Sensory play enhances learning through hands-on activities that stimulate the child’s senses. These immersive workshops will provide an opportunity for creative exploration of their world by playing with various homemade sensory materials, natural materials and art materials. These are messy, fun, creative and social workshops where children and parents/care givers have the opportunity to play and create alongside each other. The sessions will take place over 5 weeks.

Week 4 - Paper

A sensory experience of working with paper!This is an explorative workshop which will engage with and thoroughly explore paper andits many different properties. A variety of papers will be provided to scrunch, tear, cut, stick,arrange, float, draw, collage….

About Eilis

Eilis O’Toole graduated from N.C.A.D. in 1999 with a degree in Fine Art Painting. She has many years experience working within the arts and art education/facilitation, as well as pursuing her art practice as a painter working in oils. She has exhibited in many group shows such as Rua Red winter Open Submission show; Iontas’, Open Submission show, Sligo art Gallery; Hallward Gallery Dublin; SIM Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland; Joan Clancy Gallery, Ring; Narrow Space Gallery, Clonmel; Old Market Arts Centre, Dungarvan and solo exhibitions - ‘Momentary’ Narrow Space, Clonmel and ‘Early one Morning’ The Hallward Gallery, Dublin. She has work in public collections including the OPW and AXA Insurance.

Eilis completed a level 8 course in ‘Group Facilitation in the Arts’, in CIT Crawford, Cork, and has been working as a freelance artist facilitator in Early Years, Primary and Secondary level. She is also a qualified Special Needs Assistant, QQI Level 6, Distinction, 2020.  As a member of Lismore Castle Arts Education team she devised and facilitated the Early Years Education Programme. She also played a key role in the Primary and Secondary School Education Programme, and The Towers and Tales children Book Festival.

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