Thank you for supporting our studio!

SUMMER Camp 2021 registration is now open!

art factory studio visits and programs continue to be suspended until further notice.

We continue to provide art factory at home rentals, monthly subscriptions and more in our online shop. We appreciate your business!

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.”
– Albert Einstein

art is play!

come create with us!

☀️ Introducing Full Weekend Rentals for the su

☀️ Introducing Full Weekend Rentals for the summer. Booking is now open.

Same great bins, more time to play! You'll receive the bin on Saturday morning and we will pick it up on Monday morning. Prices start at $75.

We offer free delivery and pickup for those who live in Guelph and if you live out of town you may pick up and return the bins to the studio.

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CAMP UPDATE! Our morning and afternoon camp was so

CAMP UPDATE! Our morning and afternoon camp was so well received that we’ve decided to extend it into August. Registration is now open online.

To ensure a consistent cohort of children is maintained, a multiple-day commitment is required Monday- Friday. Children can not be in both the morning and afternoon cohort.

See all the details and sign up online!
*there are only 7 spots left in July. Full day camp is now full*

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Feature Friday - Moonsand Kitchen. Tune in to hear

Feature Friday - Moonsand Kitchen. Tune in to hear Melissa talk about the one of a kind Moonsand Kitchen! Have your children made you moonsand meals and treats in our kitchen?

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Throwback Thursday - Moonsand Kitchen! The moonsa

Throwback Thursday - Moonsand Kitchen!

The moonsand kitchen like all of our studio evolved over time, and continues to evolve as new ideas emerge. I started with just a bin of moonsand but children wanted to carry it around and make food with it, which led to creating a kitchen for the moonsand.

Of course, the children needed someone to make food for, so that's when the sock monkeys made their debut. Our old space also had very high ceilings so that led to building a fort above the moonsand bin, which enabled children to bring moonsand up to the fort and we added a hole and a tube in the floor so the moonsand could have a way back down to the bin.

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All of our activities are a true call and response

All of our activities are a true call and response, between me and the children. By observing them at play, I learn what they need, how I can improve or change the space to suit their needs.

I created the studio as an artist for other artists, they just happen to be young. Ironically, our philosophy as a studio dovetails perfectly to best practice in early childhood education.

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Meet Patti one of our newest team members! We are

Meet Patti one of our newest team members! We are excited to have her in the studio as well as part of our programming team. Patti will be co-leading our morning/afternoon summer camp.

She has a wealth of experience in working with children, especially in child care settings.

More about Patti…

Favourite art medium: woolcrafts, sewing, pen & ink illustrations

Creative past time: writing, baking & waldorf- based crafts

Favourite candy: sweet tarts

Inspiration & other past times: Sparking joy in others

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SMALL WORLD PLAY. Children usually prefer play tha

SMALL WORLD PLAY. Children usually prefer play that stimulates their curiousity and gives free reign to their imaginations and creativity.

Our Small World Playmat sets the stage for a child's imagination and the provided materials allow for children to create, design and enter a world of symbolic play. Children can carry, combine, redesign, line up, take apart and put back together in endless ways.

This is subscription box #7 - heading out the door next week!

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Keep your kids playing this summer with the summer

Keep your kids playing this summer with the summer edition of our Art Factory at Home bin rentals. The best part- we take care of the cleaning!

We've bundled up our favourite bins into 3 different packages. Each day Monday through to Friday you will receive a different bin to unpack so you can easily set the stage for a day of play.

Booking is now open for rentals throughout July and August! Prices start at $250.

We offer free delivery and pickup for those who live in Guelph and if you live out of town you may pick up and return the bins to the studio.

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