential, supporting their curiosity, imagination, and wonder about the world.

Anne Marie Manzano - Storybox Drama

Anne Marie brings a joyful approach to music and a love of children’s literature, exploring playful ways to bring storytelling and music together. Anne Marie runs her own Piano Studio Plinky Plonky Piano.

Meg Nicoll - Art Educator

Meg Nicoll is an art educator who specialises in paper craft including collage and bookmaking. Prior to moving to Ōtautahi in 2023, Meg was art educator at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Currently, she teaches art at Risingholme and works as a freelance educator. Meg loves introducing people to art-making and is committed to building welcoming and collaborative learning environments where participants feel comfortable experimenting with materials.

This event is part of the September School Holiday Fun happening at The Arts Centre September 20 - October 5 2025