Category Archives: Art Lesson Gallery

Exploring the Grid Method – Part 3

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”

Mark Making with Autumn Found Objects – Paint

This week the toddlers have enjoyed exploring mark making with paint, acorns, pine cones, leaves and sponges. The first experiment we tried out was rolling acorns through paint, to begin with the acorns kept getting stuck in the paint but after a few pushes they began rolling better. For our second experiment we had differentContinue reading “Mark Making with Autumn Found Objects – Paint”

Autumnal Lanterns

This week our 4-9 year olds have been making some Autumnal Lanterns using recycled jam jars, acrylic paint, tissue paper, leaves, glue and tea light candles. We had a battery operated candle available so we can test out the lanterns before taking them home.The children were given the option of making Halloween themed lanterns ifContinue reading “Autumnal Lanterns”

Exploring the Grid Method – Part 2

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”

Mark Making with Leaves – Graphite and Chalk Pastels

This week our toddler group have been exploring mark making with leaves, they also had access to a piece of grass and some bark. The leaves were different ones I found around Belper whilst on a walk, I tried to find different shapes to make it more interesting.We used thin paper, graphite sticks, chalk pastelsContinue reading “Mark Making with Leaves – Graphite and Chalk Pastels”

Autumnal Hands for Our Tree

This week our 4-9 year olds will be filling this entire roll of paper with drawings of their hands, they will have access to different fabrics, glue, pens, oil pastels, chalk pastels and pencils to decorate their hands different Autumnal colours. The plan is to make a tree on our display board out of everyone’sContinue reading “Autumnal Hands for Our Tree”

Exploring the Grid Method – Part 1

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”

Paint Texture and Tape Resist Exploration

This week our Toddler group had lots of fun exploring the texture of paint with their hands and experimenting with tape resist painting! We also had brushes available for anyone who was worried about touching the paint at first. In the end everyone enjoyed getting stuck in and loved peeling the masking tape off andContinue reading “Paint Texture and Tape Resist Exploration”

Exploring 3D Art with Felt and Clay

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”