The Primary Art Network · Home Studio
Create Together
A little invitation to make, explore and imagine.
24 thoughtful creative invitations for children and the grown-ups beside them.
24creative invitations
6categories for different moods and moments
18 months+and grows with your child
Screen-freemaking with everyday materials
About the Home Studio Pack
Calm, confidence and connection through making
A gentle creative resource for calm, confidence and connection through screen-free making.
The Home Studio Pack is a collection of simple, open-ended creative invitations designed for home. They help children slow down, explore materials, build creative confidence and enjoy the process of making, without worrying about the end result.
It isn’t a disposable activity book. It’s a resource you can come back to as your child grows: view it on a screen, print the pages that help and use the invitations again and again.
What makes it feel different?
The invitations are simple, calm and flexible. They are designed to help you notice more, say less and let the process matter. Each one is easy to pick up and adapt for your child.
Our approach
The CALM approach
Every invitation is built around CALM: a kinder, more positive way to be creative together. It’s what makes Home Studio different from a page of activities.
C
Create
An invitation to notice and make, starting with something simple and close to home.
A
Allow
Allow your child to follow the shapes, ideas and materials that interest them.
L
Look
Look closely together, at light, colour, texture and the world around you.
M
Make
Make the process more important than the outcome. There’s no “right” result.
Inside the full pack
24 invitations, 6 categories
Each invitation belongs to one of six categories to help you find the right activity for your day. Look out for the category symbol at the top of each page.
5-Minute Reset
Quick and simple invitations for busy days. Minimal prep, maximum creative joy.
Independent Making
Child-led invitations where they can explore, experiment and make their own creative choices.
After-School Wind-Down
Gentle, open-ended invitations to help children relax, switch off and enjoy some creative time.
Creative Confidence
Invitations to encourage bravery, experimentation and a positive, process-focused mindset.
Create Together
Invitations to enjoy side-by-side making, sharing ideas and being creative together.
Rainy-Day Project
Longer, more immersive invitations for slower days, with a little more prep and time to explore.
Every invitation includes
What you need
Simple materials you probably have at home.
Try saying
Gentle prompts to support their thinking and noticing.
Step back
Ideas for how to give them space and build confidence.
Grow it with them
Ways to extend and adapt the invitation.
Explore further
Ideas for taking it in new directions.
A CALM reminder
A simple prompt to keep the focus on what matters.
Plus Hannah’s starting points, real-life tips and encouragement, and ideas for adapting every invitation to different ages and stages.
Free sample
Try a Little Home Studio Magic
One simple creative invitation, a few things you probably already have at home, and a different way to think about making art together.
A free introduction to the Create Together approach, with the full “Chase the Shadows” invitation, ideas for different ages and a short guide to CALM, so you can see what makes the full pack different.
No sign-up needed. Just download, print or view on screen, and enjoy.
Free sample invitation
Chase the Shadows
Let’s look for shadows before we start making. Notice the shapes, edges and spaces they create. There is no need to copy them perfectly. This invitation is about noticing, playing and turning what you see into marks, shapes and ideas.
Try saying
- “What do you notice in the shadow?”
- “What happens if we move the object?”
- “Can you turn that shadow into something imaginary?”
Hannah’s starting point: “I’d choose something simple to begin with, perhaps a toy animal, a plant or just our hands near the window.”
Grow it with them
A resource that grows with your child
The pack works especially well from around 18 months to 2 years upward, and stays relevant for older children too. Every invitation includes ideas for different ages and stages, so you can use it with one child or many.
Little makers
Around 18 months to 2 years: noticing, scribbling, tapping and simply enjoying what happens.
Growing makers
Primary age: tracing, filling shapes with lines and patterns, and turning ideas into creatures and stories.
Older makers
12+: experimenting, layering, changing viewpoints and building more sustained artwork.
Teacher and parent
Hello, I’m Hannah
I’m a primary teacher, an art subject leader and a parent. I’ve taught since 2014, and in 2019 I founded The Primary Art Network to help art leads in schools across the UK plan and lead brilliant art.
Home Studio brings what I know from the classroom to your home. The invitations are the kind of thing I do with my own family: simple, calm and focused on curiosity rather than getting it “right”.
Why I made this
So that making art together feels like a little moment of calm in a busy week, not another thing to get right.
Hannah x
The full Home Studio Pack
Bring the Home Studio home
A resource your family can return to again and again, not a printable you use once.
The Home Studio Pack
Coming soon
The full pack is nearly ready. In the meantime, try the free sample.
- 24 creative invitations in 6 categories
- The CALM approach throughout
- Ideas for different ages and stages
- Hannah’s starting points and parent guidance
- View on screen, print what helps, use again and again
How it will work
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Buy securely online
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Download your PDF instantly
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View on a tablet or print what you need
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Come back to it as your child grows
Includes a personal household-use licence. Using it in a school, nursery, childminding setting, club or any commercial setting? We offer educational and commercial licences too.
Good to know
Questions from families
Who is Home Studio for?
The pack works especially well from around 18 months to 2 years upward, and can stay relevant for older children too. The invitations are easy to adapt, so you can use them with one child or many, across a wide range of ages and abilities.
Do I need special art materials?
No. The invitations use simple materials you probably already have at home. Each one lists what you’ll need.
Is it a printed book?
No. It’s a digital PDF that you download straight after buying. You can view it on a tablet or computer, print the pages that help, and use it again and again.
Can I use it in my school, nursery or setting?
Your purchase includes a personal household-use licence. For schools, nurseries, childminders, clubs or any commercial use, we also offer educational and commercial licences.
Is this the same as The Primary Art Network?
Home Studio is a separate project for families, created by the founder of The Primary Art Network, which offers CPD and networking for art leads in primary schools.
Being open with you
A note on AI
Home Studio is created by me, Hannah, with the help of AI tools. I use ChatGPT and Claude to help create the illustrations, draft and edit the written invitations, and design the layout of the pack. I also use them to help write some of the words on this website.
I review, edit and approve everything before it’s shared, and I take responsibility for what’s in the pack. If you have any questions about how Home Studio is made, please get in touch.
