If “creative” in your setting sometimes feels like a conveyor belt (same craft, same outcome, 30 tiny clones)… this workshop is your permission slip to step off it. 
Paint, Play, Perform: Unlocking Creativity is an on-demand video workshop for EYFS teachers and practitioners who want children to create rather than comply and who want to feel confident supporting creativity without accidentally steering it into a pre-cut, pre-planned “everyone’s looks the same” finish.
Does any of this feel familiar?
•You’ve got the resources… but the ideas don’t always land, and it becomes “do it like this” by default.
•You want to support creativity, but you’re not sure what to say or do in the moment without taking over.
•You’re tired of factory production crafts because they keep children busy, but don’t always build imagination, independence or genuine expression.
•You’d love a creative provision that feels open-ended, exciting, and manageable, not chaotic, messy, and exhausting.
If that’s you, you’re in exactly the right place.
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What this workshop will help you do
This workshop is built around three powerful strands you can weave straight into your provision:
PAINT
Move beyond “painting a thing” and into painting as exploration. You’ll see how to set up inviting paint areas with purpose, manage the mess without killing the joy (“it will get messy” is basically the motto), and offer children variety that sparks ideas without overwhelm.
PLAY
Learn how creativity explodes when children have stories to live inside. We look at role play that supports language development, social skills, and problem-solving, plus how to create those “they can’t wait to get stuck in” spaces using simple, realistic resources.
PERFORM
Bring in drama, movement, and performance so creativity becomes something children feel in their bodies, not just something they do at a table. Think confidence, collaboration, and big imagination energy.
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What you’ll walk away with (outcomes)
By the end, you’ll be able to:
•Design a creative area that actually works: accessible, labelled, child-led, and set up for independence.
•Use “plug-and-play” ideas you can run next week, including artist-inspired provocations (hello Yayoi Kusama dots and Pollock-style action painting).
•Interact without taking over: practical prompts and strategies that support children’s thinking while protecting their ownership of the work.
•Shift from product to process so creativity becomes open-ended, inclusive, and confidence-building for every child.
•Plan creativity across the year with simple ways to rotate resources, techniques and focus without reinventing the wheel every week.
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Expect practical, not Pinterest-pressure
This isn’t about spending hours “setting stuff up.” It’s about setting out smart resources, creating the conditions, and letting children do what they do best: experiment, invent, collaborate, and surprise you.
If you’re ready for less “everyone make the same card” and more “look what happened when they had freedom”… Paint, Play, Perform will give you the ideas, the language, and the confidence to make it happen.
Ready to unlock creativity in your classroom? Let’s get it messy (in the best way). 🎨🖐️