Be Creative With Zentangles

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The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns, tangles. You create tangles with combinations of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves and orbs. These simple shapes are the "Elemental Strokes" in all Zentangle art. These patterns are drawn on small pieces of paper called "tiles." We call them tiles because you can assemble them into mosaics.

Avery Grainger, presenter

Avery is a past participant in Go Girl here to talk to you about some creative ways to express yourself and keep you organized in some fun, unique ways.

Journaling, using an agenda, photography, social media (when you're allowed), are all fun ways to document your experiences on the way to achieving your dreams, and you can be as creative with them as you want! (6:00)

First Nations, Metis & Inuit Learning Services, RDPSD, presenters: Terry Lakey and Hayley Christen

Traditionally, Indigenous People's taught life skills to their children by creating games that offered opportunities to practice those skills in fun and creative ways. This video demonstrates some of those games. Hit this link for instructions and other support materials! (9:55)

Kati Ramsden, Presenter

Music and 4/5

Don Campbell Elementary

The video is a rhythm/body percussion lesson that ends in a body percussion play-along of 2 pop songs, Dance Monkey by Tones & I and Dynamite by BTS. (16:20)

Jeannette Manser, presenter

Notre Dame High School

"Use your voice..." are words we often hear from adults suggesting that we have a fabulous tool to communicate with and share how we're feeling. Making music with our voices is one creative and effective way to do that!n (10:21)

Jeannette Manser, presenter

Notre Dame High School

This is a fun, interactive Mario Kart themed video based game you can play! (2:59)

Jeannette Manser, presenter

Notre Dame High School

The classic playground game, "Would You Rather?" Grow Kids Online Edition! (3:28)

Glen Trefanenko, presenter with daughter, Leah

This is a fun drumming session you can do anywhere as long as you have a flat surface to play on! (15:54)

Rico Martinez, presenter

Complimentary Basic Hip Hop ClassSong is Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty By Nature, no copyright infringement intended. (21:31)

Rico is originally from Mexico City and he began dancing at the age of 5, learning first by breaking in the streets on sheets of cardboard. He began performing in local television programs and street dance shows. Now as the owner of Pound It Hip Hop Studio in Red Deer Alberta, Rico prides himself by bringing the pioneers of street dance styles to his studio to give the best opportunities for his students-to not only learn about the dance but also the Hip Hop culture.

Here is a video link to a Picasso-inspired portrait project.

Materials that the kids will need are:

-a pencil

-an eraser

-thicker paper like cardstock or watercolor paper

-crayons

-watercolor paints

-paintbrush

-water

-ruler

(10:33)

Video length - 6:50 minutes

Supplies: pizza box; tin foil, plastic wrap, black paper, ruler, tape, glue, scissors or exacto knife - also would need food to "cook" in the solar oven, plus a hot sunny day - nachos and shredded cheese or graham crackers, chocolate chips & marshmallows! (light show box experiment needs a box, scissors, plastic water bottle, food colouring, tape)

Note: this one could be done as a large group after watching the demo, but may require too many supplies to work well for you.

Video length - 10:08 minutes

supplies:

Also note that the Library has a loanable game, Battle Academy: Pokemon Trading Card Game that can be signed out for free with your RDPL library card!

https://rdpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S58C610862

Video length: 5:12 minutes

Supplies: old Tshirt; sharp scissors

Note: This one requires the least number of supplies and as long as the children are careful with scissors, could be a really simple activity for them to do!

Video length: 6:37 minutes

Supplies: stiff cardboard (and pencil to trace your first initial); scissors; an old book (preferably paperback); tape; glue and ribbon