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25 November 2011 - It's all lovely bubbly!
Local children were encouraged to enjoy all things 'bath time' at Red Jelly classes this week. They delved into large foamy messy trays, decorated a giant cardboard bath complete with taps, painted a huge bubbly wall mural and practised bubble painting.
"Kids literally got stuck right in this week, they sat in foamy water trays and smeared foam all over themselves," said Natasha Tamlyn, Red Jelly owner. "We encourage children to explore in their own way and their own time, and when they go for an all-over sensory experience it's just brilliant!".
Marianne Allen, local mum to Bella, said, "we really enjoy Red Jelly classes, they are doing a fantastic job flying the flag for explorative, creative play and educating parents too."
5 November 2011 - Firework fun for tiny ones
With fantastic fireworks lighting up the sky outdoors, children were kept safe and warm indoors at Red Jelly this week. In preparation for the weekend's bonfire festivities, local kids were busy decorating giant cardboard rocket playhouses, making shiny mini rockets, blasting painty firework pictures and exploring space rocks and glittery moon sand in Red Jelly's renowned messy trays.
"Many pre-schoolers find bonfire night a little scary with all the big bangs, so we thought we'd provide a simple and safe place for them to explore firework ideas," said Tash Tamlyn, Red Jelly owner, "our non-scary rockets have been a big hit, with every class this week sold out!".
Red Jelly provides creative play classes, parties and events in Brighton & Hove for children under seven. With a big emphasis on using recycled materials, Red Jelly is a place where children and their parents or carers can go to make big art, explore different materials and make a lot of mess, stuff they just can't do at home.
Classes run throughout the week but the creative play company also runs one Saturday each month for those parents who work full-time. At the next Saturday event, on 12th November, children will be welcomed into the wonderful world of wizards and fairies. More information can be found at www.redjellykids.co.uk.
16 September 2011 - Roar, like a Dinosaur
Following the highly popular appearance of dinosaurs at Brighton's Churchill Square over the summer, local children continued to enjoy a prehistoric theme at Red Jelly's creative play classes this week.
As a paint-packed dinosaur hunt got underway, kids decorated a giant cardboard dinosaur cave, painted a large wall mural, made big dinosaur shapes and footprints, and explored toy dinosaurs hiding in fossils, yellow volcanic 'lava' and squelchy foam. Each class closed with a dinosaur-themed story and invited children to "roar" like a dinosaur.
"Our dinosaur theme was a very big hit this week," said Tash Tamlyn, Owner of Red Jelly. "The children have enjoyed creatively learning about the beasts through activities like paint stomping and stamping. Having a party-like atmosphere at our classes means children learn about all sorts of daily life in a fun and engaging way."
Red Jelly promotes creative play in a free-flow environment for children under seven. Every week there is a different theme and accompanying activities. Classes run during the week, and also one Saturday each month; you can check the website for more information www.redjellykids.co.uk.
24th August 2011 - Red Jelly Fish
Local children were enchanted by giant fish, octopus, jellyfish and other sea creatures as they explored a 'summer surprises at sea' theme with creative play company Red Jelly this week. A large, cardboard treasure chest and huge sea scene wall mural were decorated by the budding young artists, with paint, shimmery collage materials and seaweed spaghetti.
"Our summer events were booked out weeks in advance this year," said Red Jelly owner Tash Tamlyn. "Our customers were really pleased that we were running special activities during the school holidays when many of the toddler groups close."
Red Jelly runs classes and events throughout the week for children under the age of six. Every week families are welcomed along to enjoy a different, magical theme. With few places to go where children are allowed to freely explore art and really make a mess, Red Jelly is providing a much needed creative space for our younger generation.
20th July 2011 - Red Jelly Shortlisted in National Awards
The shortlist for the prestigious mumandworking 2011 Awards have just been announced - and Brighton-based Red Jelly is amongst them. The 2011 mumandworking awards are organised by website www.mumandworking.co.uk and reward and recognise the companies and individuals that make flexible working possible. The aim is to show that family-friendly employment not only supports family life but gives real benefits to the companies involved.
Sarah Beeny, TV presenter, author, entrepreneur and Mum, commenting on the mumandworking awards said, "As a mum of four boys, aged 6,5,2 and 1 - I completely understand the importance of flexible working and the value of spending time with your family. It's great that the mumandworking awards celebrate the people who are making this possible for parents across the UK and its great to see so many successful mums out there taking part "
There are seven awards categories to recognise working parents, flexible employers and parents in business. Over 300 nominations in total were made this year. And Red Jelly from Brighton & Hove has been shortlisted in the Start Up Business of the Year category.
Set up 17 months ago in Brighton & Hove, Red Jelly provides creative play events, classes and parties for children under 7. Themed events allow children to play with art, explore natural and recycled materials, and make lots of mess.
Tash Tamlyn from Red Jelly, said: "We are thrilled to be nominated for these national awards and pleased that Red Jelly is gaining national recognition for giving children the opportunity to play with art on a large scale."
The judges, including multi-award winning business woman Wendy Shand of Tots To Travel, are now reviewing all shortlisted entries and the finalists will be announced in September.
All finalists will be invited to the awards ceremony at the BusinessMums Summit in Brighton on 10th October 2011 for a very special champagne awards ceremony hosted by Alexandra Watson the Happiness Coach who has appeared on TV's The X-Factor. The winners will walk away with a selection of indulgent prizes worth over £3000 in total.
20th June 2011 - Local Children Celebrate Official Start to Summer
This week over 120 children from across Brighton & Hove will build a giant, sunshine wall mural with sunflowers, leaves and lashings of paint, in a bid to chase away the rain and bring on the sunshine.
As the official start to summer begins, with the longest day of the year (Tuesday 21st June), local business Red Jelly is encouraging kids to don painting smocks and paintbrushes to decorate a 3 metre wide by 2 metre high mural with all things yellow.
Children will also be encouraged to explore banks of messy trays filled with yellow substances such as sand, water, gloop and custard. In addition, they will be preparing for when the sun does come, making sun visors and sunflower pictures.
"If we can't have the sunshine outside then we're definitely going to bring it on indoors this week," said Tash Tamlyn, owner of Red Jelly. "Our sunny atmosphere is just the tonic for this wet weather washout."
14th May 2011 - Fringe Fun for Jelly Tots
This weekend, 70 people celebrated the Brighton Festival Fringe at a family, creative play party run by Red Jelly in Hove. A 'Knights and Princesses' theme saw children and their parents or carers playing with art, exploring natural and recycled materials and making a lot of mess!
Children (and the grown-ups) decorated a giant, four-turret cardboard fort, made medieval accessories like shields, swords and crowns, and explored toy knights and princesses in the special, Red Jelly messy trays that were filled with glittery foam, 'royal' jelly and squidgy, shiny slush.
"What an awesome castle, we loved the event and had so much fun," said Marie Wilson-Smyth, who brought her three-year old son Gabriel along to the Red Jelly party.
"We are so proud to be part of the Brighton Fringe," said Tash Tamlyn, owner of Red Jelly. "We run classes throughout the week but the Red Jelly events we run at weekends are brilliant for the whole family to come along to."
30th March 2011 - Spring Time Fun for Red Jelly Kids
With the majority of Sussex schools breaking up for their Easter holidays next week, Red Jelly is getting ready to welcome in Spring at its creative play classes for children under 6. Special themes have been put on for Easter, including 'Eggstravaganza' and 'Spring Time', where children will be decorating large, wall murals and giant, cardboard structures such as bug houses and farm stables. At classes, children, who are accompanied by their parents or carers, play with art, explore natural and recycled materials and make a lot of mess.
"The free-flow environment we provide means that children are in control; they gain confidence by exploring in their own time and their own way," said Red Jelly owner, Tash Tamlyn. "Parents love that they leave the mess behind and don't have to worry about it in their own homes; one recently described our classes as 'jolly carnage' - very apt!".
Forthcoming classes are running at Hove Methodist Church on Portland Road, on Monday 4th April at 10am, Wednesday 6th April at 10.30am, Thursday 7th April at 10am, Friday 8th April at 10.30am & Thursday 14th April at 10.30am. Red Jelly will also be featuring at this year's fifth Brighton Festival Fringe. The 'Knights and Princesses' themed creative party is on Saturday 14th May at 10.30am.
A Brighton & Hove success story, Red Jelly launched its creative play classes and birthday parties for the under 6s just over a year ago; going from strength to strength, the company now runs every day except Tuesday & Sunday.
2 March 2011 - Red Jelly at Brighton Festival Fringe 2011!
Red Jelly is excited to part of the line-up for this year's Brighton Festival Fringe 2011. Its family creative play party will be themed around Knights & Princesses', and will be held on Saturday 14th May ay Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, Hove. Tickets can be purchased from the Fringe website.
19 January 2011 - Wind and Rain come out to Play
Youngsters were enjoying the wind and rain inside and out earlier this week, at a special, Red Jelly class exploring the weather. Trinity Firth (pictured) was amongst 25 children who painted a large, cardboard windmill playhouse, and splished and splashed in painty puddles.
"Our windmill structure has not only provided hours of painting fun, it's also been used creatively as a playhouse and den," said Red Jelly owner Tash Tamlyn. "Allowing children to explore arty themes in a fun, free-flow environment helps build their confidence to try new art techniques."
Red Jelly runs classes for the under 6s all through the week, including some Saturdays, as well as children's themed birthday parties
2 December 2010 - Snow Problem if you're Thomas!
Despite the adverse conditions bringing snow and ice to our real train tracks, local children were given the chance to paint and decorate a huge cardboard train at their local Red Jelly class today. The Thomas look-a-like train was a big hit amongst kids unable to get to closed schools, as well as their younger siblings.
This week Red Jelly has helped parents keep their kids amused and warm, with no danger of weather warnings stopping play. "Our Thomas-like train has not only provided hours of painting fun, it's also been used creatively as a playhouse and den," said Red Jelly owner Tash Tamlyn. "Allowing children to explore and play with art in our free-flow environment is great at building their confidence and creative spirit."
Red Jelly runs classes all through the week, including some Saturdays, as well as organising children's themed birthday parties. The next special Saturday class is on 4th December at 10am; visit www.redjellykids.co.uk to book.
15 November 2010 - Red Jelly kits out our creative kids this Christmas
The Brighton & Hove-based business has today launched a collection, aimed at its under 7 customers. Funky t-shirts, french-style gingham smocks for painting or cooking, and its own label CD complete with songs from Red Jelly classes. Products are available to buy from: http://redjelly.bigcartel.com/
Launched just nine months ago, Red Jelly has created somewhat of a craze down here on the south coast. Weekly themed classes are in demand and children's birthday parties booked up til 2011.
"People have been asking for ages where they can buy our class smocks," commented Tash Tamlyn, Owner, Red Jelly. "We're really excited to see our little customers wearing our tees and smocks, and dancing to our tunes at home!"
25 November 2010 - Local Toddler lives her Mermaid Dream!
Molly and pals from Brighton & Hove were given the chance to live out their magical, under the sea dreams this week with local creative play company, Red Jelly.
Every week the company runs a different theme at classes; this week's theme meant children could explore sea creatures hidden in a jelly-like, glittery sea, and made mermaid and fish puppets.
At Red Jelly, children and their parents or carers are provided with a large space to play with art, explore natural and recycled materials, and make lots of mess - something parents say they just cannot replicate at home.
Run by Hove resident Tash Tamlyn, classes are run throughout the week and over some weekends at Hove Methodist Church on Portland Road in Hove. Red Jelly's next Saturday class in on 4th December at 10am.
"We're having such a great time with Red Jelly," said Tash, who has had two articles published in our local ABC magazine for parents recently. "Our themes and activities are thoroughly enjoyed by kids and grown-ups alike". To find out more about why creative play is important, visit www.redjellykids.co.uk.
31 August 2010 - Royalty in the Making!
Over the bank holiday weekend, Hove has been nurturing its very own mini Kings and Queens as they enjoy the final days of their school summer holidays.
Children, between the ages of two and six, decorated a huge 3-D castle as part of a specially themed 'Kings & Queens' birthday party for a local schoolgirl.
The castle - made from recycled cardboard by local creative play company Red Jelly - was decorated with paint, glitter, sequins, flags, silver foil and natural materials.
Red Jelly was launched earlier this year and seems to have ignited a creative craze along the south coast; hundreds of children are enjoying themed classes and parties that are difficult to replicate at home.
23 August 2010 - Local kids take off!
Local children's creativity soared this week as they prepared a large rocket for take-off.
As part of special, summer holiday classes run by Red Jelly, a local company providing creative play classes and parties for children, kids were given the opportunity to go painting mad, and decorate a huge rocket.
Red Jelly was launched in Brighton & Hove earlier this year, to promote the importance of pre-school children exploring and playing with art. At classes, parents or carers are encouraged to play with their children in a free-flow environment; activities include plenty of messy play, and exploring natural and recycled materials.
"Watching the children's faces as they are let loose with paints is amazing," said Tash Tamlyn, owner, Red Jelly. "The large structures we have provided for kids to decorate during our summer classes have been a big hit!"
7 June 2010 - Kids boogie to launch of new children's music
Children's creative play company, Red Jelly, has launched its first album of boogie-inspiring music, ready to welcome in the summer. Having inspired hundreds of children to play with art, Red Jelly has quietly been sparking a creative craze along the South coast. With a growing, national following, it seems Red Jelly is ready to make more noise.
Original music will be launched at the company's summer term classes. Themed to the weekly activities, songs will encourage children to stamp along to the 'Dinosaurumpus' and learn about protecting themselves in the sun with 'Here Comes the Sunshine'.
With its own Red Jelly song already well-known amongst fans, Red Jelly is answering parents' calls for more Red Jelly music to bop along to at classes. The original material has been written for Red Jelly by professional songwriter, Jon Edwards. The songs will be available on CD, as well as debuting on iTunes in the coming weeks.
25 May 2010 - New summer timetable announced; Monday classes added.
Such is the demand for morning Red Jelly fun, new classes on a Monday have been added to the summer timetable. Children will be exploring sunshine, dinosaurs, The Gingerbread Man and more this term.
22 April 2010 - New children's TV presenters to be film tested by CBeebies at Red Jelly!
We're excited to announce that a new kids TV show will be test filmed by CBeebies at the end of our 10am class on Thursday 6th May! Book onto the class now if you'd like your children to be the first to see and be part of 'The Jonny & Pat Show'; we'll join entertainers Jonny Awsum & Patrick Monahan for singing and dancing as they perform their action-packed show. This will add up to 30 mins onto the end of this week's class.
21 April 2010 - Red Jelly announces appearance at Brighton Fringe Festival.
Red Jelly has joined the Brighton Fringe Festival and will be running special, party classes on Saturday 22nd May. For more info, check out the Festival website: http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/ticketing/listing.aspx?ev=2187&et=21&ed=11340.
11 April 2010 - NEW class timetable announced.
Red Jelly is excited to announce an extra day of classes for summer!
7 April 2010 - Special Easter classes solve the problem of 'what to do with the non-recyclable plastic bit in Easter egg boxes'!
Running on two additional days over the school Easter holidays, Red Jelly is encouraging parents/carers to bring along the plastic part of their children's Easter eggs, the bit that can't be recycled. Kids will be inspired to make Easter baskets, decorations and crowns out of left-over Easter materials.
20 March 2010 - New Easter classes announced.
Responding to demand from children across Sussex, Red Jelly has announced four new classes to run during the school Easter holidays. Taking place on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th April, classes have been timetabled at Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, Hove.
21 January 2010 - Local Kids Paint the Town Red.
Local children are joining a new Tony Hart-style creative craze. Pre-school children across Brighton & Hove are being inspired by a new, Tony-Hart style initiative. Red Jelly - a Hove-based business - allows children to play with art, explore recycled and natural materials, and make a mess.
31 December 2009 - Wibbly wobbly creative fun for children launches in Hove.
Red Jelly, a new Hove-based company providing creative play sessions for pre-school children, is set to launch in the New Year. Run in local church halls and schools, 45-minute sessions encourage children to play with art, explore various craft materials and get messy - leaving Red Jelly staff to clear up. Combining singing and movement, art and craft activities, and story time, sessions follow a different theme each week. Parents/carers (who must accompany children) are encouraged to join in with their kiddies’ wibbly wobbly fun, and are rewarded with drinks and snacks at story time.
22 December 2009 - Recycle your Christmas Glitz into New Year Creativity!
A campaign is underway to inspire children from Brighton and Hove to be creative with their left-over Christmas glitz. Over the festive period, families are encouraged to simply save up their sparkly Christmas wrapping paper, brightly coloured sweet wrappers, tinsel and empty boxes - and let children loose on them in the New Year. Led by Red Jelly - a new, Hove-based business that provides creative play classes for children, the campaign aims to get children to re-use materials that may otherwise be binned at this time of year.
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