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Learn & Explore

Hands-on creative labs for every age, skill level, and spark of curiosity

Big Uppa Sky’s Learn & Explore workshops blend creativity, technology, and storytelling into hands-on experiences that help people of all ages discover what they can make. These aren’t sit-and-watch workshops — they’re jump-in-and-try sessions where learners build, tinker, imagine, and create something of their own.

No experience is needed.
No pressure.
Just curiosity, encouragement, and the freedom to try new things.

Big Uppa Sky Studios brings a mix of art, technology, media, and storytelling to schools, libraries, borough spaces, community centers, and anywhere people gather to explore.

What We Explore Together

🎨 Creative Arts & Maker Labs

Hands-on building, crafting, and art-making for all levels.

Accessible, friendly activities for all comfort levels:

  • Drawing, painting, and mixed media

  • Build-with-what-you-have maker projects

  • Collage, paper craft, and visual creativity

  • Simple prop & set creation

  • Hands-on creative play for younger groups

Perfect for unleashing confidence and joy in trying something new.

 

🧩 Storytelling & Worldbuilding Labs

Imagination-driven sessions for writers, creators, and performers.

Participants create:

  • Characters

  • Simple worlds

  • Story prompts

  • Collaborative tales

  • Mini-scenes or skits

Using writing, drawing, improvisation, and imagination-building tools.

 

🎧 Audio & Voice Workshops

Play with sound, voice, and storytelling — from Foley effects to audio acting.

Activities like:

  • Voice acting

  • Sound effects

  • Foley creation

  • Basic recording

  • Storytelling through sound

Great for groups who enjoy creative play and performing.

 

🖥️ Digital Creativity Sessions

Beginner-friendly digital art, animation, and creative coding — try tools, make things, and bring ideas to life.

Explorations in:

  • Simple animation

  • Digital drawing

  • Basic editing

  • Intro creative coding

  • Using tablets & tools to express ideas

We bring the tech; participants bring curiosity.

 

⚙️ Tech Exploration & STEAM Activities

Hands-on experiments with circuits, sensors, robotics, and simple inventions — perfect for budding makers.

Introductions to:

  • Circuits

  • Sensors

  • Simple robotics

  • Light and sound play

  • Problem-solving challenges

  • Experiment-based learning

These sessions are designed to be fun, safe, and totally unintimidating.

Great For

  • After-school programs

  • Library events

  • Borough recreation programs

  • STEAM clubs

  • Summer camps

  • Creative play groups

  • Youth centers

  • Community days & festivals

  • Homeschool groups

  • Family maker events

Why Learn & Explore Works

Our learning model is:

  • Hands-on — participants make something right away

  • Low-pressure — no grades, no perfection

  • Supportive — guided by real creative mentors

  • Adaptable — tailored for age and environment

  • Encouraging — rooted in positivity and belonging

  • Confidence-building — success through experimentation

Everyone leaves with new skills — and a spark of “I can do this.”

Session Option & Example Pricing

(Pricing depends on session length, group size, and materials)

Creative Workshop Session

Hands-on, single-topic workshop
From $25–$45 per participant

Half-Day or Full-Day Creative Lab

Multiple stations or rotating activities
From $300–$600

Multi-Week Exploration Program

4–8 week creative series
From $800–$2,000

Discounts available for:

  • schools

  • nonprofits

  • library systems

  • borough partners

  • multi-session bundles

We can scale the workshop to fit nearly any group size or age range.

How It Works

  1. Pick a topic or theme
    (or we help you design one)

  2. We bring the supplies, tools, and teaching artists

  3. Participants jump in and start creating

  4. We adapt the activities to your group’s comfort level

  5. Everyone leaves with something they made or learned

Let’s Explore Something New

If you have a group that loves to learn, create, experiment, or simply try something fresh, we’d love to bring a workshop to your school or community.

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