Stop Motion Animation - Session 1 of 3 ( for 7 - 11 year olds)

The Stop Motion Workshop is a fun and interactive experience designed for children who are curious about cartoons, animation and films. Children will work together, taking on different roles based on their strengths. Children will be able to build  teamwork, and problem-solving skills while learning the basics of stop-motion animation. By the end, they will have collaborated to create their own unique group animation.

In session 1, Children will be given play-dough and tools to sculpt their very own characters and objects. After a short break, children will work as a team to build a small set with will be the backdrop for the animation.

Workshop Running Order

• 12:30pm - 13:10pm: sculpting play dough characters

• 13:10pm - 13:25:pm: Break Time

• 13:25pm - 13:45pm: Working in a team to build a set (background) for the animation.

Session 2 will take place on Sunday 18th May 2025. In this session we will be taking photos of the characters to create our image frames.

Session 3 will take place on Sunday the 25th May 2025 and will be all about post production. This is the part where we put all the photos together into animation scenes. We will also add sound and some music to the animation.

Pay What You Can

Parents that are able to, are encouraged to make donations to help Michael cover the cost of materials. Have a look below to see what your donation can do.

• £attending will prove that the clubs are worth doing

• £1 per participant could cover the cost of play dough for the characters.

• £3 per participant could help to cover the cost of play dough and basic sculpting tools.

• £5 per participant could help cover most of materials, Michael's travel cost and possibly pay him a small fee for his time.