Dublin City Council is delighted to present our developmental Early Years Arts programme in partnership with The Ark. Over the summer, children aged 2-4 and their families will enjoy a feast of visual arts, drama and storytelling and dance.

Hurried Hare is always in a rush – running around quickly and doing everything really fast. Dilly-dally Tortoise likes to do things slowly and carefully. Using the well-known Aesop’s Fable of The Tortoise and the Hare as a starting point, have fun exploring what things you should do slowly, and when it might be a good idea to speed things up. Maybe Tortoise can even help Hare to realise that sometimes it’s good to simply slow down.

Combining drama, story and play, this interactive online drama workshop invites little ones and their grown-ups to enjoy imagining together.

All you need to bring with you is: A blanket or scarf; A soft toy (any favourite cuddly animal will do); A cushion to sit on.

Online platform: The online workshops will be delivered using the Zoom video call software. It will be necessary to download this free software in advance of your workshop.

For safety reasons and to support your participating child, a parent or grown-up must be present in the room throughout all activities and workshops. Parents are welcome to participate.

Children’s Art in Libraries Creative Hubs sustain high quality arts experiences for children, schools and families to access in their library and locality, through partnership. Brought to you by Dublin City Arts Office and Libraries.