100+ Fun Ideas for Art Activities that are Easy to Prepare and that Children Will Love

Unleash your pupils¿ imaginations with this wonderful collection of tried and tested art activities that are easy to prepare, but children will love. The activities introduce a wide range of art skills and media and are fully compatible with the National Curriculum. They are suitable for use in the classroom, at home or in children¿s clubs. Although aimed primarily at 7-11 year olds, most activities in this very practical book can be adapted for younger children. Activities range from designing a banknote and painting glass jars to printing on fabric and creating 3D robots

DRAWING IDEAS: Runner beans; Sweetcorn; Fruit; Shoes; Old buildings (1); Old buildings (2); Modern buildings; Out of a window; Kings, queens and jacks; Chocolate wrappers; Fizzy-drink cans; Boxes (1); Boxes (2); Nets - 3D extension; Spheres; Symmetry patterns; Buildings in miniature; Jugs and mugs; Kitchen utensils; Half faces; Chinese landscapes; Straight line patterns; Drawing people using ovals; Grid enlargements; Totem poles; Design a banknote; Design a chair; Design a sensory garden; Design a board game; Design an outfit; PAINTING IDEAS: Shade cards; Distorted faces; Black, white and shades of grey; Concentric circles; Townscapes; Camouflage animals; Planet scenes; Tessellating shapes; Contrasting colour wheel; Using contrasting colours; Pebbles and shells; Making waves; Bridges; Historical portraits; Historical or religious buildings; Descriptive paintwork; Glass jars; Watercolour landscapes; Thick-paint landscapes; Household objects; Animals; Plan views; Didgeridoos; Balsa boomerangs; TEXTILES: Tie-dyeing (knot-dyeing); String dyeing; Elastic-band dyeing in half-and-half colours; Fan-shape dyeing; Collaborative dyeing; Fabric square in shades; Contrasting colours in fabrics; Christmas stockings; Puppets; Batik fish; Batik printing patterns; Simple bookmarks; Peg-loom weaving; Rag rugs; William Morris inspired; PRINTING: Marbling-ink prints; Christmas wrapping paper; Greetings card; Polystyrene prints - candles; Tiles; Letter prints; Big abstract prints; String prints; Monoprints; Veggie prints; Black and white; Printing on fabric; T-shirt print; Table cover; Circle scene; Alien design; GLUE AND PAPER: Tropical fish; Snow scene; African masks; Sunset strips; Natural-material collages; Bedroom design; Symmetry in contrast; Mosaic spirals; Recycled messages; Papier-mache faces; Balloon monsters; Picture frames; Gift boxes; Tonal collage; Making shakers; Matisse-style collage; General collage ideas; Withy tipis; 3D AND OTHER IDEAS: Withy mini-beasts; Rolled-up-newspaper hats; Art-straw tower challenge; Celtic jewellery; Art-deco tiles; Thumb pots; Coil pots; Clay heads; Pencil pot holder; Treasure island; 2D robots; 3D robots; Modroc bowls; Modroc flowers; Wire-mesh animals; Mixed-media collage; Shadow fish