You will need: a hairdryer
Using a hair dryer on cold se0ng, animate / move light weight shapes (made of :nfoil, :ssue paper or kitchen roll across the floor and table in a ‘catch’em quick game!
Tinfoil / kitchen paper
scissors
Add extra excitement with the light from your phone to spotlight different shapes! Moving foil fish across the rug using a hairdryer! Catch them!
You will need: Used coffee can with plas4c lid Can opener Scissors Coloured tape String Birdseed
Get more birds to come visit and jazz up your garden with some DIY bird feeder sculpture! Using a coffee can, remove lid, cut in half and remove the 4n ‘end’ with a 4n opener Decorate the 4n exterior, thread through string and fill with feed!! Make them as colourful and as sculptural as you dare!
You will need: Cardboard / coloured cardboard, paint, stone scissors
If you love being outside why not try to adjust you outside environment – using coloured or painted cardboard, install you own crazy paving throughout the garden! Cut whichever shapes you like (weight don with a stone if it’s windy) and make your own temporary, expanded crazy paving!
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Hi! It’s me Laura here again! I’ve got a new printing activity for you to try! I hope you enjoy it? This time we’re using leaves so I hope you have some in your garden you can pick? Have fun...
HERE’S A LIST OF THINGS YOU’LL NEED: • some leaves • a sponge (or brush) • a rolling pin or something similar in size/ shape to roll • some paint • some paper, any colour
LET’S PRINT!
LEAF PRINTING INSPIRATION!
STEP 1 - COLLECT LEAVES You’ll need to have a look in the garden for a selection of leaves to tr y. Make sure you give them a quick wash to get any dir t of f and pat them dr y.
STEP 2 - APPLY PAINT Put your leaf onto a spare piece of paper with the vein side facing you. Cover the leaf thoroughly in paint with your brush or sponge.
STEP 3 - PLACE ON CARD Carefully lif t up your painted leaf and place paint side down onto a fresh piece of paper or your blank card.
STEP 4 - ROLL OVER YOUR PRINT Place a blank piece of paper over your leaf and use a rolling pin (or something similar, perhaps a smooth plastic bottle?) to roll over the paper that’s hiding the leaf. You want to apply firm pressure but not too hard incase the leaf moves or slips!
STEP 5 - REMOVE LEAF AND PAPER Once you’re happy with your rolling, take away the paper and the leaf and.... ta da! You should have a print!
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LSO A D O U L E A F S AT C U O YO HE L ARD, G HE T T T P A I NPORTRIAT NK C WITH SECOND A L EAF ES AB L G N E D O CHALLENGE... H E E O F F T H AT I V E T R O V E T, P E E L H E N E G I G N S PA I N H AV E T U R D E ? E A N D E A S YO X A M P L TRACEY! C E S PA E T H I S LIK
I hope you enjoy printing Sheena! If it’s okay with you, can you ask Jackie to take photos of them and email them back to me please so we can see what you make! email: ar tlinksensor y@gmail.com I’m excited to see them! Speak soon! Laura S!
You will need - a light source, glasses, water / water and food colouring
Light magic Light, from any source can be made magic... whether you have a coloured disco light, a plain bulb or even your iPhone light try these simple techniques to make new spaces,games and visuals - use your light to highlight an interesting space in your immediate environment - like exploring a familiar space in new ways - could you team some music with your light? Space sounds, under water themes? - could you use light in unexpected places/ behind your curtains, on the ceiling, behind the fish bowl, through a glass of water?! - using some water or water with food in a selection of glasses, can you make your own light show? How dynamic and exciting can you make it?
N NATUR E C K L A C E S
Hi there! Here’s an activity sheet to make some nature necklaces! You’ll need a few bits of specialist equipment like Fimo Modelling clay. There’s a list below! Have fun...
HERE’S A LIST OF THINGS YOU’LL NEED: • some leaves • some Fimo modelling clay • an acrylic rolling pin • some baking paper • some waxed cord • some modelling tools (a regular knife and cocktail sticks can make a good substitute!)
LET’S MAKE!
LEAF NECKLACE INSPIRATION
STEP 1 - COLLECT LEAVES You’ll need to have a look in the garden for a selection of leaves to tr y. Make sure you give them a quick wash to get any dir t of f and pat them dr y.
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STEP 2 - BAKING PAPER
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Roll out some baking paper to create a sur face to work onto.
STEP 3 - ROLL OUT FIMO Choose the colour of Fimo you want to work with. You’ll probably need to roll it in your hands to sof ten it a bit, then using the rolling pin, roll it out flat onto the baking sheet in front of you.
STEP 4 - MAKE THE LEAF PRINT Place the side of the leaf with all the veins on face down onto the clay. Using your roller, apply pressure and roll over your leaf so the pattern transfers onto the clay.
STEP 5 - CUT OUT LEAF SHAPE Before you remove your leaf from the clay, use a knife or one of the modelling tools to cut around the shape of your leaf.
STEP 6 - REMOVE LEAF Once you’re happy with your shape, take away the the leaf and you should have a leaf with a print of it’s texture on the clay!
STEP 7 - MAKE A HOLE Using a big needle (such as a bodkin) or kebab stick make a hole in the top of your leaf.
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STEP 8 - BAKE YOUR LEAF(LEAVES) Follow the manufacturers instructions to bake your leaf shapes.
STEP 9 - THREAD YOUR CORD Choose one of the colours of cord and thread through your hole as shown in the picture on the lef t. Then tie the two loose ends in a knot, slip over your head and wear to dinner! Or breakfast!
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MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE SOME THAT SIT INSIDE A SHAPE LIKE THIS CIRCLE? ACRYLIC PAINT HAS BEEN USED TO ADD DEFINITION BEFORE BAKING.
OBJECT STORIES Using a selection of objects from around the home, can you lay them out and create a story around each object? For example, you lay out a sock, a book, a stone, a fork....can you create a storyline? ‘One day Jim lost his sock....he decided to consult the book of wise spells to see if he could make a ‘finding spell’....by accident he accidentally turned his foot into stone! He used a fork to see if he had any feeling in his foot only to discover.....’ etc. This is. A silly example but you get the idea! Try using a selection of things from your home to create a story - you can collaborate with each other and take turns.... you could even write down your stories to relive again... Could you add sounds or textures as you go or if working in a group, hand around the objects as the story progresses. How imaginative and ambitious can you be with your storyline?
You will need; some household objects and your imagination...
OBJECT /SCULPTURE / COLOUR - Inspired by Tony Cragg / Martin Creed Tony Cragg and Martin Creed are important British artists who use household objects in their work - making us re-think and re-order the materials we have around us. Could you make a temporary sculpture inspired by Tony Cragg or Martin Creed as temporary sculpture in your home or garden? GO FOR IT! You can arrange in order of size or colour! Using objects you have around you work together to make a sculpture like the ones you see here! Send us in photos of your achievements! You will need; your household stu!
PAPER TUBE ENGINEERING
you will need: 1. newspaper or any paper will do 2. scissors 3. a pencil 4. a glue stick or sellotape 5. a ruler
cut out a piece of newspaper 20cm long and 13cm wide.
make connectors to join your tubes together.
roll the paper tightly around the pencil.
to do this cut out a 6cm square piece of paper.
fix the loose edge with glue or sellotape.
roll the paper up really tightly, with no gap in the middle.
repeat process, you will need 12 paper tubes to make a cube.
bend it in half.
make more if you want to build bigger.
make a lot of connectors.
what shapes can you build? can you build a tower or a bridge? or something else?
O T A T O P S ’ T E L PRINT!
Hi! It’s Laura Spring here. I love to print and play with colour so here’s an easy at home activity for you...
HERE’S A LIST OF THINGS YOU’LL NEED: • • • • •
some potatoes a paperclip or two any cookie cutters you might have? some paint some paper, any colour
LET’S PRINT!
FIRSTLY...some potato print inspiration!.
How about just using SHAPES like circles, squares or triangles?
Or what about your favourite food... do you like WATERMELONS?
Or maybe NATURE is the source of inspiration?
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STEP 1 - POTATO PREPARATION Slice your potato up to get a few bits to work with. If you’ve got long style sweet potatoes you can slice up quite a few bits (see above) or just cut it in half (like the one below)
MAKE SURE YOU NOW BLOT YOUR POTATO WITH KITCHEN TOWEL TO REMOVE EXCESS MOISTURE!!!!
METHOD 1: THE COOKIE CUTTER If you have any cookie cutters, you can simply use those to mark out the shape(s) on your potato (as seen in these photos here on the lef t)
Gauge out the par t you don’t want to print using a teaspoon. You should be lef t with the par ts of the potato you want to print!
METHOD 2: THE HAND DRAWN METHOD Draw a simple shape onto your potato using a pencil or marker pen. Now using the end of a paperclip or teaspoon, gauge out the par t you DON’T want to print EG, this love hear t above... make sure you leave the love hear t or else you will get a negative print (Which is something you could play around with later if you like?) You can use a knife too if you want, but paperclips and teaspoons are a bit safer!
T ONL OP TIP!! Y F L AT P R I N T O N S T E X T U R FA C E T O URE S... WON D P ”T AP AS S WORK A ER S MOO TH P WELL APER
READY TO PRINT? Apply your paint to your potato with a brush, sponge or even ink pad! Gently press it down onto your paper as evenly as possible and lif t of f...ta da!!!
IP!! T P O T AME S E H T REUSE O PRINT IN OT T RS, A U T O O L P O ENT C R E F OFF F T I DI H AS J U ST W O AG A I N ! AND G COLOURS? If you’re doing an abstract pattern, think about the way colours work together?
Sof t/complimentar y
Stronger
Bold/Contrasting
HAVE FUN AND EXPERIMENT!
What other vegetables could you print with?
Celer y?
Sweetcorn?
Lemons?
SECOND PORTRIAT NOW YOU’RE A PRINTING PRO CHALLENGE... YOU COULD TRY PRINTING ONTO BROWN PARCEL PAPER TOO TO MAKE WRAPPING TRACEY! PAPER OR BLANK CARDS!?
You will need: any object, paper, pen/pencil,
SHADOW DRAWINGS! Using your piece of paper and any household object, position it so a shadow forms - this could be infront of a window or using a lamp, iPhone light... anything that creates a shadow! Trace the outline to create your very own abstract shadow drawing! You could even develop your drawings into characters...
You will need: An image (this could be a photo, book, newspaper etc.
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Everyday objects to make sound with….what is around you! eg.:
Looking at your favourite image, cartoon, pain4ng, magazine ar4cle, use some objects around you to make a sound effect for the scene! Your voice for a car engine, some rice for footsteps on gravel, cutlery for chains? See how imagina4ve you can be to make your own ‘foley’ sound for your image, just like the movies!
You will need: a stone or log Acrylic paint PVA Glue Paintbrush
Using a stone or wood found at your home, paint them into an amazing door stop or book end! These are by the ar:st Nicolas Party for inspira:on – they are stones, not fruit! What can you create?
YOU WILL NEED – -‐ food bags -‐ Shower / bath gels -‐ Small objects of interest / gliAer -‐ Masking tape / cellotape Fill some food bags with different shower gels, adding in gliAer or small objects like googly eyes, stars, sand, plasIc shapes . SIck on your window to make moveable, swooshy stained glass windows. You can remove the gel aMerwards and use as normal
Using 'nfoil, press over shapes, body parts, places in your home…everything and anything to make amazing 'nfoll reflec've casts! Explore your environment and see what you can make!!
Start with a sec'on of 'nfoil, find something you want to ’cast’ and get pressing!!