Abigail Horn
@abigailatelier.bsky.social
Artist/designer for young audiences, Early Years Atelierista, sometimes lecturer. Pedagogy, art, well-being and play in nurseries and public cultural spaces. EYTS. Museum/gallery educator for V&A, Orleans House and RMG. https://linktr.ee/abigailhorn
I’m delighted to be opening I Did It! My interactive installation for young children and their families at The Children’s Art School Makerworld Gallery in Huddersfield tomorrow.
September 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I’m delighted to be opening I Did It! My interactive installation for young children and their families at The Children’s Art School Makerworld Gallery in Huddersfield tomorrow.
I could go on and on, but I’ll stop now.
May 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I could go on and on, but I’ll stop now.
Floaty things? Animal-related? Colourful stuff? And of course loose parts, which could also describe most of the other items featured in this thread? A broad church.
May 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Floaty things? Animal-related? Colourful stuff? And of course loose parts, which could also describe most of the other items featured in this thread? A broad church.
Charismatic objects that could facilitate rich discussion? Rocks? Colourful stuff? Stuff that fits in things? Choke and glass hazards?
May 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Charismatic objects that could facilitate rich discussion? Rocks? Colourful stuff? Stuff that fits in things? Choke and glass hazards?
Apparently I’m going to sand and varnish this giant box of wood offcuts I bought online 🤦🏻♀️
May 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Apparently I’m going to sand and varnish this giant box of wood offcuts I bought online 🤦🏻♀️
Big tube zone vs small tube zone.
May 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Big tube zone vs small tube zone.
Overflowing box of stimuli. 1/2. Time to start a third box? If so, how to categorise? Ephemera/fine art/ photographs? Subject? Colour?
May 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Overflowing box of stimuli. 1/2. Time to start a third box? If so, how to categorise? Ephemera/fine art/ photographs? Subject? Colour?
Stick-shapes things? Things for poking into other things? (Part of) my very impressive (to toddlers) spoon collection? Some of these will stick to magnets, should that be a category?
May 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Stick-shapes things? Things for poking into other things? (Part of) my very impressive (to toddlers) spoon collection? Some of these will stick to magnets, should that be a category?
Hello. Just wondering if any other art/play/childhood/materiality/object - based freelancers have problems keeping their (essential) work stuff organised. Sometimes I can’t even begin to think about how to categorise and store it.
May 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Hello. Just wondering if any other art/play/childhood/materiality/object - based freelancers have problems keeping their (essential) work stuff organised. Sometimes I can’t even begin to think about how to categorise and store it.
Some quick snaps of a lovely afternoon exploring Impressionism with children age 0-5 at The National Gallery yesterday. I am blessed to be able to collaborate with some extraordinary galleries, not just in terms of spaces and collections, but also learning teams who have wonderful approaches.
May 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Some quick snaps of a lovely afternoon exploring Impressionism with children age 0-5 at The National Gallery yesterday. I am blessed to be able to collaborate with some extraordinary galleries, not just in terms of spaces and collections, but also learning teams who have wonderful approaches.
Good morning. Are any academics or professionals able to signpost me to credible written analysis of the problematic nature of the word “behaviour” in early childhood education? Many thanks. Photo of lovely tree is shameless attention seeking.
March 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good morning. Are any academics or professionals able to signpost me to credible written analysis of the problematic nature of the word “behaviour” in early childhood education? Many thanks. Photo of lovely tree is shameless attention seeking.
Unpacking from two lovely days of Mini Play workshops for Young V&A Museum, circles and spirals theme. There are all kinds of toddler entanglements coming out of my bags.
February 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Unpacking from two lovely days of Mini Play workshops for Young V&A Museum, circles and spirals theme. There are all kinds of toddler entanglements coming out of my bags.
At the play space after our visit to the gallery, a 3yo showed me how the air vents in the floor blew feathers into the air. She was keen to explore other materials, and we spent some time trying to see what would “flutter”. Testing theories, using rich language, making connections through play.
January 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
At the play space after our visit to the gallery, a 3yo showed me how the air vents in the floor blew feathers into the air. She was keen to explore other materials, and we spent some time trying to see what would “flutter”. Testing theories, using rich language, making connections through play.
Having a blast learning about Micro Cinema from Gavin Glover at @littleangeltheatre.bsky.social this weekend. So much potential for enquiry in early education, from transformation to powers of ten thinking, and much more.
January 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Having a blast learning about Micro Cinema from Gavin Glover at @littleangeltheatre.bsky.social this weekend. So much potential for enquiry in early education, from transformation to powers of ten thinking, and much more.
Testing new ideas in the atelier with my best collaborators (aged 2-4).
January 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Testing new ideas in the atelier with my best collaborators (aged 2-4).
Day 20! Doris by Lo Cole. Got this in W-stones, so wasn’t to include as it felt a bit mainstream, but it’s great. I hard relate to Doris, a red elephant who doesn’t like attention. After some time, she has hidden in so many places That she becomes abstracted. Brilliant. Happy ending though.
January 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Day 20! Doris by Lo Cole. Got this in W-stones, so wasn’t to include as it felt a bit mainstream, but it’s great. I hard relate to Doris, a red elephant who doesn’t like attention. After some time, she has hidden in so many places That she becomes abstracted. Brilliant. Happy ending though.
Day 19: My First Book of Patterns by Bobby and June George. A bright , graphic exploration of the shapes that form patterns. Introduces obscure words like “chevron” and “Argyll”. I don’t like the final pages, where each pattern is represented as an ice cream or lollipop though. Distracting.
January 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Day 19: My First Book of Patterns by Bobby and June George. A bright , graphic exploration of the shapes that form patterns. Introduces obscure words like “chevron” and “Argyll”. I don’t like the final pages, where each pattern is represented as an ice cream or lollipop though. Distracting.
Day 18: On Sudden Hill
Linda Sarah and Benji Davies. A beautifully written tale of friendship, big feelings and the joys of a good cardboard box. Perfect for 3-5yo who are navigating the rocky path of building relationships with their peers.
Linda Sarah and Benji Davies. A beautifully written tale of friendship, big feelings and the joys of a good cardboard box. Perfect for 3-5yo who are navigating the rocky path of building relationships with their peers.
January 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Day 18: On Sudden Hill
Linda Sarah and Benji Davies. A beautifully written tale of friendship, big feelings and the joys of a good cardboard box. Perfect for 3-5yo who are navigating the rocky path of building relationships with their peers.
Linda Sarah and Benji Davies. A beautifully written tale of friendship, big feelings and the joys of a good cardboard box. Perfect for 3-5yo who are navigating the rocky path of building relationships with their peers.
Another one by Tate Publishing btw, who make good choices in their children’s books IMO.
December 31, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Another one by Tate Publishing btw, who make good choices in their children’s books IMO.
Oops. Back now, day 17: The Parrot Song by Edouard Manceau. Another one very minimal, but quite surreal in content and gorgeous simple graphic illustrations. Rhyme and repetition yes, but my favourite thing is when the book encourages the children to sing the parrot song at the end, and they do.
December 31, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Oops. Back now, day 17: The Parrot Song by Edouard Manceau. Another one very minimal, but quite surreal in content and gorgeous simple graphic illustrations. Rhyme and repetition yes, but my favourite thing is when the book encourages the children to sing the parrot song at the end, and they do.
8) Adventures in finger paint! Getting inspired by lesser-known figures in EY pedagogy such as Rhoda Kellogg, spreading the word 9) More 💖 at @theatreroyalbtn with @jalexanderblake and our Cabinet of Curiosities approach:
open-ended, playful, trauma-informed art workshops for local families…
open-ended, playful, trauma-informed art workshops for local families…
December 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
8) Adventures in finger paint! Getting inspired by lesser-known figures in EY pedagogy such as Rhoda Kellogg, spreading the word 9) More 💖 at @theatreroyalbtn with @jalexanderblake and our Cabinet of Curiosities approach:
open-ended, playful, trauma-informed art workshops for local families…
open-ended, playful, trauma-informed art workshops for local families…