Messy Play Painting

Workshop

THE MESS is a playful, hands-on creative workshop for children that blends music, storytelling, movement, and large-scale drawing. Participants are gently guided through songs and a short story to spark imagination and playful engagement. The experience then opens into a shared, floor-based art space, where children are invited to explore colour, shape, sound, and rhythm using their whole bodies. This is a sensory, process-led session where creativity is encouraged to be free, physical, and joyfully messy. Please wear clothes that can get dirty—mess is an essential part of the experience!

Further Information

Venue

Axis Ballymun
Main Street Ballymun D D09Y9W6

06 Jun 2026

10.30AM - 11.15AM

Age range

5-8

9-12

CONTACT

For more information on Dublin City County Council's programme of events for Cruinniú na nÓg, please contact Alison Clarke
alison.clarke@dublincity.ie

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