There’s a moment in printmaking that stops everything.

A child lifts the paper. Pauses. Looks again.

What appears isn’t always what they expected. And that’s the point.

Printmaking sits in that space between control and surprise. It asks children to predict, test, adjust and try again. Yet too often, it’s reduced to a one-off activity with a neat outcome in mind.

This webinar invites you to rethink what printmaking is really doing for children.

Not just the product, but the process. Not just the image, but the thinking behind it.

Through live demonstrations including nature prints, mono and gel printing, texture exploration and colour layering, we’ll unpack how printmaking opens up opportunities for experimentation, problem solving and visual expression.

Together, we’ll explore how everyday materials can become powerful tools for inquiry. How the languages of printmaking, rolling, pressing, layering, transferring, support sensory learning, fine motor development and sustained engagement. And how small shifts in your approach can turn a simple experience into something far more meaningful.

This is about leaning into the unpredictability. Letting go of perfect outcomes. And recognising the depth of learning happening in the in-between moments.

You will walk away with:

• A clearer understanding of what children are learning through printmaking beyond the final product
• Practical techniques and processes you can confidently bring into your setting
• New ways to use materials and provocations to invite curiosity, experimentation and sustained engagement
• Greater confidence to embrace uncertainty and support children in the “not knowing” moments where real learning happens