This Friday we will be once again visiting the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh for our inspiration.
One of my favourite sculptures in the Gallery of Modern Art is ‘Vulcan’. He is an enormous figure constructed from steel, measuring 730 cm in height. He was created by the Scottish artist, Eduardo Paolozzi
Click on the Sway to find out more about your Feel-Good Friday activity! I hope you have fun creating it.
Today, rather than posting a Sway, I’m going to share some art activities from the National Galleries of Scotland.
Each week, throughout the lockdown, they have been posting ideas for creative projects for children, including mud painting, spiral finding, map drawing, and bangle making.
Click on the link to find out more. Don’t forget to take photos of your artwork and tell your teacher how you got on!
Have fun!
For this Friday’s creative challenge I was inspired by Mrs Fraser’s assembly on different types of art, also by a comment that Hayden made on the blog.
Today we are going to be creating pictures using small stones and pebbles. The subject of your picture is entirely your choice – it could be your family, your cat or dog, birds, flowers – anything!
Click on the Sway to find out more …
Don’t forget to take photos of your artwork and send them to your teacher or to me, so that I can make a gallery on Sway to show your creations to everyone. Have fun, and have a great weekend.
Now that the trees are in leaf and many of the flowers in our gardens are beginning to bloom, I thought we could try making decorative eye masks using natural materials.
Wearing decorative masks can be traced back to history of Venice and its carnival celebrations. The tradition of mask-wearing started in the 13th century when Venetians held many celebrations and parties. They would wear elaborate masks to hide their identity, just like you may do at Hallowe’en.
Click on the Sway below to find a step-by-step guide for making your own mask. It’s very simple, and you need only a few resources. Remember to ask for an adult’s permission first!
Here is another quick tutorial: How to make a Leaf Mask
Don’t worry if you can’t find any leaves or flowers – you could cut out leaf and flower shapes from coloured tissue or paper, or even draw your own.
Here is a link to a simple mask template which you can download and print out: Mask Template
Once your mask is finished, why not make up a short play and then act it out while wearing your mask? I look forward to seeing all your creations!
For the final day of our Health Fortnight, I thought we could have a bit of fun. You know how adults always tell you, “Don’t play with your food”? Well, now’s your chance!
Today’s Feel-Good activity combines creativity with imagination AND healthy food. Have you guessed what it is yet?
Your challenge is to make a fabulous creature using only fruit and vegetables.
Have a look!
Do remember to ask for an adult’s permission before taking any food to do this activity, and make sure that you are being supervised if you are using any sharp kitchen utensils.
If you would like to email me photos, I can make a Sway to show everyone what you have created. Have fun!
Finally, just as a wee extra on the final day of our Mental Health week, here’s a beautiful montage of British birdsong which can only make your heart sing.
It’s like bringing the outside indoors.
Happy Friday! 🕊
P.S. My cat got really upset when I played this! 🐈
Good morning, everyone. Time for another Feel-Good Friday activity.
During lockdown many people may be feeling upset, bored or frustrated because they are unable to do all the things they usually enjoy. At times like this, it helps to remind ourselves of all the things we have to look forward to, once the lockdown is over.
Click on my Sway to find out how to make your own jar of ‘Things to Look Forward To’.
Unfortunately I left all my craft items in school so my jar doesn’t look as pretty or as nicely decorated as I’d have liked. I’m sure yours will look much better!
I’d love to see all your decorated jars, so please share with me via my Glow email. I will then collate them and make a Sway so that everyone can see your designs.
Have fun, and have a good weekend. 🙂
Good morning everyone. Time for another bit of Friday fun.
As the weather is getting warmer, we are starting to see more and more butterflies visiting our gardens. Plants like lavender and buddleia (also known as ‘the butterfly bush’) are very attractive to butterflies, but not everyone has them growing in their garden. Today’s activity is designed to encourage more butterflies to visit yours.
All the step-by-step instructions are contained in the Sway. You should have most of the ingredients at home and, if not, they are easy to find.
I hope you give it a try – the butterflies will be grateful!
Hopefully you will soon have lots of visitors to your garden. Don’t forget to come back to the blog and let me know how many butterflies you have seen.
You can find out how to identify butterflies here:
Butterfly Identifier
Good morning, everyone.
I hope you have enjoyed taking part in the challenges and activities that we suggested for you this week. I thought we could round off the week with a different kind of Feel-Good Friday challenge.
Click on my Sway to find out more. You can probably guess what it is from the picture! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.
IMPORTANT : Please don’t take part in this challenge without an adult’s permission and supervision.
I find cooking very therapeutic – especially making bread, even though I’m not very good at it!
Have a lovely weekend and I’ll see you all again next week. 😊
The weather was so lovely during the holidays that I went out for lots of long walks. On the way, I spotted many different kinds of wild flowers.
Click on the Sway below to find out more about this week’s Feel-Good Friday challenge …
Remember – write your answers in your Home Learning Journal. Don’t post them on the Blog, as everyone will be able to see them. Just leave a message to let me know how you got on. Good luck!
