Amy – Page 2 – Primrose Art Club

Solar System Twirl Decoration and Paper Plate Space Ships

This week we had lots of fun sponge painting some paper plates cut into a spiral. The blue and red paint was squirted directly onto the plate and the toddlers used their sponges to spread it, they enjoyed mixing the red and blue together on the plate. After they had finished sponge painting the nextContinue reading “Solar System Twirl Decoration and Paper Plate Space Ships”

Foil Emboss Space Paintings

This week we tried out foil embossing, using cereal boxes, string, foil and glue. To begin with the children drew and cut out a planet or space ship out of the cereal box cardboard. Next the children glued string to the cardboard, creating either lines or shapes. Next the children wrapped foil around their planetContinue reading “Foil Emboss Space Paintings”

Paint Fireworks and Collage Bonfires

The main craft we made today were some paint spinning Catherine Wheels. These were made by squeezing blobs of two different colours of paint onto a paper plate, which we then flipped upside down onto some paper and spun. Next we added a wooden stick for the handle and some pipe cleaners and stars toContinue reading “Paint Fireworks and Collage Bonfires”

Free Choice Fireworks & Bonfire Collages

As it is Bonfire Night soon this week the children have made some bright and colourful firework and bonfire pictures.For the fireworks they had the choice of oil pastels or paint and everyone had access to glitter glue and star sequins. Meanwhile for the bonfires everyone created collages. We ended up with a wide varietyContinue reading “Free Choice Fireworks & Bonfire Collages”

Derbyshire Wildlife Final Piece – Part 3

Everyone made an incredible amount of progress today and to help with the adhesive paper issue we started cutting off the areas it was applied that would not have yarn attached. Looking at the yarn paintings closely I think the patterns that the yarn makes reminds me of some of the colouring pages you findContinue reading “Derbyshire Wildlife Final Piece – Part 3”

Halloween Jars

This week as a break from our display project the children painted some Halloween Lantern jars to take home. They had the choice of tissue paper or paint for decorating the jars, everyone ended up decorating two jars to take home. Unfortunately I missed taking photos of three of the jars as we ended upContinue reading “Halloween Jars”

Witch’s Tool Kit

This week we not only made some awesome witch themed art but we also had fun with two mini science experiments! The first thing we did was paint some paper plates for the witch’s cauldron black so we could leave them to dry while we did our science experiments. We used a sponge and dabbedContinue reading “Witch’s Tool Kit”

Collage Costume Masks

This week during our 4-9 year old sessions we created some fantastic masks out of card and collage materials. Some of the children knew what they wanted to create straight away, a few needed some time to think first. Although seeing other’s creations quickly provided the spark they needed to come up with their ownContinue reading “Collage Costume Masks”

Derbyshire Wildlife Final Piece – Part 2

During the second session spent on the animal artwork we had a few mishaps with the adhesive paper meaning one of the pieces of art needed redrawing and new adhesive paper adding. The adhesive paper can get stuck firmly to the protective coating that is meant to help it keep it’s stickiness. Everyone worked hardContinue reading “Derbyshire Wildlife Final Piece – Part 2”

The Spooky Undead

This week the toddlers had fun creating some spooky undead creatures. First we created some skeletons by gluing cotton buds and cotton wool onto a paper figure to represent the bones. Then we made a skull mask out of a paper plate, we stuck tissue paper onto the mask to create texture. For the finishingContinue reading “The Spooky Undead”