About Makes & Bakes

At Makes and Bakes we love creative activities and our aim is to help people of all ages and abilities enjoy and benefit from them. We are a leading provider of quality art and cookery workshops. Our step-by-step activities are fun, relaxing and will teach your group how to make something they are really proud of.

We are pleased provide workshops that are fun and relaxing for both kids and grown ups. In fact, one of the best things about working at Makes and Bakes is the range of people we get to work with. From children’s birthday parties to crafty hen dos to providing kids entertainment for weddings, we have done it all. We also enjoy working with our corporate clients to facilitate fun days and team building exercises. We even provide contracts for business like restaurants cafes to provide regular workshops to keep younger guests entertained! You can learn more about our services on our Corporate Page.

Our work with councils, community groups and charities is important to us. We have run our workshops for the scouts and guides, children’s disability charities, care homes, autism groups and many more valuable organisations. We tailor our workshops to the specific needs of each group. Our workshops can also be used as part of fundraising events like school fairs.

Makes and Bakes provide regular crafty fun at our own clubs, after school groups and holiday schemes. You can learn more about them or request a group for your school or area on our Clubs Page.

Developed alongside a respected

Occupational Therapist

We are proud to have worked with occupational therapist Margaret McConville. Margaret has over 35 years of experience and has worked in all areas of paediatric occupational therapy. She has presented both nationally and internationally on aspects of her work.

Working with Margaret has given us a valuable understanding of how creative activities can help people of all ages to improve their emotional health and wellbeing. We also have increased our knowledge on how our creative activities can positively contribute to children improving their motor and problem solving skills.

We have also benefited from Margaret’s significant expertise in neurodiversity so we can make our activities more accessible for everyone.

A QUICK NOTE ABOUT HOW WE WORK

Makes and Bakes are fully insured and have lots of experience in events big and small. Each workshop is fully supplied and we are experts at keeping the mess to a minimum.

We are Belfast based and can travel to your venue. For some areas outside Belfast we charge a little extra to cover travel.

Our workshops can be adapted to a range of venues including outdoor events. For most activities all you need to provide is a table. Please let us know in advance what facilities you have.

Please let us know in advance if your group have any dietary requirements where possible we will adjust our recipes.

Testimonials

What Our Happy Clients Say

” My daughter loves going fo Makes and Bakes after school. The team are so creative, we all look forward fo finding out what they’re making. Thanks for this great club.”

Grainne

” My daughter had Makes and Bakes at her 8th birthday party to make slime and cupcakes. The girls all had a ball and Emily said “That was the best party ever” Thank you xxx .”

Jennifer