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Welcome to the Cardboard Shed, where magic awaits!

Step into a bespoke, one-on-one experience unlike any other.

It's just you, your family, and me, delving into the endless possibilities of cardboard and imagination.

 

Spend two whole hours exploring your ideas, experimenting freely, and embracing mistakes without fear. There are no set projects; it's your time to create whatever sparks joy.

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Cardboard Shed is an ever evolving space showcasing human creativity. It's fun and frivolous.  A space where you can reconnect with yourself and  your loved ones. 

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  • The shed is an inclusive and welcoming space where you can be yourself.

  • You can take home anything you make or choose to leave it in the shed to inspire others.

  • Your role in the shed is to explore and experiment, my role is to facilitate and support. 

  • No previous skills are required – it's all about the joy of crafting with cardboard!

  • All materials and tools are provided. 

  • Your session includes a complimentary drink and biscuit

  • We are open to all humans aged 2+. 

  • The shed is quite small so it's a maximum of 5 humans per booking. 

  • Creativity can sometimes be messy so leave your favourite clothes at home. 

  • The shed is located in a small village near Tring, Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire. 

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Book your Family Session

The Cardboard Shed is open to visitors during the school holidays with a morning and an afternoon session.  Click the link to discover the available dates and times.  

If you Home Educate or have children younger than 5 and would like to visit outside of the school holidays please email Claire directly to arrange your visit. 

Why Cardboard?

I'm Claire Gillespie, founder of Oglee Poglee and I help children play with cardboard.  The simplest and most wonderful of materials, cardboard has been my go-to medium for self-expression since I was a tiny tot.  A cardboard box was always my favourite toy, a blank canvas for a big imagination.  

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When I was little it was just me, my ideas and a pile of cardboard but now having worked with 100's of children I realise it was always so much more.  It's where I cultivated a long life love of learning and it's where I started to discover my sense of self. Those creative endeavours mattered and enriched my life.  

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So now I give that gift to other children by sharing the joy of cardboard. The gift of space, time and resources but also the gift of listening, of enthusiasm and of understanding.

 

I get to listen to big ideas and guide inventors past a frustrating moment. I get to offer a new perspective and help families reconnect

 

I get to witness that precious moment where a spark of an idea is ignited and a child's eyes light up.

 

I get to see curiosity and creativity at it's best. Cardboard Shed is so much more than cardboard!

 

 

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