WaPS were thrilled to have the opportunity to run a Big Draw at Smallwood School Primary School on 15th November. The Big Draw is the world's biggest drawing festival - participants are diverse and from all of the world. Its all about celebrating the pleasure and importance of drawing and promoting creativity. - All values that we support to at the Scrapstore! The theme for this year was STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths - and this inspired Jayson Sin

On November 13, we set up shop in a smart marquee, ready to show children how to make crowns while their parents viewed the artworks on display at Wimbledon Art Studios, during their annual Open Studios event. Our table was a hive of activity for three hours while the little ones cut shapes, lengths of ribbon and strips of sequin waste, poured generous sprinkles of glitter and copious quantities of glue onto gold and silver card to create crowns fit for any king or queen. The

WaPs have had a couple of fun days out at long-time member Wandsworth Childminders in Earlsfield, giving our famous Teddy Bear Workshops! After a warm welcome from Liz Hickson (Lead Childminder Development Officer) and Frances Kelleher Childminding Support Officer, two groups of around 20 children and their child-minders enjoyed a teddy bear story time, followed by great fun decorating their own take-home teddies - gluing and sticking, cutting fabric and paper, and painting a

Ever wondered what to do with that left over food in your fridge? Look at this recipe book for inspiration! All of these recipes and favourite food drawings were created at the Wandsworth Fringe 2016 event that we ran in partnership with Cool-it-Art, supported by Be-Enriched and Smallwood Primary School. Our event was about celebrating seasonal produce and minimising food waste - including a massive upcycled-junk aerial mural, food experiments and the leftover recipes includ