Endless opportunities to get crafty invite families to get messy and creative
Enjoy art installations, workshops, and drop-in activities for all ages.
The Pop Up Science Festival offers hands-on experiences, interactive experiments and fascinating demonstrations.
At Elderflower Fields, we aim to ignite curiosity and inspire the next generation of scientists, artists, and innovators.
Take a look at what’s planned for our 2025 adventure so far…
An hour of independent art for kids 5 and over. 1 free session per child
Nancy from Box & Bloom guides you to make your very own everlasting dried flower crown £20
The Poetry Pixie is back with some Rambling Rhymes. Wrap paper round trees, help create poetry (or Poet Trees!) using your senses and the world around us! When? Saturday and […]
Lots of crafty fun with Catkin and Conkers. Find your inner bird and make a mask with natural objects, get messy with a mud painting, and create a journey stick […]
Join Steve Pond as we turn to our nearest star, the Sun. Under safe controlled conditions using an astronomical solar filter fitted to a telescope you can look at the […]
Help to design and build a one-off, unique, epic play structure with the Woodland Tribe £6
Watch the forest and your friends turn upside-down, inside this magical walk-in camera hut created by Brighton science artist Nick Sayers. Like being in an oversized camera, this darkroom experience […]
Come and swing, dangle, climb and hang from ropes, nets, hammocks and swings. Zip down the zip wire or come for a play on the ever evolving Big Build in […]
Join Hope from Elderberry Wellness and Craft and let your senses be stimulated by the wonders of plant dye printing. Sourcing local plants and flowers, use cotton and hand-painted stones to bashtheir […]
create your own glass mushroom pendants in this one on one workshop £35
Festival Fun is for everyone, even the smallest adventurers. Come and hang out in The Fox Den! Specifically designed with the Under 5’s in mind you can get busy in the sand pit, play with sensory activities, cook in the mud […]
Join Kelly from The Nurture Meadow and get creative with natures offerings. Collaborate in making a Mandala or your own Nature wand, or alternatively, let yourself get carried away under the trees […]
The Corner Atelier invites you to become architects of a sustainable future. All materials discarded and scrapped, children and families are welcome to reinvent and reconsider a value. Supported with […]
Adult only Friday fun with craft and cocktails £25
Explore your senses with woodland activity workshops, sensory stories and sensory toy-making. The incredibly supportive staff from Woodlands Meed special needs school in Burgess Hill will be at this year’s […]
Create your own unique festival fashion £20
The Outdoors Project return to recreate Elderflower Fields in miniature. A fun nature craft activity creating “Blobster creatures” and miniature dens. When? Saturday & Sunday, 10am – Noon Who’s it for? […]
Create your own unique festival fashion £20
Make your own unique piece of abstract modern art using acrylic paint and pouring mediums. Kids, adults, couples or whole families can combine to make art that will last forever…. […]
Little Forest School are in search of bugs! Use spotter sheets, i.d cards and other useful tools to help them then create a bug sculpture from natural materials to take […]
Join Treehoppers and explore the woods searching for caterpillars and butterflies. Make your own caterpillar or butterfly using natural resources. When? Saturday & Sunday 1.30pm – 4.30pm Who’s it for? […]
Come and cook up a feast with Ben and Chloe from Holmes Wood Play. Their popular mud kitchens are perfect for children to release their inner creativity and let their imaginations […]
Freckles on the Inside has been bringing a creative bubble to Elderflower for five years now! They create a space to come, explore, pamper and be. From flower crowns to festival […]
Discover and explore your creativity on this year’s Schools Without Walls Art Trail. A unique opportunity to walk through the beautiful Pippingford woods with artwork by local children. Find out […]
Pond dipping is something childhood memories are made of and Pippingford Park is home to a whole host of wildlife, much of it under water. Head down to the ponds […]
Beautiful face painting, gorgeous freehand glitter tattoos, and beautiful henna designs – using safe, natural henna and biodegradable glitter. WHEN? Friday 2pm – 6pmSaturday 9am – 6pmSunday 9am – 6pmMonday […]
We’re thrilled to once again welcome back the indomitable Richard Robinson, director of the Brighton Science Festival with the pocket science festival to entertain and educate in equal measure! When? […]
Design your own festival tote bag in our Block Printing Workshop £10
Creative eco-friendly woodworking using hand tools to build keepsakes. £5 available January 25
