Stack & Paint: Styrofoam Sculpture Workshop for Kids Ages 3-6

Stack, paint, and bring your sculpture to life!In this workshop for children ages 3–6, young artists will create colorful multimedia sculptures using a mix of sensory materials: cut-up pool noodles, soft foam shapes, sticks, glue, and paint. Kids will build, balance, and decorate their own 3D creations — exploring art through movement, play, and imagination.

This creative experience is more than just making — it’s a chance to explore early learning skills in a playful, open-ended environment:

🎨 Creative Expression & Confidence – Children make design choices, experiment with color, and build something all their own — boosting self-esteem and creative problem-solving.

🔢 STEM Exploration – Stacking and balancing pieces introduces basic engineering concepts like weight, stability, and structure.

💬 Social & Emotional Growth – Working side by side, sharing materials, and expressing their unique ideas helps kids practice empathy, cooperation, and communication.

✋ Fine Motor & Sensory Development– Pinching, stacking, painting, and pressing shapes strengthens hand muscles and coordination, while the materials provide a variety of sensory experiences.

At Friendship in the Feld, we believe process-based art is a powerful way to nurture both creativity and connection. Every child will leave with a one-of-a-kind sculpture — and a big sense of accomplishment.

Good To Know:

☕ Grown-Up Time:

Caregivers are warmly invited to stay, sip some coffee or tea, and connect with other parents in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.

👥 Bringing more than one child?

With the purchase of a full-priced ticket, enjoy 10€ off up to 2 sibling tickets each. Just select ‘Sibling Admission’ along with your ‘General Admission’ ticket when booking.

⏱️This Session's Agenda:

The workshop will begin with a short circle time, featuring a themed read-aloud and a fun movement activity to help kids warm up and connect. After that, children will dive into the sculpture-building process. A cozy free play and book area will also be available throughout the session for children for welcome play, who need a break throughout the session, or finish their sculpture early.

Looking forward to growing with you!

Further information: We will provide all craft and sensory materials as well as a caring and nurturing environment for safe and supported learning. We suggest you feed your child a small snack before the session, but will have some dry goods (rice crackers, raisins) on site just in case. We will also be providing coffee and tea for caregivers to enjoy while their children learn. We ask parents stay on site in case their child is struggling to join or having big feelings, but otherwise we invite adults in attendance to sit back, relax, and meet other parents. There is a toilet available for patrons but no changing table.

Who we are: Meggie and Raela are your teachers with Friendship in the Feld, an early childhood development program providing play-based educational workshops for children. We are two early childhood educators with more than 20 years of combined experience with young children. Through sensory experiences, art exploration and child-led play, we aim to support social-emotional learning and help develop community and school readiness skills.

Host or Publisher Friendship in the Feld