MINEHEAD MUSEUM FIELD GUIDE
Holiday Craft Club at Minehead EYE: Three Hours of Clay Lanterns and Junk-Modelling for School-Age Creatives
A supervised, three-hour Holiday Craft Club session in Minehead where children in School Years 3+ make clay lanterns or recycled Easter gardens and take their creations home.
Holiday Craft Club at Minehead EYE: Three Hours of Clay Lanterns and Junk-Modelling for School-Age Creatives.
At Minehead EYE, the NEW: Holiday Craft Club! is a short, focused drop-off workshop that places practical craft skills and improvisation at the centre of a child’s half-term. Across a single session participants transform jars into clay lanterns—pumpkins, monsters or witches’ houses are suggested motifs—or build recycled Easter gardens using junk-modelling techniques; every project concludes with the child taking their creation home.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Clay Lantern Making and Junk-Modelling
The club alternates hands-on projects: children can design and decorate lanterns from jars using clay or work on a less structured recycled-materials Easter garden and nest, encouraging original ideas and problem-solving.
A Compact, Supervised Session
Sessions run as single, fully supervised events in which parents may drop off and return to collect—providing a focused window for children to make, snack and finish their work.
Snack and Souvenir
Each child receives a healthy fruit snack during the three-hour session and departs with their finished lantern or garden to keep.
What the day feels like
What the session feels like
The Holiday Craft Club is brisk and practical: a concentrated three-hour workshop where facilitators guide children through material choices and basic modelling techniques before stepping back to let individual ideas take shape. Materials and prompts are provided, hands get messy with clay or recycled bits, there’s a brief snack break, then a tidy finish and collection of the child’s work.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this session suits—and who should look elsewhere.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Each session is a single, three-hour workshop suitable for school half-term programming.
Meet at Minehead EYE for registration and collection; the session is run by Minehead EYE CIC.
Materials for lanterns or recycled garden projects are supplied and a healthy fruit snack is provided during the session.
This is a fully supervised children’s session—parents may drop off and return for collection at the end.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is each Holiday Craft Club session?
Each session runs for three hours.
Where do participants meet?
Sessions meet at Minehead EYE.
What will children make during the session?
Children will either make clay lanterns from jars—decorated as pumpkins, monsters or witches’ houses—or work on a recycled-material Easter garden using junk-modelling techniques.
Are snacks provided?
Yes—a healthy fruit snack is provided during the session.
What are the age restrictions?
Sessions are strictly for children in School Years 3 and above; bookings for younger children will be cancelled.
Can parents stay with their child during the session?
The session is fully supervised and parents may drop off and collect at the end; staying is not required.
Who runs the Holiday Craft Club?
The sessions are operated by Minehead EYE CIC.
Is there a cost to attend?
There is a fee: £5 for members and £8 for guests.