A DARWEN pottery and craft studio is expanding into The Mall Blackburn as part of a collaboration to keep kids entertained this summer.

Erin’s Place, which is based on Bridge Street in Darwen, made its Mall debut during the Festival of Making last weekend and will be open in the shopping centre every weekend until July 21. Following this it will be open every day until September 1.

Activities will include pottery painting, teddy bear making, pebble monsters, finger puppets, slime making, flower fairies and much more.

The shop will also sell a range locally made ‘By Erin’ products and they will be holding adult workshops for people who want to learn how to use Frenchic furniture paint.

Free sessions will be held daily and will cover scratch art, paper plate craft, colouring and much more.

Owners Nikki and David Roberston launched their first retail venture 18 months ago after they started to make Wish Bracelets.

Erin’s Place can be found in the former Peter Jackson the Jeweller store in Victoria Court in The Mall.