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The programme

What a class looks like

Craft & Create runs once a week for an hour and a half after the bell, in a classroom at your child’s own school. Small groups, one seasonal project, and a finished piece to carry home.

A session, start to finish

3:00 to 4:30

Classes start shortly after school lets out. Here is how the hour and a half goes.

  1. 3:00
    Settle in

    Aprons on, find a seat, say hi. About ten minutes.

  2. 3:10
    See the project

    The instructor shows the finished piece and walks through the steps.

  3. 3:20
    Make it

    Fifty minutes of the good part. The instructor circulates, helps with tricky bits, and handles anything hot or sharp.

  4. 4:10
    Tidy up together

    Rinse brushes, cap markers, sweep up beads. Part of the craft.

  5. 4:25
    Pick up

    Children are released only to the adults on your authorised list.

Two groups, by age

Same project, pitched to their level

A Kindergartener and a Grade 5 make the same craft in the same week, with the steps adapted so both finish something they’re proud of.

Kindergarten to Grade 2

Tuesdays

3:00 – 4:30 pm

  • Simpler steps and bolder shapes
  • The instructor does the glue gun, sealing and pouring
  • Names pre-written to trace, lots of sticker decorating

Grades 3 to 5

Wednesdays

3:00 – 4:30 pm

  • Full palette and full creative freedom
  • Trickier techniques like layering, lettering and fine detail
  • More steps done on their own, such as sealing their finished piece with supervision

What’s included

Everything. Really.

  • All materials for every project: canvases, ceramics, beads, paint, glue, stickers, the lot
  • Aprons and table covers, so school clothes survive
  • Take-home care notes when a project needs them (baking the mug, letting the canvas dry)
  • Clean-up. The classroom is left as we found it

Who runs it

Meet Tarissa

Craft & Create was started by Tarissa Grisley, who plans every project, tests it at home first, and leads the classes. Every instructor holds a Vulnerable Sector criminal record check, the enhanced check specifically for working with children, and the programme carries liability insurance for children’s activities.

Questions before you sign up? Send Tarissa a note.

Sounds like your kid?

Registration for Fall 2027 is open until September 24. Classes are capped at 10 for K–2 and 15 for Grades 3–5, so spots go quickly.

Register now