Minimakers is designed to encourage infants and preschool children and their parents to experience the variety of exhibitions that the WPCC has to offer.

Inspiration is drawn from these exhibitions to provide an outlet for artistic expression in fun-filled educational sessions.

Each session involves participants creating their own unique piece of art to take home.

The Minimakers workshop has been running for more than five years and WPCC education officer Karen Hagan said it had become a well-loved program for both parents and children.

“We’ve had huge numbers before, some classes have had up to 20 children,” she said.

“It’s great to see children come in as only babies and then when they come back next year they’re walking.

It’s lovely.” Ms Hagan said the Minimakers program was not only educational, but it was also fun, with the parents enjoying the session as much as the kids.

“It gives not only mothers, but fathers, grandparents and carers the chance to be with their children while having fun and learning,” she said.

The session begins in the Sister City Room where Ms Hagan reads a book to the children and then they all go off to the wet studio for arts and crafts.

“What’s great is the parents don’t have to worry about cleaning up or anything - we do all that - it’s about them being with their kids,” she said.

The free workshops are available for everyone to attend and Ms Hagan said parents were welcome to come at any time to a session.

Minimakers runs for eight weeks every term and is held across two days.

This year it is being run on Wednesdays and Thursday from 9.30am and each session runs for 45 minutes.