Weave a Willow Hut

Workshop

A playful, collaborative workshop where children and young people will build a large tipi style willow hut and then weave the walls of the hut on the grounds of VISUAL. Young children will learn how to weave the walls of the hut with flowers, leaves, yarn and paper, creating a beautiful hiding place for small children to play, lead by Carlow artist Siobhán Jordan will. This morning part of the workshop is for children aged 2 – 6 years with their adult.

Leading up to this tipi will be a willow walkway with woven sides, these “willow walls” will be open for the public to drop in to learn the process of weaving and to weave their own portion of the piece and to interact with and play in the bigger tipi.

All materials will be biodegradable and this playful structure will remain over the weekend for children and families to drop-in and interact with. The following week, all materials can be composted, making this a beautiful, large-scale and completely circular project.

Events are free, booking is required for 2 – 6 year olds from 11am – 12:30pm.

Drop-in workshop for all ages 1:30pm – 4pm, no booking required.
Adults must stay with their children.

https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/weave-a-willow-hut

Venue

VISUAL
R93A3K1

06 Jun 2026

11.00AM - 4.00PM

Age range

0-4

5-8

9-12

13-15

16-18

CONTACT

For more information on Carlow County Council's programme of events for Cruinniú na nÓg, please contact Aileen Nolan
anolan@carlowcoco.ie

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