Tuesday Art Play 2026

Tuesday Art Play 2026

Let your little adventurer experience art through play without worrying about the mess!

Tuesday Art Play is tailored for children between 18 months to 5 years old, aimed at interactivity and visual art awareness, rather than creating a finished product. All materials provided; wear clothes that can get messy.

10.30am–11.15am, Tuesdays, weekly, during school term

$5 per child, per session (adults free)

Limited children per session, bookings are essential

Book on 4976 6766 or gragm@gladstone.qld.gov.au

TERM 2

28 April - 16 June

28 April - Stars and Flowers: We’ll create our own bright and colourful star and/or flower collages using a simple method of folding and cutting paper while exploring symmetry along the way.

5 May - Lots of Lids: Using lots and lots of up-cycled plastic lids we’ll learn about colour and pattern-making in a fun and hands-on way, combined with some awesome big drawing activities.

12 May - Create your own flag & decorate our street banner: We’ll use our collective creativity to decorate the Tuesday ArtPlay banners to show off to passers-by how awesome we are, plus make our own personalised flags to take home.

19 May - Sun prints: Using specially prepared paper, we’ll use the power of the sun to make ‘shadow-prints’ of leaves, toys and our hands to keep as lasting treasures.

26 May - Saiki Sister City, Japanese inspirations: Inspired by the Saiki Sister City exhibition we’ll explore some crafts inspired by Japanese culture. Using paper plates, we can make fans and also koi fish - colouring and decorating them using oil pastels and water colour paints.

2 June - Reconciliation Week: Children will experiment with a limited palette of white and earthy colours to express themselves on a variety of natural objects.

9 June - Catchers of Light: Using craft glue and paint we’ll create some beautiful semi-transparent paintings to hang in a window or near a light.

16 June - Wooden Block Printing: We’ll learn about printing by using wooden blocks with various textures attached to create colourful repetitive patterns.