THE GREEN MACHINE

Where play, nature and creativity meet.

Drawing of a spinning top with a stick in the center.

Free, pop-up crafts workshops that bring children and families together to get creative outdoors.

Open to all children & guardians Whether you come once or every week, there’s always something to join in with, to make, and something to take pride in.

In partnership with Southmead Development Trust and Eastside Community Trust. 

The Green Machine is a pop-up crafts workshop based at Felix Road Adventure Playground. From wild pottery to willow weaving, these sessions are naturey, messy and above all, fun! Children and adults alike can simply pitch up and get crafty in the great outdoors - Open to everyone, beginner-friendly and free!

Our 6-week spring programme - weaving a living willow play dome! - will take place at the Ranch Adventure Playground in Southmead, on Thursday afternoons starting 5th March. 

Our summer and autumn programmes will take place at Felix Road Adventure Playground in Easton.

Location

The Ranch Adventure Playground and Youth Space, Doncaster Rd, Bristol BS10 5PP

Running dates & time

Thursday, 3.30 - 5.30pm

Age group

Everyone’s welcome!

Programme starts

5th March & runs for 6 weeks

Man teaching two boys woodworking outdoors, showing how to carve wood on a workbench.
A woman and children gathered around a table with carved pumpkins, scooping out pumpkin guts, at an outdoor event.
A young boy wearing a white shirt and black pants is hammering on a piece of wood clamped to a workbench outdoors during daytime, with other children and adults nearby.
A young girl with dark hair wearing a red sweater with white dots is weaving or crafting with natural materials outdoors in a garden or greenhouse.
Two young girls in school uniforms and two young boys are outdoors holding long sticks or branches, smiling, with a garden and wooden structures in the background on a sunny day.