Holiday Workshops, National Gallery

Stuck for ideas of what to do with your little ones this winter? The National Gallery is offering a variety of free hands-on art workshops so that families can fill the winter days with creative crafty fun.

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Studio Sunday Workshops: Get inspired by the Gallery's exhibitions and get stuck in with these hands-on sunday studio workshops. Places for each are limited and allocated one hour before the event commences, so be sure to get there early to avoid disappointment. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

DREAM DESIGNS: Sunday 22 November, Pigott Education Centre Entrance, 11- 4pm (two sessions)

Guests will join artist Gayna Pelham to design the pillowcase of their dreams, inspired by the gallery's Raphael's dreaming knight.

HOWS MY HALO: Sunday 6 December, Pigott Education Centre Entrance, 11- 3:20pm (two sessions)

Perfectly angelic, budding artists make their own magnificent halo inspired by the radiant crowns of the gallery paintings.

FACE TO FACE: Sunday 13 December, Pigott Education Centre Entrance, 11- 4pm (two sessions)

New dimensions open up in this workshop that explores the play between the 2D and 3D faces in Titain's Portrait of a Lady and encourages visitors to try to make their own.

CHANGING PERSPECTIVES: Sunday 20 December, Pigott Education Centre Entrance, 11-3:20 (two sessions)

It's all about perspective, your young creatives are invited to create a landscape using the shapes and lines in Hobbema's famous Avenue of Middelharnis.

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Festive Workshops: This festive holiday workshop is drop-in friendly, so while there may be a wait during busier times, there is no need to book.

RINGING BELL TOWERS: Monday 28-30 December, Room 38, 11-4 (two sessions)

This christmas season, families are invited to learn about the architecture painted in Canaletto's Stonemason's Yard and construct their own model bell tower, complete with actual ringing bells. Delightful.

All activities aimed at 5+, younger children are welcome to join in