Creative & Critical Thinking Workshop

This creative thinking workshop gives kids aged 6-12 a new design challenge every week. Most kids are taught to find the right answer. This workshop teaches them to find a better question. Every session is a new design challenge. Kids draw, question, and invent their own solutions. The first ideas are the obvious ones. We push past those. No right answers. No wrong drawings. Just original thinking.

What happens in a session

Kids walk in with a fresh challenge and walk out with something they invented themselves. One student designed a machine to solve a problem he noticed at home. Another reimagined how her school hallway could work better.

Every session is different. No two are the same.

Who is this for

Kids aged 6-12 who like to draw, build, and ask questions. No art experience needed. This is not a drawing class. It is a thinking class that uses drawing as the tool. Kids who are quiet find their voice. Kids who are loud find focus. Every child brings something different to the table.

Why creative thinking matters

Schools reward the right answer. But the problems kids will face as adults do not have answer keys. They will need to notice what is missing, imagine what could exist, and build something that has never been built. Creative thinking is not a talent. It is a skill. And like any skill, it gets stronger with practice. This creative thinking workshop is where that practice happens, every week, in a room with other kids who think differently.

What parents say

Parents tell us their kids start noticing problems everywhere after a few sessions. At the dinner table, on the way to school, in the grocery store. They stop waiting to be told what to do and start asking “what if?” That shift from passive to curious is what this workshop is really about.

What’s included

All materials provided. Nothing to bring except curiosity.
60 minutes per creative thinking workshop session.
Maximum 5 kids per session.

Watch a sample session

Learn more about why visual thinking matters for children in our sample session.

Looking for a family experience? Try Be the Canvas, our family bonding workshop where everyone participates.

Cancellation Policy

48 hours notice required. Cancelled sessions receive a credit toward a future date, no refunds.

If a session is full, contact us to join the waitlist for the next available date.

Questions about location, what to bring, or session details? Email info@nanosarte.com before booking.

Workshops run in person in the Lower Mainland, BC. If you are outside Canada and interested in an online session, email info@nanosarte.com.