To commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, our children created sketches capturing their understanding and emotions about this historic event. These sketches all share a common message of gratitude, remembrance, and hope for peace ☮️🙏 . . #chislehurstkids #bromleykids

5,6,7,8! 🩰 Our seniors explored figure drawing through the graceful and elegant movements of ballet dancers. Using a mix of watercolour, black ink and pencil they studied form, posture and proportion reflecting the technical skill of dance 🩰

Let your child get creative this May half term with a hands-on clay workshop run by a local ceramic artist! Perfect for young imaginations, this fun and engaging session will let kids sculpt, shape, and decorate their very own ceramic vase and flowers led by a ceramic artist.

Yesterday the children explored the beautiful gardens at the Ripley. They took some foliage and flowers of their choice back into the art studio & sketched them using oil pastels to colour, them if they so wished. We hope you like their efforts. #chislehurstkids #bromleykids

Yesterday the children a day to doodle creating their own wallpaper designs! ✍️ The best thing about doodling is that there is no right or wrong way to do it - the freedom to let intuition guide you helps our young artists to explore new ideas!

Introducing our upcoming August clay event run by our local ceramic artist. 🐚🌊 ☀️ We’re open for bookings, so book now to avoid disappointment! 🪸 . #chislehurstkids #bromleykids #pettswoodkids #orpingtonkids #beckenhamkids

The Lord of the flies! 🪰 Our sessions yesterday explored the beauty in some of natures not so captivating creatures. Although they might be annoying to shoo out from the living room windows, under a microscope flies have an iridescent appearance that captivated our children 🌈

Bookings for our annual summer art days are now open☀️What better way for your children to enjoy the end of the academic year in letting their creative juices flow through the new activities expressing themselves through creative mediums 🌊 Book early to avoid disappointment!! 😎

❤️Happy Father’s Day 2025❤️ #chislehurstkids #bromleykids #pettswoodkids #orpingtonkids #beckenhamkids #sidcupkids #bromleymums #chislehurstmums #bexleymums #sundridgeparkmums #bickleymums #orpingtonmums #sidcupmums #beckenhammums #locksbottommums #elmsteadmums #pettswoodmums

Today’s lesson concentrated on improving our young artists with their drawing techniques. We took tigers and leopards as inspiration, responding to the piercing glance of a leopard or nurturing expressions of a mother tiger with her cub. 🐯

Bookings for our annual summer art days are open! We have many summery themed new activities lined up for any young budding artists. Fancy some time off looking after the kids - look no further, everyone is welcome at our summer art days. 🤩 Book now to avoid disappointment!! 😎

🤫 Top Secret Information! In our lessons today, all of our classes were busy making their end of year final pieces. Stay tuned for next week, when we will be revealing our young artists creations. Here is just one class working on completing their mission 🎨 #chislehurstkids😊

😎As the Independent schools start their summer break from this Friday. Remember, we offer creative Art Days at the Ripley Art Centre, for children from school Reception age and above. Places available, just choose the day or days of your choice, then contact Nicky to book 🌞

🌞Art on Parade has gone on summer break, apart from our fun Art Days from 14th July. 🪴Here is the end of term piece of some beautiful wooden plant pots that the children made and painted. These will adorn colourful summer plants in their homes. Happy summer everyone 😎

✏️ We still have a few places left for our Summer Art Days. Hurry to book your child’s place for next week for peace of mind😊 #chislehurstkids #bromleykids #pettswoodkids #orpingtonkids