Category Archives: 10-13 year old session

This week was our final session practicing the grid method. Some of the children finished last week or during this session so they had a go at enlarging another picture. Next week the children will be drawing different Derbyshire wildlife in their sketchbook and experimenting with what they wish to use to create their finalContinue reading “Exploring the Grid Method – Part 3”

This week the children started on their chosen images for their second trial of using the grid method to enlarge an image. This week I gave everyone free choice on what material they wished to use to add colour to their image. They had the choice of watercolour paint, brush tip pens, pencil crayons, oilContinue reading “Exploring the Grid Method – Part 2”

We have an ambitious project coming up this term for the Friday group. They will be creating some British wildlife art in their sketchbooks which they will then use the grid method to enlarge on some A2 paper for the display.To prepare them for it we are going to spend the next three weeks practicingContinue reading “Exploring the Grid Method – Part 1”

For our last session exploring 3D Art the children spent the first part on creating some felt plush using felt, embroidery thread, buttons, scissors, stuffing and fabric glue. The children enjoyed trying out creating their own plush/cuddly toys, especially the fact they could choose what they wanted to make.Once their plush were completed the childrenContinue reading “Exploring 3D Art with Felt and Clay”

Our exploration of 3D art has continued this week with cardboard and foil. We created the cardboard art first and then the foil sculptures during the last quarter of the session. The children also had access to all other art materials we have in our stores. The first challenge they were given was to createContinue reading “Exploring 3D Cardboard Art”

Today we had lots of fun exploring some of the natural dyes we can make using vegetables and berries that we can buy from the shops. We used red cabbage, blackberries, spinach and turmeric to make our dyes. We actually used the red cabbage to make three different colours thanks to a fun from scienceContinue reading “Natural Dyes Workshop”

This week our Friday group had lots of fun exploring creating 3D paper art using paper, scissors, googly eyes and foam sticky pads. One of the children described 3D paper art as ‘drawing with scissors’. They enjoyed using vibrantly coloured paper and trying to figure out whether it is better to stick pieces down asContinue reading “Exploring 3D Paper Art”

This weeks extra summer session was focused on exploring what we can create via clay modelling. During the first half of the session everyone created their very own mosaic coaster using beads and clay, while in the second half the children had the opportunity to create whatever they wanted.We have ended up with some vibrantContinue reading “Clay Modelling Summer Session”

This week the majority of our Friday group were on holiday so we used today to finish off some art for our display. We ended up discussing the author and illustrator Harriet Muncaster who is a source of inspiration for the child who created the lovely fairies below. Next week we will be trying out 3DContinue reading “Collage Fairies”

This week the Friday group created their magical creature pictures for our display, some of the children practiced a few ideas in their sketchbook first before creating their final piece. They created their magical beasts by combining different real animals using some animal encyclopaedias we had available to look through as inspiration. Some of theContinue reading “Magizoologist’s Field Sketchbooks part 2”