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The Garden of Hope Blog Tour: Q&A with Isabel Otter and Katie Rewse - Comments (0)
Ten creative activities: part two - Comments (0)
Author spotlight: Laura Elllen Anderson - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… older readers! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 9 to 12 year olds! - Comments (0)
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When dreams come true - Comments (0)

Children’s activities

Ten creative activities: part two - Comments (0)
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Ready, set, create! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… older readers! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 9 to 12 year olds! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 7 to 9 year olds! - Comments (0)
When dreams come true - Comments (0)
Summer of creativity arrives at Inkpots - Comments (0)

Creative writing

Ten creative activities: part two - Comments (0)
Ten creative activities: part one - Comments (0)
Ready, set, create! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… older readers! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 9 to 12 year olds! - Comments (0)
Welcome to Inkpots Lucy! - Comments (0)
Summer of creativity arrives at Inkpots - Comments (0)
Inkpots welcomes new intern - Comments (0)

Ink Plots

‘Where the world turns wild’ by Nicola Penfold - Comments (0)
“Invisible in a bright light” blog tour - Comments (0)
The International Yeti Collective by Paul Mason, illustrated by Katy Riddell - Comments (1)
‘Brightstorm’ by Vashti Hardy - Comments (0)
The Truth Pixie goes to school/Evie and the animals by Matt Haig - Comments (0)
‘The Unmapped Chronicles – Rumblestar’, and ‘Everdark’ by Abi Elphinstone - Comments (0)
Guest review: Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens - Comments (0)
Guest review: The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig - Comments (0)

Inkpots Editing

Congratulations Bethany! - Comments (0)

Inkpots for young people

Six summer reads for… older readers! - Comments (0)
We’re recruiting! - Comments (0)
Inkpots in the news! - Comments (0)
No Writers’ Hut in August – and later September meet up - Comments (0)
Gangsta Granny activities #2 - Comments (0)
Gangsta Granny activities #1 - Comments (0)
Inkpots teddy bears picnic and summer celebration - Comments (0)
Easter closing - Comments (0)

Inkpots Inc

New online club for Inkpots! - Comments (0)

Inkpots Reading Group

Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery: it’s all in the details - Comments (0)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and the importance of using your voice - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… older readers! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 9 to 12 year olds! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 7 to 9 year olds! - Comments (0)
Story planning for children - Comments (0)
Victorian Day at Southway - Comments (0)
Calling all writers! - Comments (0)

Inkpots Writers' Hut

No Writers’ Hut in August – and later September meet up - Comments (0)
Well done Katie! - Comments (0)
NEW Inkpots Writers’ Hut - Comments (0)
Congratulations Bethany! - Comments (0)

Inkpots Writing Workshops

Ten creative activities: part two - Comments (0)
Author spotlight: Laura Elllen Anderson - Comments (0)
Ready, set, create! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… older readers! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 9 to 12 year olds! - Comments (0)
Six summer reads for… 7 to 9 year olds! - Comments (0)
Welcome to Inkpots Lucy! - Comments (0)
Important date changes - Comments (0)

Mental Health

Body image - Comments (0)

Summer of Creativity

Back to school: when friendships go wrong - Comments (0)
Back to school: routine, routine, routine! - Comments (0)
Back to school: choosing an after school club - Comments (0)
The Garden of Hope Blog Tour: Q&A with Isabel Otter and Katie Rewse - Comments (0)
Amelia Fang and the Unicorn Lords by Laura Ellen Anderson - Comments (0)
Ten creative activities: part two - Comments (0)
Author spotlight: Laura Elllen Anderson - Comments (0)

Uncategorized

Inkpots activities during Covid19 outbreak - Comments (0)
The Bridge Transition project - Comments (0)
“Invisible in a bright light” blog tour - Comments (0)
New group at The Burgess Hill Academy - Comments (0)
Return to Inkpots - Comments (0)
Inkpots at Christmas - Comments (0)
Happy Dyslexia awareness day! - Comments (0)
No Inkpots at Manor Field Primary 26 Sept - Comments (0)

Inkpots’ blog

Inkpots creative activities
22 Mar 2020

Welcome to Inkpots! Every Monday morning, we will post a new set of activities which we hope will provide some creative inspiration throughout the coming days. The activities have been planned as we would if running an after school club, so there will be themes running through the ideas. We hope these ideas are suitable […]
Creative space for all
27 Feb 2020

Eighteen months ago, a chance conversation started a chain of events which lead to Inkpots developing its own creative space at our local secondary school, the Burgess Hill Academy. Six months ago, enough work had happened on the room to provide us with a blank canvas and the really magical work could begin. We were […]
Creative mentoring
14 Feb 2020

An effective mentoring relationship is characterised by mutual respect, trust, understanding, and empathy. University of Leeds There is something very special about the mentoring process, and it’s one which works particularly well with creative activities. I have been a mentor for many years, having been trained by West Sussex County Council in 2012. I have […]
An update on our creative space
3 Dec 2019

Over the past term, we have been working hard to transform a room at the Burgess Hill Academy into a vibrant creative space for the students who come to Inkpots. As we approach Christmas, a natural pause in proceedings has given us the chance to review how far we’ve come. We are sharing the various […]
Creativity and our wellbeing
20 Nov 2019

At Inkpots, we are lucky enough to have great links with our local secondary school, the Burgess Hill Academy. We have our own creative space there and in September, started a new group for the Year 7 students who had recently started. This week, I was asked by a couple of young people if we […]