Family Activities – Story Stitchers

Communication, Community, connection, creativity, Family, neurodivergent, Playtime, storytelling, Wonder More, workshops

Story Spinners, 3rd Saturday in Warrington

January 14, 2026September 16, 2026 Tom Barry

A creative club for neurodivergent families

Designed for families with Neurodiverent Children aged 7-11 (younger and older siblings welcome).

The club provides a friendly environment where families can explore different art forms, boost their confidence and enjoy quality time together.

Families have expressed how welcoming, accepting and supportive our sessions are and the space we host them in. There is comfortable seating, different sizes of tables and chairs or cushions, rugs and mats that can be used.

You may be awaiting a diagnosis, find that other spaces don’t suit or want a different and more flexible approach. You don’t have to prove or justify anything to us, if our space and approach looks or sounds like a good fit, then it might be worth a go.

All sessions are free and take place at The Old School in Warrington.

These sessions were originally developed with support from Cheshire Community Foundation and have now been expanded with the support of The National Lottery Community Fund.

What We Do:

Create worlds and stories together
Use recycled materials and craft tools to make pictures, puppets and objects to tell stories with
Work together or alongside each other as a family
Feel accepted and celebrated for working in a way you enjoy working, without pressure of set targets
Enjoy being creative with family members while meeting new people too.

Details

Day & Time: 3rd Saturday of the month 10.30-12

Location: Westy Community Centre, Latchford. WA4 1TA

To book your place or find out more, please fill in this form below.

Or scroll down for more details about the room we use, access and the people who run the sessions.

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Easy Read Guide for our group

Who is this group for?

Families with neurodivergent children aged 7-11 and their siblings
Adults and children who find some public or education spaces overwhelming
Children, parents and carers who want an accessible space to be creative and spend quality tiime with their family

What do we do?

Creative activities – arts, crafts and imaginative play
Talk about ideas and things we enjoy doing
Meet new people
Have fun

Do I need a diagnosis or anything to show neurodivergence?

No. We will only ask if you have any access requirements. You may be on a pathway or a long way from that. Our environment and approach is here to help your children and you to be creative and feel accepted.

Community, connection, creativity, Early years, Family, Games, Home School, Nature, Playtime

Wonder Weavers – Homemade Resources

December 16, 2025December 17, 2025 Flick

Playdough Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup of flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup of salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup of water
food colouring

Method

Combine all the dry ingredients and mix well

Add the food colouring to the water and then add the vegetable oil and water and food colouring to a large pan and mix together.

Add the dry ingredients and mix well

Cook over a low to medium heat until the dough starts to form and becomes dry.

Once all the dough has formed a ball, remove from heat and let cool.

Once cooled, knead the dough for 5 minutes to soften. If the dough is still sticky, put back in pan and heat for a few more minutes.

Wrap in clingfilm and store in air tight container and keep in fridge for 1 week.

Coloured Rice

Ingredients

Dried Rice
White Vinegar
Water
Food Colouring

Method

Dilute the White Vinegar – 2 parts water to 1 part White Vinegar

In a Zip lock freezer bag, add a cup of rice, a tablespoon of diluted white vinegar and a few drops of food colouring.

Seal the bag shut, ensuring all air is out of the bag and spread the food colouring across the rice

Once throuroughly mixed, empty the bag onto a baking tray and leave to dry for a couple of hours.

Store in an air tight container for up to a year.

Want to download a free copy of our Parenting Playbook – A guide to support play at home? Follow this link

Communication, Community, connection, creative writing, creativity, ESOL, Family, Joy, storytelling

Story Makers, Warrington

December 1, 2025September 15, 2026 Flick

“We were made to feel so welcome. My children were so happy”

We hosted 10 creative workshops for Families who speak English as a Second Language who have been driven to Warrington by circumstance

At our Story Makers group supported families who had arrived in Warrington through diverse circumstances by offering accessible, arts-based activities that encouraged expression, community connection and celebrated our cultures, with support for ESOL learners.

Families were welcomed to come together to share stories, play and learn English.

“He keeps asking is it time to go to group again. I haven’t seen him so at relaxed out of our house”

Story Makers Digital

We know that circumstances change and often families can be moved about the UK at very short notice. This On Demand activity is here to encourage family and community connections across the UK. You can access these activities here

creativity, Family, Grow Wild Together, Home School, Nature, storytelling, Wonder More

Wild Wonder

April 16, 2020May 13, 2020 Flick

Stay Curious, Grow Wild Together and Wonder More.

Wild Wonder is a podcast for families brought to you by Stitch. We explore the outdoors and share stories about what we discover. We curate the podcast involving our children as we believe that if children hear others speaking, it makes them feel powerful with their own voice.

Each episode includes a walk about with our children, followed by a story inspired by what we discovered on our walk. This current series of podcast is being made at a time when the UK is under lock down due to the Corona Virus. The conversations happen within walking distance of our house and were part of our daily outing. We found these conversations with our children allowed us to hit the reset button. We felt more connected to each other and the habitat that surrounds us (which maybe at a better time, we would have taken for granted.)