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June 8th - 24th
June 8th - 24th
Visual Arts - Paint and Colour
Visual Arts - Paint and Colour
WARNING - This may get messy :)
Water Gun Painting
Water Gun Painting
Load up your water guns with paint mixed with water. Then... Ready, Aim, Create!
(Don't forget to try this one outside and use a canvas as a target!)
Exploding Art!
Exploding Art!
This is another messy one so it is best done outside. Set up your canvas (this can be a sheet or paper stuck to a large sheet of cardboard), load up your water balloons with paint mixed with water. Then... bombs away!
Music
Music
June 8th - 24th Singing and Listening & Responding
June 8th - 24th Singing and Listening & Responding
Would you like to sing along and send us an audio clip? Or why not send us an audio clip of you discussing the similarities and differences between the songs.
Join our favourite singing walrus for some Summer time songs.
Join our favourite singing walrus for some Summer time songs.
Click here to hear: I Love Summer Time
Click here to hear: The Summer Song
Which song was your favourite?
What differences were there between the songs? Were the beats different? Were the tunes different? Were the lyrics different?
What was the same or similar?
May 25th - June 5th - Minibeasts
May 25th - June 5th - Minibeasts
Make your own minibeast creations. Take a look at the pictures below for some inspiration or use your imagination to create your own beastly masterpiece!
Don't forget to take a photo of your beautiful creations. We would love to see them.
Painted rock bugs
Insect diorama
Minibeast collage
3D insect garden
Minibeast pegs
Mixed media snail
Cardboard tube butterfly
Playdough Minibeasts
Music
Music
June 2nd - 12th Singing and Composing
June 2nd - 12th Singing and Composing
Sing and buzz along to the Bees go buzzing song.
Sing and buzz along to the Bees go buzzing song.
Mary would love to hear you singing along - why not email me an audioclip
You could even compose your own verse.
Father and daughter team, Phillip and Hannah Hoose wrote the song, “Hey, Little Ant” together in 1992 when Hannah was 9-years-old. Their popular recording led to the story’s publication as a children’s book in 1998.
Father and daughter team, Phillip and Hannah Hoose wrote the song, “Hey, Little Ant” together in 1992 when Hannah was 9-years-old. Their popular recording led to the story’s publication as a children’s book in 1998.
If you were the kid what would you do?
If you were the kid what would you do?
Can you compose a new verse for this song?
Can you compose a new verse for this song?
Listen to the song
Listen to the song
May 11th - May 22nd - On the Farm
May 11th - May 22nd - On the Farm
Click the link above for instructions
Materials needed - flour, salt, water and food colouring or washable paints (optional)
Playdough (clay) Animals
Playdough (clay) Animals
Use playdough to create farm animals.
Previous Weeks Songs and Activities
Previous Weeks Songs and Activities
Sing and dance along to the Dingle Dangle Scarecrow song.
Sing and dance along to the Dingle Dangle Scarecrow song.
Mary would love to hear you singing along - why not email me an audioclip
Sing Along to Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Sing Along to Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Mary would love to hear you singing along - why not email me an audioclip
Can you learn the Earth Day song?
Can you learn the Earth Day song?
Mary would love to hear you singing along - why not email me an audioclip
Make your own musical instrument ideas
Make your own musical instrument ideas
Tin Can drum kit
Tin Can drum kit
Materials needed - empty cans and containers, balloons, rubber bands
Jar Lid Banjo
Jar Lid Banjo
Materials needed - jar lids, icepop sticks, rubber bands, stickers to decorate
Rice Shaker Percussion Instrument
Rice Shaker Percussion Instrument
Materials Needed - Empty cylindrical container e.g. as for herbs/spices (not glass), Rice, paper and paint to decorate
May 7th - Vesak
May 7th - Vesak
Vesak, also known as Wesak, Buddha Day or Buddha Burmina, is the most important day in the Buddhist calendar. Celebrated on the full moon in May, Vesak celebrates the birth of Buddha, as well as his enlightenment and death. It is widely celebrated in Asia and in many places is an official public holiday. Vesak will next be celebrated on 7th May 2020.
Vesak, also known as Wesak, Buddha Day or Buddha Burmina, is the most important day in the Buddhist calendar. Celebrated on the full moon in May, Vesak celebrates the birth of Buddha, as well as his enlightenment and death. It is widely celebrated in Asia and in many places is an official public holiday. Vesak will next be celebrated on 7th May 2020.
Here are some art and music activities to help show how Buddhists celebrate Vesak.
Here are some art and music activities to help show how Buddhists celebrate Vesak.
Make a Vesak lantern
Make a Vesak lantern
Instructions
Instructions
Make a painting of a full moon
Make a painting of a full moon
What you need to think about - What shape is the full moon, What colours do you need - will the full moon look white or yellow. What will your sky look like - will it be dark blue / light blue / cloudy. Will there be stars in the sky? What do they look like.
What you need to think about - What shape is the full moon, What colours do you need - will the full moon look white or yellow. What will your sky look like - will it be dark blue / light blue / cloudy. Will there be stars in the sky? What do they look like.
What will you material will you paint your picture on - cardboard. paper, could you find a smooth stone in your garden or while you are our walking, what about a piece of wood? Send Mary a photo of your creation.
What will you material will you paint your picture on - cardboard. paper, could you find a smooth stone in your garden or while you are our walking, what about a piece of wood? Send Mary a photo of your creation.
Previous Weeks' Activities
Previous Weeks' Activities
Draw or paint the shadow of your toys
Draw or paint the shadow of your toys
Materials needed - toy figures and animals, paper, sunny day, painting or drawing materials
Spring Chicken
Spring Chicken
Use a paper plate and hand cut-outs to create a spring chicken
Jackson Pollack Inspired Art
Jackson Pollack Inspired Art
Materials needed - Paint (splashed , dripped, squirted, sprayed at random), Cardboard. Where? Garden
Finger Printing Spring Scenes
Finger Printing Spring Scenes
Use your finger prints and paint to create your own Spring scene
Materials needed - paper, paint, fingers
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