{"product_id":"plant-play","title":"Plant Play! A Creative Studio for Curious Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e5–6 September 2026\u003cbr\u003eSingapore · Studio-based workshop\u003cbr\u003e2 days · 10am–5pm (Lunch and refreshments included)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⸻\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a weekend, our studio becomes a place to explore, experiment and make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for curious children aged 8–12, Plant Play! is a two-day creative studio where plants become the medium for developing observation, imagination, spatial thinking and creative confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking with an exciting palette of fresh botanical materials, participants will investigate, build, test and respond through a series of open-ended design provocations. Rather than following instructions towards a single “correct” outcome, children are encouraged to make choices, solve problems, communicate ideas and discover their own ways of working.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped collaboratively by the botanical designers of This Humid House, children’s art educator Shanay Bagheri of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iamartandmore.com\/\"\u003eI Am Art and More\u003c\/a\u003e, and child psychologist Grace Shin, every aspect of the programme has been thoughtfully designed to support not only what children make, but how they learn, collaborate and grow while making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe weekend concludes with a presentation of each child’s work to their families—a celebration of everything they’ve discovered, explored and created together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo previous experience is required—only curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⸻\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt This Humid House, we believe creativity is not simply a talent—it is a way of paying attention to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant Play! was developed around a set of Habits of Creative Practice: ways of observing, thinking and making that designers, artists and architects return to throughout their lives. 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