Weird Sticks partnered up with Tonic Creatives CIC to deliver a series of free community workshops to create weird and wonderful sea-themed parade crafts for the Exmouth Festival opening night samba parade run by Exmouth Town Council.
Giant fishy parade puppets were created with young people at The Hive Youth Centre while a splendiferous sea creature costume workshop was hosted at the Sea Dog Art Gallery.
Two fun-filled days were had at Exmouth Library where all manner of crafty sea creature creations were made at our family craft workshops including jellyfish, coral crowns, sea monster hats and bouncing fish and starfish!
All those who took part in the workshops were invited to join Weird Sticks and Tonic Creatives to take part in the sea creature samba parade.
![Giant fish parade puppet made by Weird Sticks being carried as part of the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0521-2-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Children and families carrying their sea creature creations and costumes made with Weird Sticks in the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0507-2-1-1024x682.jpg)
![Hannah from Weird Sticks poses with parade participants carrying the giant octopus puppet creation at Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0265-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Small child with giant fish parade puppet at the Exmouth Festival Sea Creature parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0111-1024x683.jpg)
![Giant octopus parade puppet made by Weird Sticks being carried as part of the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0511-2-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Family posing with their sea creature creations during the Exmouth Festival Parade with Weird Sticks](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0257-1-scaled.jpg)
![Hannah from Weird Sticks helping two children to assemble a giant octopus parade puppet for the Exmouth Festival parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0108-1024x683.jpg)
![Giant fish parade puppet made by Weird Sticks being carried as part of the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0349-1-1024x682.jpg)
![Children and families carrying their sea creature creations and costumes made with Weird Sticks in the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0335-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Family posing with their sea creature creations during the Exmouth Festival Parade with Weird Sticks](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0240-1-scaled.jpg)
![Giant octopus parade puppet made by Weird Sticks being carried as part of the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0340-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Hannah from Weird Sticks helping two children to assemble a giant octopus parade puppet for the Exmouth Festival parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0057-1024x683.jpg)
![Child posing with her sea creature costume and creations during the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0188-1-scaled.jpg)
![Child posing with her sea creature costume and creations during the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0238-1-scaled.jpg)
![Families participating in the Exmouth Festival samba parade with Weird Sticks assembling their sea creature parade creations and costumes](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0291-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Smiling young parade participant wearing her sea creature headdress at Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0082-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Two young parade participants assisting Hannah from Weird Sticks to assemble a giant octopus parade puppet at the Exmouth Festival samba parade](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0057-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Children displaying their decorated parade jellyfish creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/361947315_661994832653796_599690452336081632_n-1024x719.jpeg)
![Children displaying their decorated parade jellyfish creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/361947315_661994832653796_599690452336081632_n-1024x719.jpeg)
![Families making their sea creature parade creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363783579_663539015832711_1962434295002007095_n-830x1024.jpeg)
![Two young children displaying their sea creature parade creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363831314_663538989166047_5873452009432087128_n-848x1024.jpeg)
![Smiling child displaying her decorated sea creature parade creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363389300_661994709320475_4004016522765452108_n-713x1024.jpeg)
![Children displaying their decorated sea creature parade creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363366178_661994749320471_6307844992697960751_n-1024x874.jpeg)
![Child displaying their decorated parade jellyfish creation at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363337414_661994669320479_4031981149070222218_n-777x1024.jpeg)
![Child displaying their decorated parade jellyfish creation at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363283633_661993092653970_8275622645612183971_n.jpeg)
![Child wearing their decorated sea creature hat at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/362985665_661992859320660_2596959853067839916_n.jpeg)
![Families making their sea creature creations at the Weird Sticks family workshops at Exmouth Library](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/363310879_661994695987143_3296632109096723373_n-1024x991.jpeg)
![Sea Creature hats and decorations created at the Sea Dog Gallery in Exmouth at the Weird Sticks family workshop](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/362223473_660125319507414_358798282537743789_n-817x1024.jpeg)
![Workshop participant creating a sea creature hat with Weird Sticks at the Sea Dog Gallery in Exmouth](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/362239384_660125222840757_756649666558637271_n-903x1024.jpeg)
![Participants wearing their Sea Creature hats and decorations created at the Sea Dog Gallery in Exmouth at the Weird Sticks family workshop](https://weirdsticks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/360103766_660125182840761_5240009802819383472_n-904x1024.jpeg)