Apr 13, 2020 | Art, Creative Activities
Paint a dream image and write a poem to go with it. Try to paint a dreamy picture with water colours or acrylics. Look at this picture or Monet’s work for ideas. Use lots of water allowing the paint to move together to create multi coloured effects. The sky can merge...
Apr 12, 2020 | Art, Creative Activities
Support the NHS with a rainbow image with words and cartoon characters. Say thank you to doctors, nurses and all other NHS workers by painting a rainbow. It can include any colours in any order but if you want to be accurate it’s red (on the outside), orange, yellow,...
Apr 12, 2020 | Campaigning, Creative Activities
What can you find out about the Pride movement? Is there an LGBT group near you? What do the letters mean? What sorts activities do Pride organise? Look at this painting by Becky Shaw. It’s called Proud Phoenix Rising and was painted for the formation of the Watchet...
Apr 11, 2020 | Art, Creative Activities
Vincent was an amazing artist who was a brilliant and troubled man. He painted in different styles throughout his short life but a famous technique he used was to paint landscapes using small stokes of colour – lots of them all crowded together in vertical,...
Apr 5, 2020 | Creative Activities, Poetry and Creative Writing
Can you write your own poem for a wedding or a special event? It could be for your mum’s birthday or your last day at school. What are the good things to value and put in a performance poem? Here are some words to help you – fantastic, loving, kind, beautiful,...
Apr 3, 2020 | Creative Activities, Poetry and Creative Writing
Look at the Hinkley Point poem. Bird watchers winking on the old sea wall Down here in Hinkley where the seagulls call, Low tide lifting on a shingle shore The wind blows fresh, sharp and raw, Listen to the waves swell and crack Sing to the Welsh and they’ll sing...
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