Kids Arts and Crafts Club with Sharyn Kelly

What to Expect

Textile artist Sharyn Kelly runs a two hour children’s craft workshop at Strule Arts Centre in Omagh on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 10am to 12pm. The project for the morning is a cotton bag that each child designs and makes themselves using fabric pens and textiles, described by the centre as “ideal for school PE, dance shoes, or just to look cool”.

The session is open to children aged 4 to 11, a wide span that works because the making is guided rather than technical. Sharyn Kelly is a familiar name at Strule, having run wet felting and textile workshops there for adults through the summer, so the children’s club is taught by someone who works with these materials professionally rather than by a general activity leader. Everyone goes home with a finished bag at the end of the two hours.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Saturday 26 September 2026, 10am to 12pm
• Venue: Strule Arts Centre, Townhall Square, Omagh
• Age range: 4 to 11 years
• Price: £15 per child
• Each child makes and takes home a decorated cotton bag
• Booking: struleartscentre.co.uk or the box office on 028 8224 7831
• Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable once purchased
• Fabric pens can mark clothing, so send children in something you do not mind getting stained

Getting There

Strule Arts Centre is on Townhall Square in Omagh town centre, on the bank of the river Strule and a couple of minutes from High Street and Market Street. Omagh lies at the junction of the A5 Derry to Aughnacloy road and the A32 from Enniskillen, roughly 70 miles from Belfast, 34 from Derry and 27 from Enniskillen. Council car parks at Kevlin Road, Church Street and the Showgrounds are all within a short walk, handy for a Saturday morning drop-off and collection. Omagh bus centre on Mountjoy Road is five minutes on foot with Ulsterbus and Goldline connections.