Paper Play

Join Mermaid TRANSFORM associate artist Elida Maiques for a free drop-in activity as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, a day for creativity for children and young people under 18. 

Elida will faciliate an interactive building game designed by Rotterdam-based studio Collective Paper Aesthetics. 

Draw, colour, fold and connect the easy-to-assemble paper building blocks and create beautiful structures! 

A day of free creativity for children and young people

Ireland is the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth Plan to enable the creative potential of children and young people. The inaugural Cruinniú na nÓg took place on 23rd June 2018 and for the past number of years, including under exceptional circumstances in 2020, young people and families have come together to enjoy, a wide range of creative activities including workshops and tutorials to recitals and readings in every city, town and village across the country. Delivered in partnership with the 31 Local Authorities and supported by RTÉ, you are invited to participate in a programme of fun, free, creative activities; from graffiti art workshops to stop-motion animation, to coding and architecture workshops!