At Brain Bunny Workshops, our classes are focused on teaching kids how to write creatively. We’ve found that instilling a love of story telling, rather than focusing on spelling and grammar, helps children gain confidence in their creative writing skills.
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Adults Classes 2025
Helen teaches the following adults courses at the Wellington High School Community Education Centre. Use the links below to book through the community education centre, or please feel free to use the Brain Bunny Contact Form to ask any questions about the course content. Please note, Helen can't take enrolments for these courses directly, nor answer ...more
TREASURE HUNT Holiday Programme
There's treasure in them there hills! This is not our usual creative holiday programme. Kids will work together to solve our treasure hunt, and then create their own in groups! Where: Churton Park Community Centre When: Wednesday 19th April, 1-4pm Cost: $35 per child Ages: This programme is most suitable for ages 7-10. Please enquire if you have a ...more
Writing Tips
Show Don’t Tell
Show don't tell is a phrase you may have heard before. Writing that shows us things about the character gets the reader more involved in the story than writing that tells the same information. Below are some examples of showing vs telling. You could say: “She was sad that he had left.” Or you could show the reader, ...more
Get inspired
Ideas for writing are everywhere – it’s just a matter of noticing them. You might like to try carrying a notebook with you so you can write down ideas as they come to you. You might not use all of them straight away, but you can always come back to them for inspiration when you’re ...more
Testimonals
Denika (student from age 10 to 20)
"Helen has been my writing mentor for nearly a decade. Throughout this time, she has played a pivotal role in my writing and publishing journey, offering insightful, constructive, and encouraging feedback that has helped me recognize my strengths and sharpen my storytelling skills. I highly recommend Helen's Brain Bunny classes to any young, aspiring writers ...more
Julia (mother of Mia, age 15)
"You have made a big impact in Mia’s world, and given her confidence in herself and her ability to feel heard in her ideas, and have support to help her scaffold her story ideas to help her reach more of her creative potential, which is an amazing gift for any student." more