Strength heroes

Strength heroes Hi, I am Fiona Perrella, Resilience Educator and a Mistake Maker. When my daughter was going through her worst I felt powerless to help her.

The Birthday "Easy Button" & creative hub in Perth! 🔘 We host stress-free parties, school holiday workshops, toddler art & school incursions. 🎨 Visit us at Floreat Forum for calm, process-led fun. I started my working career as a Human Resources professional, Management Consultant, Trainer and Life Coach working with organisations and individuals to assist people challenge their thinking and chang

e their behaviour to achieve success. When my young children entered the school system I was moved to change my work focus as I realised my own daughter’s unhelpful thinking was developing into issues with self-esteem and confidence – the same issues that my clients in the corporate sector were facing. Nothing I said got through. I felt worried and frustrated that she gave up when things got hard. And I was tired of walking on eggshells making sure that things were okay so she would not cry. I was worried that my child would not achieve the potential that I and everyone else could see in her. With the help of a psychologist and her teachers and my husband and I working as a team things slowly started to turn around. The team gave her tools to calm herself, move and change her thinking. I also noticed how my child listened to others even though I had been saying the same things. Isn't that always the way? In 2012 I established Strength Heroes which creates unique art and play based experiences and works with children, families, educators, schools and communities. Our workshops and programs take children from crying to trying to flying so that they bounce forward when mistakes happen or they face a challenge. We use a play approach because it is the fundamental way children learn. Instead of talking about what a mistake feels like and what they can think and say we create a safe space for children to learn to draw and animal to scale and create teaching moments when they make a mistake. We let children feel the emotion and then coach them to keep trying. LEARN MORE
Visit https://www.strengthheroes.com.au or contact me on [email protected] to find out how we can help develop the art of resilience in your child, school community or organisation.

01/09/2026

Learning to make fish origami out of coconut leaves at a Nature Art workshop at the amazing Khaolak Merlin Resort was a recent reminder that practice makes mistakes! My amazingly patient teacher guided me through the process many times!!!

23/07/2026

Happy Birthday Wembley Primary. Thanks for inviting us to the party. We hosted an "invitation to play" activity. Children received our Mini Book of Mistake Making to wake up their creative brain. Using random ink stamps, abstract squiggles, and stickers, kids created something based on our visual prompts by asking themselves, "What else can this be?" and transforming those "mistakes" into unique characters and stories. It is a completely process-driven activity reinforcing how a flexible, can-do mindset turns the unexpected into something brilliant.

We never cease to be amazed by what kids see in our squiggles and create in response to our creative challenges.

19/07/2026
13/07/2026

Our life drawing model was a mix of cute and handsome. Working with a taxidermy rabbit meant the rabbit was still while kids experimented with all sorts of drawing style and materials. Along the way they learnt that the only problem with mistakes is the BIG feelings that come with them. Feelings that can make you want to give up. We explored a number of ways to calm, think with a growth mindset and keep trying in this fun workshop. Check put our remaining school holiday workshops by visiting the link in our bio

07/07/2026

🚨 HOLIDAY STATUS UPDATE: OVER 70% SOLD OUT! 🚨

School holidays are officially rolling, and reality is probably setting in: keeping the kids happy, screen-free, and entertained for the next two weeks is a lot of work! 😮‍💨

If the end-of-term rush got in the way of planning, don't panic. You haven't missed out, but you’ll need to move fast today—7 of our workshops are completely SOLD OUT (including Fantastic Strength Animals and two of our VERY Arty workshops!).

Because demand for last-minute spots is high, we’ve just adapted the schedule to open up a brand-new afternoon session of next weeks Mapmakers! 🗺️✨ Morning session is sold out.

Here is what you can still grab a spot for this week:

🎨 Art Jam: A high-energy, purely creative painting session where kids take the lead and lean into their own big ideas.
🦊 Mistake Maker: Drawing Real Life Animals: Our award-winning workshop (based on our 2026 Fringe Festival Children's Event Winner!). Kids draw real-life taxidermied animal specimens and learn to catch fixed-mindset thoughts.
👗 No-Sew Fashion: Upcycling at its finest! Kids get to design and create incredible new fashion pieces without needing a single stitch.
🎭 Kids Improv: Pure, collaborative fun that builds massive confidence, quick thinking, and a "can-do" attitude.

Very Arty Morning - Friday 10th, Clay, canvas, and total creative freedom combined into one ultimate session.

Why parents (and kids) love our 3-hour sessions:

☕ A genuine break for you: Drop them off for 3 full hours of supervised fun while you catch up on work, life, or a quiet coffee Forum

🧠 Brave brains, zero templates: This isn't copycat crafting. We use premium materials and process-based art to secretly build resilience and problem-solving skills.

We always get a wave of last-minute bookings on Tuesdays once the holiday routine kicks in. Skip the stress, save your sanity, and secure one of the remaining spots today!

👉 Visit: https://strengthheroes.com.au/upcoming-workshops

🚨 HOLIDAY STATUS UPDATE: OVER 70% SOLD OUT! 🚨School holidays are officially rolling, and reality is probably setting in:...
07/07/2026

🚨 HOLIDAY STATUS UPDATE: OVER 70% SOLD OUT! 🚨

School holidays are officially rolling, and reality is probably setting in: keeping the kids happy, screen-free, and entertained for the next two weeks is a lot of work! 😮‍💨

If the end-of-term rush got in the way of planning, don't panic. You haven't missed out, but you’ll need to move fast today—7 of our workshops are completely SOLD OUT (including Fantastic Strength Animals and two of our VERY Arty Afternoons!).

Because demand for last-minute spots is high, we’ve just adapted the schedule to open up a brand-new afternoon session of next weeks Mapmakers! 🗺️✨ Morning session is sold out.

Here is what you can still grab a spot for this week:

🎨 Art Jam: A high-energy, purely creative painting session where kids take the lead and lean into their own big ideas.
🦊 Mistake Maker: Drawing Real Life Animals: Our award-winning workshop (based on our 2026 Fringe Festival Children's Event Winner!). Kids draw real-life taxidermied animal specimens and learn to catch fixed-mindset thoughts.
👗 No-Sew Fashion: Upcycling at its finest! Kids get to design and create incredible new fashion pieces without needing a single stitch.
🎭 Kids Improv: Pure, collaborative fun that builds massive confidence, quick thinking, and a "can-do" attitude.

Very Arty Morning - Friday 10th, Clay, canvas, and total creative freedom combined into one ultimate session.

Why parents (and kids) love our 3-hour sessions:

☕ A genuine break for you: Drop them off for 3 full hours of supervised fun while you catch up on work, life, or a quiet coffee Forum

🧠 Brave brains, zero templates: This isn't copycat crafting. We use premium materials and process-based art to secretly build resilience and problem-solving skills.

We always get a wave of last-minute bookings on Tuesdays once the holiday routine kicks in. Skip the stress, save your sanity, and secure one of the remaining spots today!

👉 Visit: https://strengthheroes.com.au/upcoming-workshops

01/07/2026

Kids parties dont have to be stressful. Kids and parents loved this painting project!

Parents dont have to think of how to keep a class of kids entertained. We are experts at providing fun and impressive projects for all ages in our 1.5 or 2.5 hour party packages.

Visit our bio and click the link for detail or DM us and we will send you the details of our party package.

"The holidays are officially here! 🚨 If you are already hearing 'I'm bored' or just need a 3-hour window to grab a quiet...
28/06/2026

"The holidays are officially here! 🚨 If you are already hearing 'I'm bored' or just need a 3-hour window to grab a quiet coffee or catch up on work, we've got you. Our workshops start tomorrow morning! We have a handful of last-minut e spots left for this week. Tap the link in our bio to claim yours before they close!"

23/06/2026

"Labels like 'perfectionist' can become rigid boxes for kids. Try shifting the focus to what they are currently learning. Instead of 'She's a perfectionist,' try saying: 'She is learning to accept that she is a beginner at this.' It is much easier to support a child in developing a new behaviour than it is to change a label. 🤍 Read the full guide at o https://strengthheroes.com.au/5-things-to-help-your-child-be-a-mistake-make


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