Mini Make and Do

Mini Make and Do was my first business venture. It’s where I learnt about working with children and families. Where I learnt how to promote and market my events and workshops and work out profit margins.. I learnt the importance of surrounding myself with like minded talented people to deliver the best workshop I could imagine. I spent lots of time sourcing loo rolls, odd socks, colourful buttons, google eyes, feathers, ribbons. I discovered Re-Create / Ail-Greu where I still go when I need bits and bobs for props and set for shows.
I ran Mini Make and Do alongside my other businesses, most recently Shelley Norton Stage School & Management and The Talent Shack but as those businesses grew MM&D had to take a back seat. I still get the craft trolleys out at Talent Shack summer schools and family events and look forward to when my third child, Maude, is old enough to make loo roll and wooden spoon puppets with me just like my other two did (that was how the whole business idea started)

I have lots of lovely memories of running these workshops with Cathy, Becci, Nicola and Seren and helped by Mali and Amy... I’m sure there were more... and of course my Mum who I quickly discovered was a very useful person to have by your side when running a workshop and is still by my side in everything I do. Thank you to everyone that booked me to do a workshop, Wales Millennium Centre, St Fagans, Cardiff Council... and all the families who invited me into their homes or party venues to run birthday parties.

Mini make and do lives on in everything I’ve become and will always be grateful for what I learnt. It set me up for what I do today.

Love

Shelley
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Goodbye Harbour Festival! It's been fun!! Hope we can come back to play next year!

Shelley Norton Stage School & Management and The Childrens Costume Studio will be at Big Fish Little Fish family rave this Sunday at DEPOT with a dress up rail and props! A great opportunity to dance, dress up and blow bubbles as a family! Hope to see you there!

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Looking forward to running workshops for the Children's Literature Festival later this month in Cardiff. More news soon!

Vintage Extravaganza mini make

Gwneud Crefftau a Adrodd Straeon yn yr Wales Millennium Centre... Dewch i ymchwilio! 🔦📸

Famous Five Craft Making and Storytelling at Wales Millennium Centre today... come and investigate!

We will be at Wales Millennium Centre tomorrow for the Vintage Fayre 10-5 for a Famous Five themed day of making and frolics! All free and most definitely fun!!

A 'mini make' inspired by the classic Roald Dahl tale 'The Twits' for

Mini making 11-4.30 today at the foodhall upstairs in St David's 2 ☺

First beard of the day, complete with an angry Mr Twit face! 😒

Mini making Mr Twits beard all weekend in St David's 2! (outside frankie & Benny's) And it's free!!! 😉