Tag: kidsart

Reindeer Drawings

Using line and shape to draw a reindeer

Beautiful Birds!

Length of session – 2 x approx. 1 hour Ages 5 – 11 As part of our ‘back to basics’ drawing topic this term, the children have been applying what they have learnt about line and shape by creating a bird drawing. We began this two week topic with some guided drawing.  The children worked …

Abstract Experimental Drawing

Length of session – 1 hour Ages 5 – 11   This half term we are going ‘back to basics’ with our drawing at Art Explorers.  We use an adapted version of the Mona Brookes method from her book, ‘Drawing With Children’.  We began by looking at the different types of line and shape and …

Initial Letter Reduction Printing

Introducing the idea of reversing images for printing.

Introduction to printing

The children in our art clubs have been busy getting to grips with the idea of printing this week.    We had a short discussion about printing before hand and many of the children realised that they had printed before even if it was simply using potatoes or hands.  We talked about different kinds of …

New Year, New Topic

Gearing up for a brand new topic. Messy but fun!

Harvesting Dreams – Hundertwasser For Kids: Book Review

A book bursting with creativity