Wonder Tinker · Concord West, Sydney
A creative making studio for curious kids
Kids learn through hands-on projects that bring together art, design and playful technology.
About the studio
Kids build their creative confidence through making.
Every project blends art, design thinking and technology.
Kids tackle real design challenges that spark their curiosity, and learn how designers and engineers solve problems with style.
We believe that where all three overlap, kids make things none of them could make alone.
- Led by designers
- Real challenges, real tools
- A calm, supportive studio
- We value the process, not just the finished piece
- Small groups with more 1:1 support
- Art: colour, texture, stories.
- Design: plan, test, improve.
- Technology: Tinkercad, 3D printing.
- Art and design together: imagine and shape.
- Design and technology together: plan and prototype.
- Art and technology together: make and express.
- Where all three overlap: Wonder Tinker, the studio.
This term
Tiny Planet Makers
A 4-week design, 3D printing and storytelling course for kids in Years 1–6
Inspired by The Little Prince, children imagine a tiny world and the character who lives there, then design, print and build it.
“If your planet were wonderfully, ridiculously tiny, what would it look like?”
What they'll make
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Week 1 · 16 Nov
Imagine and start modelling
Brainstorm a character and planet, then start modelling in Tinkercad, a free 3D app.
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Week 2 · 23 Nov
Print and improve
Learn how 3D printing works, see finished models printed and improve them.
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Week 3 · 30 Nov
Pop-up planet
Learn how pop-up mechanisms work, then build the planet in paper and cardboard.
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Week 4 · 7 Dec
Glow and decorate
Discover glow-in-the-dark materials and decorate the planet.
They take home
- Their tiny planet
- Two 3D prints of their own design, each ready to collect a week after it's printed
Along the way they
- Practise sketching, prototyping, testing and improving
- Learn to trust their own ideas
Tiny Planet Makers is our first chapter. Weekly classes follow in Term 1 2027. See what a year of making is designed to build
Your teachers
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FOUNDER
Ha Le
Mum of two, and a product manager and designer with over a decade in EdTech and design technology.
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FOUNDING TEACHER
Vivi
Ten years across technical design, interior design, branding and research in Europe and Asia. She has seen that the best ideas come where different disciplines meet.
What families say
“They had a great time in class, but even better, they came home completely inspired to keep making things on their own.”
“Kudos to the teacher for paying attention to each kid with clear guidance and supportive approach.”
Sam, parent of two
“As a mum, I love finding activities that are not only fun but also give my children the chance to learn something new and use their imagination.”
Thi Tu, parent
“…she loved learning how to make her own designs.”
Hana's parent, whose daughter came twice
“I would rate it 9.9 it is super fun.”
Mia, maker of Seaweed Land
Quoted from ClassBento reviews of our holiday workshops (opens in a new tab)
From past workshops
Book a place
$220 for 4 classes ($55 a class), all materials and 3D printing included
8 places
- Dates
- Mondays 16, 23 and 30 November and 7 December 2026
- Time
- 3:20–4:50pm (90 minutes each class)
- Where
- 366 Concord Road, Concord West NSW 2138, next door to Concord West Public School (open in Google Maps, opens in a new tab). Please drop off and collect at the studio: no school pickup this term
- Ages
- Years 1–6 (6 to 12). Beginners welcome
- Group
- Max 8 kids with 2 teachers
- Bring
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- A snack and a water bottle
- An old T-shirt
- An iPad with the free Tinkercad app, if you have one, so they can keep designing at home (we have backup iPads)
How to book
- Fill in the booking form, one per child (about 3 minutes).
- Get your invoice by email within 1 business day.
- Pay by bank transfer within 7 days to confirm the place.
Sending the form holds a place while we send your invoice. Nobody pays until we've confirmed there's a place.
Questions parents ask
Is there school pickup?
Not this term: please drop off and collect at the studio. We're planning walk-over pickup for 2027. Concord West Public School finishes at 3pm and we're right next door, so there's time for a snack before we start at 3:20.
Who looks after the children?
Ha Le and Vivi teach every class together, with no more than 8 children. Both hold Working With Children Checks and current first aid certificates.
Does my child need their own iPad?
No, but it helps. If you have one, install the free Tinkercad app before the first class so they can keep designing at home. If not, they'll use one of our studio iPads in class.
Year 1 and Year 6 in the same class: does that work?
Yes. Everyone works on their own planet, and we adjust the challenge to each child: younger makers get more guidance, older ones get extra challenges.
What if my child misses a week?
We can't offer make-up classes this term because of the holiday season. We'll help them catch up the following Monday so their planet still comes together by week 4.
When do we get the 3D prints?
Each print is ready to collect a week after we print it. Prints from the last class are ready the week after the course ends.
Will you take photos?
Only with your permission, which you choose on the booking form. We share hands and projects, never full faces or names without consent.
What if we need to cancel?
If you can't come after booking, we don't offer refunds or credits. If we have to cancel, you get a refund. See the studio terms.
Another question? Email hello@wondertinker.com
What a year of making is designed to build
Weekly classes start in Term 1 2027, planned so each term builds on the last. Over a year, we hope children gain:
- A habit of improving: sketching, testing and trying again, rather than stopping at the first try
- Confidence to share: showing an idea, hearing feedback and having another go
- Surer hands and a bolder imagination for drawing, folding, building and storytelling
- Comfort with real technology: 3D modelling and printing, simple circuits and cardboard engineering, using screens to make rather than scroll
- A collection of finished projects they designed, made and can proudly explain
Want to try it first? Start with four Mondays from 16 November.
BOOK A PLACENot ready? Join the Term 1 waitlist (opens in a new tab) to hear days and times first, with no commitment.