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The easiest way to open a children's studio is to buy.
But if you still want to do it yourself, we offer you step-by-step instructions from an expert at SandLand.
Business with children has become increasingly popular lately. There are several reasons for this - firstly, the trend towards early development of children is capturing the minds of an increasing number of parents. Almost from the very birth of a baby, mothers and fathers think about how to develop the creative abilities of their child, how to make him smarter and more educated, how to promote the full and multifaceted development of his personality.
This issue is especially acute for parents of children aged 3 to 5 years. It is at this age that any parent tries to invest the maximum in the child’s development by enrolling him in various sports sections and creative clubs, dance schools, music schools, etc. If just a few years ago the number of offers to spend children’s leisure time usefully was limited to sections and clubs of city children’s creativity centers, as well as specialized art, music and choreography schools, today the situation is changing radically.
Now the children's leisure and early development industry is represented by private children's studios, which offer more competitive services compared to municipal institutions. Moreover, the very approach to children, their development and education is radically different from the usual approach of the “Soviet” school. In such children's studios, the goal is not to turn a child into a Tchaikovsky or Maya Plisetskaya by any means, even against the wishes and capabilities of the child himself. Children's studios use a more loyal and flexible approach, teach through play, develop creative abilities without evaluation or coercion, caring primarily about the moral and psychological state of children.
Another reason for the popularity of business for children is that the sphere of children's services is quite rich in business ideas that can be implemented with minimal investment and a great desire to work for yourself and develop your business. Naturally, at the initial stage, a children's studio will have to devote a lot of time and effort. But at the same time, a children's studio as a business can combine both profit and satisfaction, and pleasure from the activity.
The very business idea of a children's studio, like most business ideas related to children, primarily attracts women, especially young and active mothers who, after having children, completely rethink their lives. That is why the majority of children's studio owners are women. It is they who, after the birth of a child, are faced with needs and problems for which they themselves would not mind paying. But not finding an option suitable for certain criteria (comfort, location, level of service, destination or pricing policy), they decide to open their own business.
Read on to find out what needs to be done to open your own children's studio, how to start a business with children step by step and start making money and developing.
Investment size
A children's studio is a good option for a novice businessman, also for the reason that the investment in opening it is quite small. This is an extremely important parameter for a first business.
With a certain resourcefulness, when opening a children's studio, it is quite possible to keep the initial investment within 200-250 thousand rubles. Although, of course, the amount will largely depend on how much it will cost to rent the premises, how much you will spend on repairs and equipment, what supplies you will purchase, and what teachers you will hire.
Calculate all expected expense items and, just in case, set aside a slightly larger amount to start than you need. This will allow you to survive the first crisis months, when the pool of clients is just growing, relatively painlessly.
Where can I get money?
But even a small amount of money for initial investments needs to be taken from somewhere. The ideal source of investment is your own savings. By investing your money in your business, you will significantly reduce the risks, and there will be much less stress: no debts that need to be repaid with interest, no additional monthly expenses (and these are already high for a young business), no loan obligations hanging over you sword of Damocles.
But not everyone has their own funds to start. But almost everyone has relatives and friends whose help they can turn to. Although there is still a risk of ruining the relationship.
But a bank loan is a last resort. It is fraught with overpayments, and recently banks have not been particularly willing to issue loans. If you are going to invest very little money in a small business, you can use a credit card that gives you the opportunity to not pay interest if you manage to pay the money back within three months.
You can also count on government assistance in the form of subsidies. Practice shows that it is quite possible to receive financial support from the authorities. But for this you will have to be patient: from year to year the procedure for obtaining funds becomes more and more difficult.
It is especially difficult to get a grant in big cities, and the bureaucracy is to blame for this. Even if you are full of enthusiasm, it may completely evaporate in the process of collecting all the necessary documents. And the chances of receiving financial support from the state are not one hundred percent.
In small towns, matters with obtaining funds are somewhat simpler. But regardless of the size of the city, certain risks still remain. Even if a grant for your project is approved, you may never see the money. There are cases when businessmen are simply deceived.
Step-by-step instruction
After you have identified the demand for your studio and found the money to open it, you need to think about your corporate identity. This is important for any business, there can be no exceptions. Even the smallest project should not give the impression of a “sharashka office”; people should understand its significance. To do this, they need to see that the project is thought out from top to bottom.
Remember the famous phrase “whatever you call a ship, that’s how it will sail”? It is perfectly applicable to the business of a children's studio, so first of all you need to choose the perfect name and come to grips with the corporate style. And it is not at all necessary that the latter will cost you a fabulous amount.
Personal experience
I started by thinking through the corporate style. To do this I had to resort to the help of a designer. I found him among freelancers and wrote to them. a task on which he relied during his work. A good designer charges 15-10 thousand rubles for development. There is no need to spare money on this, especially since the amount is not so large. But people will see how attentive you are to details and will appreciate your approach to business. A single corporate identity that is used everywhere - on business cards, leaflets, etc. - creates more trust among clients and promotes recognition of your studio.
The interior of the studio should also fit into the canons of the corporate style, so it is important to think it through to the smallest detail. Only after you have decided on the image of the future studio, you can start purchasing building materials and renovating the premises.
After repairs, it’s time to purchase equipment. What kind of equipment it will be depends on what your studio does. In my case, I had to purchase regular tables and special tables for rice sand, a camera, a projector, and a projection screen.
Equipment prices will vary greatly. For example, a small children's table can cost 1 thousand rubles, or maybe 8 thousand. The choice is yours. Just remember that the most important thing is that the tables meet the minimum standards, and the presence of golden legs is the tenth thing. The same, in principle, applies to any other equipment.
The amount of equipment depends on how many children will be studying in your studio at the same time. Everything we have is designed to hold classes with six children. This is the optimal number of students, since it is with this group size that the teacher can pay sufficient attention to each child.
As for the choice of equipment suppliers, a lot depends on the city of opening. It’s easier to find a supplier that best suits your parameters in a big city.
The larger the city, the greater the choice of equipment.
For a studio in a small town, you will most likely have to order everything on the website. This may delay the process somewhat or lead to unexpected results.
If we talk about the criteria for selecting suppliers, the main one is price-quality ratio. No need to rush to low prices! Decide what quality of equipment you need, understand the indicators and technical characteristics. You will have to do this to understand whether you are purchasing good equipment. And only after everything becomes extremely clear with the characteristics, you can compare prices from different suppliers.
It is advisable to choose monopoly firms that produce one type of equipment. For example, they only produce projectors.
Often those who supply equipment are ready to provide consumables. At least that's the case in the sand painting world.
Finding suppliers of both equipment and consumables is becoming easier every year. In our field, demand is constantly growing, which is why more and more companies are appearing. And you can “access” them via the Internet.
If you are opening something fundamentally new, there may be difficulties with suppliers. If finding them is no longer easy, you can try to make the equipment yourself. However, there is a question of quality here.
After the supplies and equipment have been purchased, you need to start thinking about the methodology for working with children and the operating hours of the studio itself.
In our studios, classes last from 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the age of the children. For longer periods of time, it is simply difficult for kids to concentrate on one activity.
We work with children mainly on weekday evenings or weekends. During the week, the schedule is designed so that it is convenient for parents to bring their children after their work day ends or their child is in kindergarten. And on weekends there are mainly children's parties.
An equally important issue is personnel selection. In fact, choosing a good teacher is by no means easy, if only because some of the criteria may not always be clearly advantageous. For example, extensive work experience and an extensive track record are not a guarantee of quality. The main thing for a teacher is the sparkle in the eyes. If a person has desire and enthusiasm, if he is interested in implementing his ideas, you and this person will go far.
It is important that a person wants not just to work, but to be part of your company.
The requirements for the placement of a children's studio are not as strict as, for example, for catering. However, there are certain rules here too. First of all, you need to determine where to rent the premises.
Of course, vehicle and pedestrian traffic is not a mandatory criterion for you. But going into the wilderness, which takes three hours to get to from anywhere in the city, and then having to walk 5 kilometers is a bad decision. The children's studio must be accessible.
Check whether it will be convenient for customers to get to you. It is important that the studio is not too far from public transport stops. At the same time, parents should have the opportunity to travel by more than one route, preferably from anywhere in the city without a transfer. Convenient access roads for those who will bring children in their own car will also be useful.
But as for the part of the city where you will work, you are free to choose. Suitable for both the center and a residential area. Especially new buildings, where many young families with children live. If it’s really difficult to decide on a place, try again using a poll. Parents will be happy to vote on the social network for the most convenient studio placement option for them.
Advice
From the point of view of reducing the cost of premises for large cities, subleasing is a good option. But you need to choose your “neighbor” wisely. A children's studio on the doorstep of a grocery store will cause nothing but bewilderment. Choose an enterprise in a related industry, for example, a toy store or a private kindergarten.
Shopping centers are very suitable for hosting a children's studio, many of which today have special “children's floors.” However, it is important that such a shopping center is not too noisy. The child should be able to study without being distracted by any extraneous sounds.
Don't forget to provide comfort for parents too. Many of them may decide that there is no point in leaving somewhere for 1 hour, and will wait for the end of the lesson right here in the studio. Therefore, the studio should have a kind of waiting area with comfortable sofas, magazines and other things that will help you wait for your child in comfort. This, of course, will require you to take up additional space and increase the cost of rent, but it’s worth it.
Speaking of area. It will depend on whether you plan to host events and birthdays for your training studio. In this case, you will need both an area for studying and an area for relaxation and games. Ideally they should be separated. Minimum studio area - 20-30 sq.m.
As for the repair requirements, everything is quite simple. So far there are no SanPinov regulating children's studios, which means no one will fine you for the lack of tiles or linoleum instead of carpet.
The most important thing is to comply with fire safety standards. Your landlord should be responsible for this issue. Although it is still better to double-check whether there is a fire alarm in the room, whether the fire extinguishers are out of order, etc.
Documentation
An obligatory stage of opening any business is its legal registration. When opening a children's studio, you have a choice between an individual entrepreneur and an LLC. It will be easier to work if you register as an individual entrepreneur. In this case, you will be able to choose a simplified version of tax reporting and will be able to keep records yourself. But when opening an LLC, you cannot do without a professional accountant.
The best option for a children's studio is “simplified” with a tax of 6% of income.
Opening checklist
Is it profitable to open
With good performance indicators, a children's studio pays for itself quite quickly - in 3-4 months. To achieve this result, you need to look for additional ways to increase profits, for example, by holding children's parties.
But you need to keep in mind that clients can be different. Parents may come to you who are ready to spend 25 thousand rubles on a child’s birthday, while the cost of the holiday in your price list is 10 thousand rubles. In such a case, you need to be able to offer your clients additional services. For example, introduce paper shows, which are now gaining popularity, or add quests for children to the program.
To increase profits and shorten the payback period, you can also conduct on-site master classes and even team building events for companies, if your business allows it.
In addition, you need to be able to reduce the costs of your studio. The main costs are wages and rent. In addition, from time to time you have to update some interior items, for example, children's stools, and also spend money on consumables. As for savings, you can reduce costs primarily by reducing rental costs. For example, you can use the same sublease.
Beginning entrepreneurs often face the question of what pricing policy to pursue. A children's studio is exactly the case when the main criterion for determining your price is the prices of competitors. At the same time, it is not at all necessary that we are talking about direct competitors. Take a look at other leisure facilities.
At the very beginning of work, you can dump. This will attract customers.
Dumping, when used correctly, helps a lot, but using it constantly is not an option. The client has the thought: “The cheaper, the worse.” As a result, he begins to doubt the conditions provided in the studio, the competence of the staff, etc. In short, you need to be able to handle dumping; it is important not to overdo it.
Personal experience
Our studios, open in different cities, have different prices. The average cost of a master class in small cities is 250-300 rubles, in large cities - 600-700 rubles.
Long-term program classes have different rates. A monthly subscription for four classes costs 1,860 rubles.
Organizing the work of a studio is quite a difficult task, since many nuances will have to be taken into account, both for regular classes and for additional services. For the studio to work profitably, you need to have 6 groups of 6 people each. But it is important not to forget about additional services. Our studio has three types of services: developmental classes, children's birthday parties and family master classes.
We offer regular group classes on weekday evenings. We try to make sure that two groups of each age have time to study per week. In total, we have two groups in each (one of three) age categories. The kids come to us once a week, the studio has a day off on Monday. The class schedule is flexible. A large part of the reason for this is that young children often get sick.
As for classes, it is important to make every effort to make the client permanent. It is important to ensure that he completes the program to the end. This is facilitated by a well-structured methodology. We teach a child to draw from scratch. It takes children 1 year to achieve certain successes.
At the end of the year, we have the opportunity to switch to a more complex program. According to statistics, 70% of children studying with us come to the second year of study.
The family master class is designed to bring parents and child together. As a rule, classes are held for two, for example, mother and child or father and child. Children and parents gather in a small group and do creative work together in this interesting format.
One of our core services is children's birthday parties. This format is in great demand and is very relevant in the market. Here it is important to think through the entertainment program, to make the event interesting, including by attracting animators.
Holding children's birthday parties is a weekend activity, since parents have the opportunity to bring their children to the holiday only on weekends. Our peak dates are on Saturday; on this day we can hold three birthdays.
Each of the services provided should be developed as much as possible. How successfully the services work can be judged at the end of the month. If a service does not bring the desired effect, all efforts should be devoted to its promotion.
Work principles
1. Children participate in classes together with their parents. With the mother, the child feels protected, which means it is easier for him to perceive and learn. In addition, mothers themselves are slowly learning how to work with their children at home, learning games and songs, and often discovering their creative abilities.
2. The methodology of our classes is based on the well-known principle of creating a “zone of proximal development” for a child. Kids draw, sculpt, dance with their mother. And gradually they begin to do the same thing, first with dosed help, then completely independently. This way they acquire knowledge and skills more naturally and firmly.
3. Unlike most “harmonious development groups,” our classes are not divided into separate mini-lessons. It is difficult for a small child to adapt, changing teachers and classes. At our studios, all types of developmental and educational exercises harmonize and complement each other. And for a child, all this is one long game with its own plot. We do not teach children to dance, sing, or draw - we play, sing, dance and draw with them.
4. One of the goals of the program is a gentle psychological correction of communication difficulties and behavioral disorders. In outdoor and round dancing games, we help the child learn to interact with other children and adapt to society.
5. Classes are structured according to the calendar principle, introduce the child to the circle of seasons, and lay the foundations of environmental education. In addition, they are based on folklore material. We learn Russian calendar chants, songs, games, solve riddles, paint wooden and clay toys, celebrate Christmas, Easter, and Maslenitsa in a fun and beautiful way. The highlight of each lesson is a puppet fairy tale.
6. Perhaps our most important goal is to create a positive and interested attitude towards learning in general. It is extremely important for a child what his first learning experience will be. What matters is not what he learned, but what emotional mark this learning left. The children who came to our studio are not afraid of new things and will not say: “I don’t know how to draw (sculpt, sing, make appliqués...)!” But how important it is to let the little man believe in himself and his abilities!
Come to us!
Presenters: experienced educational psychologists Ekaterina Shablova, Inna Ivashova.
For whom: for parents and children from 1.5 to 3.5 years
How often: once a week
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Finding a creative studio in Moscow is not a problem; there are them in almost every home. But it is not a fact that the child will learn something worthwhile there. We have selected 10 studios where children enjoy going to classes and parents are lining up to sign up.
Astronomical circle at the Planetarium
Planetarium Astronomy Club is the perfect story for space-obsessed kids. Here you can learn everything about the solar system, the movements of the planets and types of telescopes. Children independently observe the Moon and stars, go to the observatory and meet pilot-cosmonauts. The course of lectures, designed for three years, is given by astronomers, professors and students of Moscow State University.
In order to enroll in the club, you must fill out a form on the Planetarium website (enrollment begins in mid-August) and pass an interview. Planetarium staff advise not to delay: last year, out of 300 applicants, only 150 children were accepted as students.
Where: Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, 5, building 1
Age: 11-14 years
Price: for free
Creative workshop, Tretyakov Gallery
How to look at a painting and determine its genre? How to work correctly with sculptural materials and paper? What is the character of the colors and how to paint the sound? Who are the artists, why do they paint different paintings, and how is art “made” in general? These and many other questions can be answered at the Tretyakov Creative Workshop.
Every year, educational programs are offered here that include theory, exhibitions, introduction to complex 20th-century art, and practical creativity.
Classes will begin in October - this year there will be 6 programs open for any age and preference. So, for the little ones (5+) there is the “ABC of Colors”. Here they introduce you to the basics of painting, talk about paintings in museum halls, and draw your own stories. Children aged 9 years and older will take the course “About Personalities. The Artist’s Business”, where they will explore the techniques of different masters and create their own works. Other programs include the family “Artist’s Workshop,” in which parents, together with their children, learn everything about art and try various techniques in practice.
The studio welcomes everyone, without interviews or screenings.
Where: Tretyakov Gallery, Krymsky Val, 10
Age: from 5 years
DEZ No. 5 at the Moscow House of Amateur Arts
Elephant fish, lantern cat, bench wolf, peeper - in the studio of architect Mikhail Labazov they do whatever they want. Thanks to teachers, children's fantasies take on shape and color, begin to move, glow and make sounds. Here they create from metal, fabric, polyethylene, turning these and other materials that are not always suitable for installations into art.
Every year Mikhail Labazov chooses a specific topic on which the studio students work. It is unknown under what sign the new year will pass, but in “DEZ No. 5” they have already created “Pictures with Comforts”, “Good Signs”, “Super Things”, etc.
Everyone, without exception, is recorded in the studio. The founder of the studio is sure that all children are geniuses from birth, you just need to help them unleash their creative potential. This is why the waiting list can last for several years.
Where: Bolshoi Ovchinnikovsky Lane, 24 bldg. 4,5
Age: 5-19 years
Price: for free
Fundamentals of maritime affairs at the Moscow City Children's Maritime Center named after. Peter the Great
One of the oldest maritime clubs in Moscow, where boys and girls are taught to tie knots, understand Morse code and the structure of a modern ship. Here you can touch a boat with a full sailing rig, see models of ships and vessels, hold a sextant, a magnetic compass and turn the steering wheel.
The training cycle lasts several years. During the first two years, children learn what a boat is, learn to communicate using a signal flag, shoot air guns, and swim in the pool. Older children can choose a direction - from ship modeling and radio communications to navigation and ship mechanics. And regardless of age, everyone studies the history of the Russian fleet, aesthetics and naval training.
But the most interesting thing in the studio is practice. The center has its own coastal base on the Khimki Reservoir and a training flotilla. Since April, children, together with teachers, have been repairing ships and putting sailing equipment in order so that they can go sailing in the summer, including long-distance routes.
Where: Leningradskoe highway, 56A.
Age: from 8 years
Price: for free
Moscow Palace of Pioneers on Sparrow Hills
One of the oldest and most famous children's centers offers more than 2,500 programs. Moreover, here you can find not only the standard set such as dance, chess and fine art. There are studios in a variety of fields - from cynology, karting and handball to a sculpture and animal psychology studio. The most popular are aircraft and ship modeling, robotics, web design and clay pigeon shooting. And the most famous is the song and dance ensemble named after. Lokteva.
Getting into the studios of the Palace of Pioneers is very simple: just register your child for City Hall portal. Most sections are free.
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Where: Kosygina, 17, building 3
Age: from 5 years
Price: on request
Big Children's Choir named after Popov
Yes, yes, this is the same choir that performed the famous “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”, “Beautiful Far Away” and other children's hits of the USSR and modern Russia. The group, created in 1970, was once called the Big Children's Choir of Central Television and All-Union Radio, but was later renamed in honor of Viktor Popov, who led the group for 38 years.
During the existence of the school, more than 2,000 works were recorded and many records were released in Russia and abroad. The choir still remains one of the most famous in the world: children from all over the country dream of getting here. They enroll in the choir only after several stages of auditions. In addition to talent, you will need a true love of music and perseverance: rehearsals take place 2-3 times a week, and concerts and recordings take place almost all year round.
Where: Degtyarny Lane, 7/1
Age: from 4 years
Price: for free
Center for Aesthetic Education of Children and Youth "Museion" at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin
Enrolling children in Museyon is the dream of any educated Moscow parent. In total, several studios are open at Museion. For the youngest (5-7 years old) there are family groups where children are introduced to art and taught how to “read” paintings correctly. Older children can be sent to ceramics (grades 2-5), printmaking (ages 11-15), numismatics or archeology (grades 5-8) and computer graphics (ages 9-13). Everyone is welcome to family meetings and conversations about art at Museion, but most clubs are signed up for after an interview.
Where: Kolymazhny lane, 6, building 2
Age: from 5 years
Price: 10,000 rubles for a two-year course
Club "Young Nature Researchers" at Moscow State University
Political science, languages, chemistry, physics, mathematics, journalism - more than a dozen courses are open at Moscow State University for schoolchildren. One of the most interesting is the “Young Nature Researchers” (YNI) circle, which has existed for almost 20 years.
The club program includes 182 theoretical and 228 practical training hours. In addition to classes at the Faculty of Biology, studio students spend time at the Zvenigorod Biological Station of Moscow State University and go on multi-day field environmental practices. So, this year the UIP members traveled to Mordovia, Abkhazia, and most recently returned from Western Mongolia.
To join the club, you must prepare a report and answer at least 2 questions on biology from strict “old” club members. There is still time to prepare: classes in the circle will begin in October.
Where: Leninskie Gory, 1, building 12, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University
Age: 12-17 years
Price: for free
Children's Opera Studio of the Musical Theater named after. N.I. Sats
It’s not easy to get here: you’re admitted only after a competitive audition (song, dance, poetry). In this case, preference is given to children who go to music schools, sing well and feel free in public. Training in the studio is not limited to musical notation, the basics of stage movement, dancing, lessons in acting and theater history. Younger artists are involved in performances on an equal basis with adults. They also have serious work to do - theater classes are held four times a week, and during rehearsals and performances the workload increases.
Now the Polytechnic University has laboratories of chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics and robotics. In addition, there is a Lecture Hall where classes in neurobiology, anatomy, genetics, physics, economics, architecture, anthropology and other disciplines are held.
Laboratory classes and lectures are held at the ZIL cultural center. By the way, there are also a lot of clubs here, from a film studio and animation workshop to drumming lessons.
Where: st. Vostochnaya, 4, building 1, cultural center "ZIL"
Age: from 3 years
Price: from 8,000 rubles for 12 lessons
1. Studio for painting ceramics “Own Plate”
From 3 years
Address: Krymsky Val, 10 (Central House of Artists, Shardam)
Here you can paint finished ceramic dishes or interior items; children study together with their parents. The studio will provide you with all the materials necessary for creativity: various models of dishes or interior items, samples, stencils, brushes and paints (by the way, odorless). After you have painted your product, it will be fired in the studio and given to you after some time. A painting lesson can also be ordered for a child’s birthday.
2. Studio “Letal and Chagall”
From 2 years
Address: Krasnoarmeyskaya, 4
The studio is located near the Dynamo metro station in an amazing house from the beginning of the last century with bay windows and turrets. During classes here, children draw, sculpt, make crafts, copy artwork, organize exhibitions and parties. Each lesson is dedicated to a certain era, in the context of which conversations about art are conducted. Artists, art historians and psychologists teach at Letal And Chagall.
3. Hand made BUREAU by Katya Mikheeva in Shardam
From 3 years
Address: Krymsky Val, 10
Here they learn to make the most incredible things from ordinary materials: marble from paper, mandala from threads, flowers from wool. The author of the course, Katya Mikheeva, decided to choose a bold experiment as her main artistic method, and this is the best that can happen in children's workshops. “In my classes I would like to give an incentive to creative courage. And it is important that the child has the opportunity to repeat at home what he has learned here, to surprise his parents and friends,” says Katya. Classes on Thursdays at 13.00.
4. Creative studio “At Aunt Masha’s”
From 1.5 years
Address: Ostrovityanova, 53
The creative studio “At Aunt Masha’s” was opened by psychologist and Waldorf teacher Maria Timofeeva. The studio is incredibly popular with mothers living in the Belyaevo area. Here kids do ceramics and handicrafts, make candles and felt wool. Children from 1.5 years old can arm themselves with noisemakers at a music festival or concert. Or you can sign up for a course in painting or modeling from Japanese clay. All classes under 3 years of age must be attended with the mother.
5. Clay modeling in “Creative Workshops”
From 3 years
Address: 4th Syromyatnichesky lane, 1, building 6
In the Workshops at Winzavod, children are taught to work with a layer of clay, mold by hand and sculpt. You can create your favorite character or come up with your own. Here young sculptures master various decoration techniques, painting with natural dyes and gouache, and also experiment with texture and color. All classes are aimed at liberating the child (and parents, by the way, too) and developing fine motor skills and creative thinking.
Classes are on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
6. Culinary school at the Theater of Taste
From 2 years
Address: Novolesnoy lane, 11/13
Theater of Taste is a culinary theater and school aimed at family audiences. A variety of activities take place at school: here you can build a gingerbread village from gingerbread, make delicious gifts with your own hands and learn how to bake bread with the whole family in the Family Bakery. In addition, kids can go on a gastronomic journey with a tasting in the play “The Boat” or become little mice cooks in the play “Ratatouille”. The Theater of Taste also hosts culinary parties, culinary wars and other culinary events that do not happen anywhere else in Moscow.
7. Filming cartoons at the Animation Museum
From 4 years
Address: Mira Avenue, 119
At the Moscow Museum of Animation there is a children's studio where master classes on animation are held. Here you can film a cartoon with your own credits, and then the film crew will have a real premiere showing on the big screen. Here you can also take a virtual class on the computer program “Your Own Animator” or “Comic Book and Cartoon Designer”.
8. Musical project “SemiNotka”
From 2 years
Address: different sites
“SevenNotka” was invented by Alexander and Anastasia Turchin, who introduce children to the history of music, great composers, and famous musical works. Among the programs of “SevenNotes” are “His Majesty the Organ”, “Princess Violin and Her Family”, “Royal - both Forte and Piano”, “Brass Band” and many others.
For 2 years now, SemiNotka has been conducting a series of master classes “What is nature singing about?” for kids from 2 to 6 years old. The cycle is built around four elements - water, fire, earth and wind, children will learn how birds, insects and animals sing and play in different parts of the world. The host of the series, Yulia Barkova, is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, candidate of cultural studies, associate professor at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. During the classes, children will see and hear the Indian ravantha violin, Zulu drum and many other unique musical instruments from Julia’s collection.
9. Dolls in the Doll's House Museum
From 5 years
Address: Varvarka, 14
The homely Doll House museum hosts master classes on making a wide variety of dolls. They also talk about art and show intimate children's performances. The master class can be combined with an excursion and tea party, or you can come with your family or a separate group.
10. School “Chess Labyrinths”
From 4 years
Address: Protochny Lane, 9
The Chess Labyrinths school accepts children from 4 years old. The organizers are convinced that from this age children can already be taught chess and that this is an excellent way for a child to develop intellectually. Chess teaches you to think independently, develops spatial imagination and helps build character. New students are first tested and then assigned to a group based on the test results. So no standardization.
information relevance: January 2012
