Bobbie, Author at Indigo Arts & Crafts

August 14, 2025
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There’s one thing we celebrate here at Indigo and that is individuality and originality. What makes anyone or anything unique? Everything in the world around us is made up of something - often many parts - but we don’t always see them with our naked eye. Now you might have wondered what motivates Indigo to do what they do and what elements make up our distinctive fingerprint, our DNA?


June 9, 2022
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It is a natural and instinctive process for children to seek out friendship as youngsters, when left to themselves. Occasionally, however, it can also be a challenging experience for some and joining a new holiday club can stir a few worries.  At Indigo, we believe that a little social nurturing can go a long way towards their interpersonal development and that friendship is not only good for their self confidence, but also for their soul.


July 17, 2021
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Creativity allows the mind to switch off from daily troubles. A creative act such as crafting or baking can help focus the mind, and has even been compared to meditation due to its calming effects on the brain and body. Even just gardening or sewing releases dopamine, a natural anti-depressant. Creativity reduces anxiety, depression, and stress and it can also help process trauma.


November 13, 2019
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Recognising World Kindness Day. The smallest act of kindness can make a huge difference to someone’s day.Maybe even their life.
With today’s current affairs, kindness can seem like a rare commodity. However, if you look closely, really pay attention and notice the small things, you will see that kindness is in fact all around us. We can all spread joy and raise hope through our own random acts of kindness.
At holiday club, we encourage the children to notice their own and others positive behaviour. We do this through a Mindfulness Raffle that we draw each day. Anyone can nominate anyone else, for an act of kindness they have noticed, multiple times by different children. Someone may have helped a new child settle in or helped with a craft activity. They may have just been a lovely friend.
What we have found, is that the children all become much more aware of what’s going on around them. They notice the small, kind things that others are doing and become much more aware of their own behaviour towards others as well.
At the end of the day, we pick a random ticket and the winner chooses a prize from the prize box, which is an exciting and positive way to promote kindness.
Let’s lead by example!