Our new Artclub!

Hi and welcome to our new KS2 Artclub.  Today we split our group in two. Half of us paper machied the owls I have been making, whilst the other half made some pom-poms.

 

 

Fortunately the weather allowed us to get outside under the canopy which meant we could enjoy the messy activity even more.  The owls are made from wire and stuffed to give a surface on which to stick the paper.  It still proved tricky, especially around the wings!

 

 

 

 

The paper mache will provide a surface on which to stick the pom-poms.  All the children in school have had the opportunity to make a pom-pom and these will be stuck all over the two owls.

 

 

Meanwhile, inside, the other half of the artclub were making pom-poms.  When you see how big these owls are, you will see that we need a fair few pom-poms.  If anybody would like to help make some then please let me, Mrs. Chin know and I can provide you with some wool and some cardboard circles.

Halfway through our session we swapped to do the other activity.

Next week we will be starting our new project. We will be doing some lovely drawing to start it off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Big Draw 2012

The Big Draw was a fantastic opportunity to allow our children to indulge their creative passions and to immerse themselves in the highly enjoyable experience of drawing.  Here, we recognise that drawing is not restricted to a pencil and paper approach but drawing can be carried out in endless ways.

In classrooms children were drawing in pairs, in teams and independently, using a huge range of drawing tools which created either highly colourful or powerfully monochrome outcomes.

The themes varied from self-portraits to golden tickets through to space and famous people, all chosen carefully to appeal to the child and to promote age appropriate drawing skills.

The classrooms were buzzing with energy and excitement as the children shared their outcomes with a real sense of pride.  In the hall the children were able to take a more free approach to drawing, choosing to doodle and design in a way that was personal to them.

 They used a huge range of media on varying scales and together managed to fill the floor of the entire hall, which was lined with good quality lining paper!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At last! The finished models of the butterflies and dragonflies

Here at last is a photostory of the finished models!  I am sure you will agree they are fabulous!  Sorry for the delay in getting them on to the blog.  The delay was unavoidable.

They are on display at the Children's Centre in Lofthouse in one of their community rooms and also in the corridor together with a display of some of our salt dough models.

On the 17th January we invited our family and friends to an open afternoon at the Children's Centre to look at the finished pieces.  They agreed they add lots of colour and interest.