An art and crafts hobby will familiarise you with various manual skills and art in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere. You will learn how to use different materials and tools. We make candle holders of clay, decorate butterfly wings with different tools, try our hand at rope art tapestries and paint flower patterns with bags and bubble colours, and much more. During the classes, you will participate in common projects and work on your own projects at your own pace. The hobby is suitable for anyone who enjoys experimental expression and doing things with their hands. You don’t need any prior experience.

The hobby groups will meet weekly throughout the school year unless otherwise stated. The hobby groups do not meet during school holidays. The hobbies are free of charge for the participants. The City of Espoo has insured the hobby group participants.

Everyone is welcome to hobby groups regardless of their language skills, functional capacity or past hobbies. Support for participation is available. When registering, please notify any support needs your child might have or if there is anything else of note, so that the hobby organiser can take it into account in their activities and make participating easier.

The organiser of the hobby group contacts the guardians about the practical arrangements for the hobby. Please contact the hobby organiser if you want to cancel your child’s participation or if you have questions about the hobby. It is possible to try out the hobby groups before signing up.  

The Espoo Hobby Path offers free hobbies according to children’s and young people’s wishes. The activities are for pupils in grades 3–9 and take place after school days at school premises, near the school or via remote connection. The Espoo Hobby Path implements the national Finnish Model for Leisure Activities in Espoo. The principles of a safer space are applied in the hobby groups.