Mayadori is a creative workshop for children, and for parents and children together. Art, craft and upcycling, led by a design educator who believes creativity isn’t a skill - it’s how you see the world.
“Creativity isn’t something you learn. It’s a door that’s always been there. I just help children find it - and walk through.”
and every kind of maker.
🎨 Ages 5–12
90 minutes · £18 per child · Saturday afternoons, Northfleet
Build. Stick. Paint. Make something out of your imagination - with guided support. Upcycling at its best with rescued materials, kitchen-made glue & natural colours from turmeric, beetroot, spinach & more. No synthetic anything. Pure joy and creative freedom.
🌿 Ages 2–5 with adult
90 minutes · £14 per adult · child free
Your first making session together. Sensory, slow and joyful. Natural materials, no pressure - just the pleasure of creating side by side.
✏️ Ages 12–16
2.5 hours · £28 per teen
Make something real, document the process, build the portfolio that gets you noticed. For teens with their eye on art & design schools.
♻️ Adults · 14+
2 hours · £22 per person
Bring something worn or forgotten. Leave with something worth putting on your wall. No experience needed - just curiosity.
“Aparna has an incredibly intuitive way of teaching. She met Vanya where she was - and built from there. The sessions are engaging, warm, and genuinely creative.”
“Aparna explains and demonstrates things clearly and is very structured in her approach. Even after one lesson I could see how much I would learn.”
“Aparna brings passion, commitment and genuine design talent to everything she touches. We were lucky to have her - and I’d recommend her to anyone.”
“Her classes are creative, well-structured and inspiring. What I loved most is how she tailored every session to my level. Aparna’s passion for art is truly contagious.”
“Aparna has an incredibly intuitive way of teaching. She met Vanya where she was - and built from there. The sessions are engaging, warm, and genuinely creative.”
“Aparna explains and demonstrates things clearly and is very structured in her approach. Even after one lesson I could see how much I would learn.”
“Aparna brings passion, commitment and genuine design talent to everything she touches. We were lucky to have her - and I’d recommend her to anyone.”
“Her classes are creative, well-structured and inspiring. What I loved most is how she tailored every session to my level. Aparna’s passion for art is truly contagious.”
A design educator, visual storyteller and upcycle artist based in Northfleet, Kent. I’ve spent seven years designing, teaching and building creative things - from brand identities and children’s art programmes to organic home décor and a permanent play structure for a London charity.
In 2025 I became a mother. Since then, my passion for making, upcycling and teaching led me to start Mayadori - to share what I know with the mums and children who are the makers of tomorrow.
Children who engage in open-ended art show measurably higher self-efficacy - UAL, 2023
MIT research links hands-on making to stronger divergent thinking in ages 5–12
81% of UK primary teachers say art directly improves pupil wellbeing - Artis Education, 2024
Children who make with reclaimed materials develop stronger ecological thinking by age 10
Cutting, stitching, painting build the hand-brain pathways essential for writing and spatial reasoning
Make it. Mean it. Use what’s already here.
Workshops in Northfleet, Kent - for children, families and curious adults.
