Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Rushden Lakes - Sunday 28th December, 11-1pm
Rushden Lakes - Monday 29th December, 11-1pm
Domino Toppling Sessions for ages 5+. Attendance is FREE,
however recommended donations of £2 will be going towards
Rushden Lakes’ charity partner, The Never Alone Project.
Domino Starter Kits and bags of coloured dominoes will be on sale at this event. Subject to availability.
Located @ Rushden Lakes Leisure Terrace (Upstairs outside Cineworld),
Rushden, Northamptonshire. NN10 6FH
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Anyone! We encourage all ages and abilities to try domino toppling, this isn’t just something for children by any means, creativity has no age limit!
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Our workshops work via timeslots, and can be either be bought as one or two hour sessions. This can vary depending on the location we are hosting at.
We also sometimes do drop-in sessions that run throughout the whole day alongside other events!
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Eventbrite is one of our trusted ticket providers which will be linked on this page.
If ticket sales work differently for any specific event it will be stated above with clear instructions on how to get tickets.
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Yes, we can be hired for various events throughout the UK.
If you would like to get in touch, just email info@toppleacademy.com
Learn more about our workshops!
Previous Workshops
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![A man and a young boy working together on a domino project.]()
Scribble Studio November '25
On November 29th Rushden’s Xmas Light Switch-On took place, and we made our way down to Scribble Studio to host some domino toppling sessions alongside the event. We had some Christmas-themed domino topples too!
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![Domino 'speedwall' pyramid in yellow, teal and purple.]()
Discover Hub August '25
August 31st, our event to cap off the summer holidays, hosted by our friends at the Discover Northamptonshire Hub located at Rushden Lakes. This was one a blast! Two sessions full of fun, and lots of returning builders. We explored speedwalls on this day!
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![A person’s hand arranging dominoes on a wooden table, with dominoes set up horizontally.]()
Daventry Museum August '25
August 4th, our first summer session of 2025 which took place at Daventry Museum on behalf of Daventry Town Council! With free admission, this drop-in session was enjoy by over 100 people!
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![blinky from the pacman game built with red, while and blue dominoes]()
May Bank Holiday 2025
May 26th, Bank Holiday and the start of half-term, we hosted another half-day workshop at our friends Discover Northamptonshire for a morning full of domino toppling! Featuring Pacman’s Blinky!
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![A 2D domino pyramid built in an array of colours, with a person standing nearby and a child with a pink container in front.]()
April Half-Term 2025 (Easter)
April 9th and 17th, two domino toppling days full of experimentation and spectacular builds! Located again at the Discover Northamptonshire Hub, Rushden Lakes.
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![A young girl playing with orange and white domioes. A pink winter coat with a fur-lined hood is draped over a nearby chair. The table has scattered domino tiles and a grey basket, with a glass door in the background showing an indoor space.]()
February Half-Term 2025
Returning to the Discover Northamptonshire Hub at Rushden Lakes, we hosted a domino day of workshop for February half-term and had some very ambitious builders! Our first sold out sessions!
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![White, orange and black dominoes swirled around felt patches that are Halloween themed (Pumpkin, ghost and bat).]()
Discover Hub October '24
Spooktacular Halloween-themed workshops on October 29th and 30th 2024, which took place at Rushden Lakes inside the Discover Northamptonshire Hub. Our first themed event with props!
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![Library with a wooden table and colourful dominoes arranged in ascending order from green to white with blue in the middle, with some dominoes scattered on the table.]()
Rushden Library Drop-Ins #2
August 22nd and 23rd: Exploring more intricate techniques and building styles in another block of two free workshops, hosted at Rushden Library for ages 5+. Adults always welcome!
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![Four children and one adult in a classroom playing with dominoes on a wooden table. The classroom has bookshelves, colourful decorations, and a Rubik's cube on a purple bench in the foreground.]()
Rushden Library Drop-Ins
August 15th and 16th: Using the library space for ages 5+ to introduce domino toppling and it's basics in a free workshop.
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![A young boy playing with colourful dominoes and a bridge on a wooden table indoors, with a few adults in the background.]()
Old Woollen Workshop Day
On July 20th 2024 we were invited to host a day-long workshop of teaching domino toppling to all ages at the Old Woollen in Farsley Leeds, as a part of Hope&Social's summer Domino themed event.
