Workshops
Our in-school workshops are a fun and creative way for students to explore the curriculum, and provide a high-quality creative learning experience for classes up to 30 students.
£475 for a half day – either 1 class for the half day or 2 hour long sessions.
£675 for a full day – either 1 class for the whole day or 2 classes for a half day.
Ready to book? Please fill in the booking form at the bottom of this page.
If you can’t see the workshop that you’d like to book listed below then please select Bespoke Enquiry in the booking form below.
Early Years (EYFS)
Once Upon A Time
An EYFS-aligned storytelling workshop that supports early language, imagination, and engagement through sensory play, movement, music, and puppetry. Children explore classic fairytales using Little Angel Theatre puppets, songs, and hands-on activities.
Designed for the full EYFS age range, the session offers sensory exploration for babies, creative making for toddlers, and storytelling play for preschoolers. Activities are child-led, supporting sustained shared thinking and inclusive participation, and are ideal for continuous provision, topic work, or special events.
Curriculum Links
Communication and Language – Listening, attention, vocabulary, and turn-taking.
PSED – Confidence, emotional expression, and cooperative play.
Physical Development – Fine and gross motor skills.
Expressive Arts and Design – Imaginative play, music, and creative exploration.
Literacy (Foundations) – Story comprehension, repetition, and sequencing.
Understanding the World – Exploring materials and story settings.
Time Needed: 1 hour per class
Age: Nursery and Pre-School
Brilliant butterflies
A cross-curricular KS1 workshop that builds scientific understanding and expressive skills through story, movement, and making.
Children follow Bob the Caterpillar in a sensory storytelling performance introducing the butterfly life cycle. Pupils listen, respond, and discuss ideas before designing and creating flying butterfly puppets. A joyful butterfly parade supports confidence, collaboration, and purposeful movement.
Ideal for EYFS–KS1 transition, enrichment days, and curriculum-led learning.
Curriculum Links
Science – Animal life cycles and observing the natural world.
English – Listening, discussion, and spoken language.
Art & Design – Colour, pattern, texture, and materials.
Design & Technology – Making simple moving products.
PSHE – Confidence, cooperation, and participation.
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Age: Reception, Year 1 and 2
Joyful Jellyfish
A creative workshop introducing children to environmental responsibility through collaborative art and discussion. Using junk and recycled materials, children decorate individual jellyfish tentacles that combine to form a large shared class puppet.
Through age-appropriate discussion and making, pupils explore reduce, reuse, recycle and consider how waste impacts marine life. The workshop promotes teamwork, creativity, and early understanding of sustainability.
Curriculum Links
Science – Living things and habitats; caring for ocean life.
Art & Design – Exploring texture, colour, form, and collaborative artwork.
Geography – Human impact on the environment.
PSHE / Citizenship – Responsibility, positive choices, and care for the environment.
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Age: Reception and Year 1
KS1
Little Makers
A hands-on workshop for EYFS and KS1 that introduces children to puppet making while developing confidence with tools, materials, and creative decision-making.
Children explore textures, shapes, and simple construction techniques to design and make their own puppets. They then bring characters to life through movement, voice, and storytelling, strengthening communication skills and imaginative thinking. Content can be adapted to link with class texts, curriculum topics, or seasonal learning.
Curriculum Links
Art & Design – Materials, tools, and construction techniques.
Communication and Language / English – Speaking, listening, and sharing ideas.
Physical Development – Fine motor control.
PSHE – Confidence, cooperation, and turn-taking.
Expressive Arts and Design – Imaginative play and storytelling.
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Age: Reception and Year 1
Table Top Puppets
A highly adaptable KS2 workshop (Years 2–6) supporting cross-curricular learning, design thinking, and expressive communication. Pupils collaborate to design and build table top puppets linked to class texts, History topics, or wider curriculum themes.
Once complete, pupils learn core puppetry skills — breath, weight, and focus — to explore how movement communicates character, emotion, and intention. The workshop promotes ownership, teamwork, and deeper engagement with subject content.
Curriculum Links
Art & Design / D&T – Designing, making, problem-solving, and evaluating.
English / Drama – Speaking, listening, performance, and characterisation.
PSHE – Collaboration, confidence, empathy, and perspective-taking.
History / Cross-Curricular Learning – Deepening understanding through visual symbolism and character design.
Time Needed: A full day per class
Age: Year 2 and 3
Mr Gobble’s Garden
A creative science-led workshop beginning with a short Little Angel Theatre puppet film, where characters are made from re-purposed and recycled materials, modelling creative reuse.
Pupils then design and build their own plant puppets, exploring plant structures, what plants need to grow, and how environments affect living things. Children bring their creations to life through movement and storytelling.
Curriculum Links
Science – Plant structure and growth requirements.
Art & Design – Creative use of materials, including recycled objects.
English / Drama – Communication, movement, and storytelling.
PSHE – Cooperation, turn-taking, and environmental care.
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Age: Year 1, 2 and 3
KS2
Discover Scoop’s Space
An imaginative workshop combining film, discussion, and puppet making to explore materials, sustainability, and creative problem-solving.
Pupils investigate how everyday materials can be reused or repurposed, considering their properties and environmental impact. Puppet making activities support design thinking, collaboration, and expressive communication.
Curriculum Links
Science – Materials and their properties; sustainability and resource use.
D&T – Designing, making, evaluating, and problem-solving.
Geography – Environmental responsibility and waste reduction.
English / Drama – Spoken language, collaboration, and performance.
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Age: Years 3, 4, 5 & 6
Shadow and Light
A KS2 workshop combining science and creativity through shadow puppet making. Pupils design and create puppets before experimenting with light sources to explore how shadows are formed.
Children investigate transparent, translucent, and opaque materials, make predictions, test ideas, and apply learning through visual storytelling. The workshop can link to curriculum topics such as space, festivals, or class texts.
Curriculum Links
Science – Light, shadows, and working scientifically.
Art & Design / D&T – Designing and making using tools and materials.
English / Drama – Storytelling, sequencing, and performance.
PSHE – Teamwork, communication, and collaboration.
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Age: Year 3, 4, 5 & 6
Meet the Puppets
An interactive workshop giving pupils insight into professional puppets and the creative industries. Students will meet some of the incredible puppets in Little Angel Theatre’s collection, find out how they work, what they are made from and how we make them. Through discussion and observation, pupils consider how design choices communicate character and support storytelling, while learning about teamwork and creative roles.
We can deliver this as part of a school assembly, or it can be combined with a tour of the theatre if you are coming to see a show. Available remotely via zoom or in person.
Curriculum Links
Science / D&T – Mechanisms, movement, and material properties.
Art & Design – Evaluating design and craftsmanship.
English / Drama – Character, storytelling, and spoken language.
Careers / Cultural Capital – Understanding creative industries and collaboration.
Time Needed: 1 hour. Can be added to other workshops
Age: This workshop can be adapted for any age group
KS4 and Higher Education
An Introduction to Puppetry Performance
Aimed at total beginners, this is a crash course in puppeteering. Students will learn essential skills and techniques needed to bring objects alive with movement to express thought and emotion. Students will practice these new performance skills using puppets from Little Angel Theatre’s collection. Fantastic for students who are interested in performance and learning new ways to tell stories. A great way to introduce puppetry performance technique to students who may want to use it in their own performances in school productions.
How does it link to the curriculum?
English – spoken English, Drama – puppetry, performance, devising
Time Needed: Half a day per class
Introduction to Puppetry Design and Making
In this workshop for students in KS3 and up, we will learn about more advanced puppetry design and making skills. After meeting some puppets from Little Angel’s collection and investigating how they were crafted, we will create our very own humanoid puppets. We will explore and develop a range of skills, including sculpting and joining. Using a wide range of easy to get hold of materials, we will think about sustainability and how to creatively reuse items that would otherwise end up in landfills. We will also learn more about the physics of puppetry design and performance, thinking specifically about weight, joints, and range of movement. Fantastic for students who are interested in developing their design and fabrication skills to use in their own or school productions.
How does it link to the curriculum?
Art and DT – Design and Construction Techniques, Drama – Design for Stage
Time needed: A full day per class
Bespoke Workshops
We offer a variety of workshop packages throughout the year that respond to different seasonal events such as Anti-Bullying Week, World Book Day etc. Using puppetry, students are able to learn about issues and explore solutions with a degree of distance, allowing for honest exploration in a safe environment.
Whether you would like to make a specific type of puppet not listed above, work with us for one day, a whole academic year or anything in-between, we can provide puppetry workshops and residencies to suit you. If you have an idea in mind for a theme or event you would like us to create a bespoke workshop for please get in touch.
Please note: Prices are based on our standard workshops for a class of 30 children. If you have particular requests that require additional planning and preparation time, or for more than 30 children per group, additional fees may apply.
We are based in Islington. If our workshop leaders need to travel to you by train (beyond tube and London Overground reach) or if your school/venue is more than 15 minutes’ walk from the nearest tube/London Overground station (meaning we need to book a taxi to transport our workshop materials) then we may need to add travel expenses to the fee. We will agree this with you when you book.
Schools Workshops Enquiry Form
If you are interested in booking a workshop with us, please complete this enquiry form, giving as much detail about your group, location and requirements. The more information you can give us now, the more quickly we can check availability and confirm a booking with you, but please do not worry if you cannot answer all the questions, we are more than happy to have a chat to help you work out which workshop will be right for your group and you can request a call-back from one of our team on the form below. Please note: completing this form does not constitute a booking. Upon receipt of your completed enquiry form, a member of our team will be in touch by email or phone to discuss your enquiry.