July 2016 Workshop Program with the Joy of Wood!

The public workshop program for July 2016 has been organised.

This includes these School Holiday workshops for kids aged 6 - 14:
  • Make a Kitchen Spatula
  • PalletCraft for Kids.
  • Make a Kitchen Chopping Board.
  • Make a Cajon Drum.
  • Make a Small Lidded Box with a Sliding Lid.
And offered for the first time:
  • Carve a Wooden Spoon (NOTE: for kids aged 8 - 14) 
Parents are always welcome to accompany their children to the workshops

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For adults and young people aged 15 and over, we are offering:
  • Restore Old Tools     (a Tuesday evening)
  • Carve a Wooden Spoon from Green Wood     ( a full day Sunday)
  • PalletCraft - Recycling Pallets and Packing Crates        ( a Saturday afternoon).

Come and join in the creative fun with us at the Heritage Woodcraft Centre,
Unit 1 / 30 Canvale Road, Canning Vale, Western Australia.

Bookings are essential.
Bookings and enquiries are best done via email to  adventure@wn.com.au


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