We are an art and crafts group that offers creative and messy play for children (Little People) from 9 months to 11 years and their carers (Big People); with games, music and stories to stimulate their imagination and aid their development.

We welcome mums, dads, grannies, grandads, aunties, uncles, childminders, in fact any responsible Big Person can bring their Little Person to create together, laugh together, play together and leave the mess to us!

Our fully interactive, 45-minute sessions are themed weekly for different age groups and are run throughout the year by Creative Little People's founder and mum, Sarah Bittner, providing a social and proactive group environment for both adults and children alike.

Why not give us a try? See what others have to say that have below! We have sessions in Aston on Trent, Chellaston, Darley Abbey, and Melbourne.

Note for Party Testimonials see our Parties website page!

Creative Little People is amazing. My 2 year old niece gets so excited each week about going and is so proud of the items she makes at the group - its fun and active - I could not recommend it more highly. Sarah clearly puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into planning the sessions and her enthusiasm is infectious.

My daughter Grace (22 months) and myself love Creative Little People! Sarah is fantastic! So full of energy and enthusiasm, she makes everyone so welcome, and how she keeps thinking up what we do each week is amazing! Each session is very well prepared, there is no pressure on the children to sit still, the atmosphere is relaxed, fun and happy. Everything we do is thought out with the view that it can easily be repeated at home. I can genuinely say I look forward to it each week and I've seen Grace get more involved as the weeks have gone on which is fantastic to see. Thank you Sarah, keep up the good work!!

I've only been bringing my grandson to the sessions for a few weeks and can already see his confidence growing. He thoroughly enjoys coming along and gets to do lots of creative activities that I'm not good at doing on my own!

Just wanted to say thank you for a lovely class yesterday at Darley Abbey. It was the first time Izaak and I had been to Creative Little People, and we will definitely be coming back! Kam and I have recommended it to our other NCT friends and they are interested in coming along when they can. I read your personal information last night on your website, and just wanted to email you to say that your idea of starting the group is very brave and fantastic. You are very so enthusiastic and you made it a lovely time for me and Izaak. I hope it becomes a big success for you.

Sam and I love Thursday afternoons with Sarah at Creative Little People. We both have loads of fun and it is quality time spent doing activities together. Sam loves making things and is always proud to share what he has made with friends and family; every week is something new so he never gets bored. Sarah is full of warmth and energy and always bubbly and bouncy throughout the whole session which creates a fantastic lively and friendly atmosphere in which all children can play, create and have loads of fun.

My daughter, Ella (3) and I have attended a number of sessions and have had such good fun! Sarah is very friendly, professional and welcoming and really engages with the children and captures their imagination. Each themed session is really well thought out with a great mix of art, singing, games, stories and fun. It's great to be able to pay as you go and the loyalty card is a bonus - we've just had our first "free" session! Ella really looks forward to going every week, and so do I!

Our sessions are great fun and I take my hat off to Sarah not only for her inspired activities but also for the great warmth and welcome of the sessions. The sessions have something for everyone irrespective of age and whilst my 16 month daughter currently loves the toys, songs and simply the opportunity to run around, the exposure to arts and crafts in such a fun environment and from such an early age must be beneficial.

An amazing opportunity to make something exciting every week in the company of a lovely motivator Sarah and to share with friendly people. Grandparents have the chance to meet other people and relieve their youth from grandparents who used to be an accountant and a primary school teacher!

You are doing truly outstanding job. My son is having so much fun each time we come for a session. I can see a great positive influence on him, especially when it comes to overcoming a language barrier as we come from non-English speaking country. Not to mention your hospitality for 'blokes' bringing their kids in. I appreciate very much your efforts to bring the best out of my kid!

What a fantastic party! Thank you Creative Little People for making my daughter's fourth birthday so much fun! You went to so much trouble to get to know what my daughter likes before hand which made it even more special. Friendly and professional, I will recommend you to all my friends!

My 4 year old daughter looks forward all week to joining Sarah at Chellaston’s Creative Little People group on a Thursday afternoon. Sarah is so welcoming and fun and has copious amounts of energy. All the activities are well planned out so that the kids can crack on with creating their masterpieces. Everything created has a use and can be used again at home to show family. Well done Sarah for creating so much fun for us on a Thursday afternoon.

Creative Little People is a nice bite size chunk of time, where Oliver can experience being with a group of children his own age, working with colour and shapes and all sorts of themes. We sing, we dance, we do the hokey cokey (and that's what it's all about!). Its a fun and stimulating time which we both thoroughly enjoy.

Fridays is our time at Creative Little People in Darley Abbey and we love it. We've made some awesome goodies, like bookmarks for grandmas, coasters for daddy, an incy wincy spider, Goldilocks and scented play dough. Sarah does so much in 45 minutes with boundless energy, yet is still hugely patient and attentive with my daughter, Emily (20 months), who likes to observe rather than get stuck in straight away. Everyone there is supportive as well. Mums, dads, grannies, aunties, we all just want to talk about the kids and we can do it whilst painting! Love Creative Little People.

Whilst visiting my sister in Derby, I took my niece along to a Creative Little People session in Darley Abbey. At first I was a little apprehensive about how we would get on, but Sarah made us feel so welcome and we were soon engrossed in playing and making all sorts of things! I was really impressed with the location and set up that Sarah uses. The materials and equipment are first class and her enthusiasm shines through. It was fantastic to spend time with my niece in a group environment, releasing our creative sides without having to clean up afterwards! Thank you Sarah ... I can't wait to come back and do it again.

I have been going to Creative Little People now for appoximately 8 weeks and my 2-year-old loves it! Sarah is warm and kind and very patient!!! I have to bring my new born baby with me and even if I have to feed her Sarah will help George and involve him in the activities without any hassle or concerns allowing me to feed Lottie without worry that George is missing out or being a problem.
The creative activities are well thought out, topical and compliments the singing, dancing etc that we always do as part of the session and is definitely excellent value for money. My husband comes home every wednesday and George is always eager to show him what he has made!
I can thoroughly recommend Creative Little People and have encouraged friends to attend with their little one's and we always have fun!

Creative Little People is a nice bite size chunk of time, where Oliver can experience being with a group of children his own age, working with colours an shapes and all sorts of themes. We sing, we dance, we do the hokey cokey (and that's what it's all about!). It's a fun and stimulating time which we both thoroughly enjoy.

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