STYLE | Art
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With Lauren Fr y, Arts Educator
ncouraging exploration in children promotes curiosity and discovery. It also helps to reduce the fear of failure, which increasingly hinders young people’s willingness to experiment. To inspire exploration there are few things more awe-inspiring and mind-blowing than outer space and the possibilities of unexplored galaxies, unidentified objects and unknown life forms.
PVA glue String and tin foil or round lids Watercolour liquid or powder, ink, food colouring, poster paint, glitter, googly eyes, chalks, pastels...the possibilities are endless. White/silver pen (optional)
Art meets science with this extraterrestrial experiment of mixing colours into PVA and waiting with excitement for the results to be revealed. Last year saw colossal scientific discoveries in space including the sun reawakening, a new moon around Jupiter and a black hole called ‘the unicorn’. Who knows what phenomena are waiting to be discovered in 2022? With a few simple art materials and a willingness to play, you can create stunning and mystical planets and celestial bodies that will inspire high aspirations and give form to the mantra of aiming for the stars.
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1. The first step is to decide what you are going to use as a mould. You could use a circular lid of a pot or create a mould by forming a circle of string on a piece of tin foil. Once you have selected your mould, pour in some PVA; do this slowly and carefully so it doesn’t overflow.
