Let's get creative
Welcome to the Arts and Crafts Studio. Here you will find lots of creative things to do.
Explore
Drawing challenges
How to draw with the Art for Kids family
Draw with Rob and his regular drawing challenges
Marvel characters: draw along on YouTube
Follow Marvel illustrator, Will Sliney on Twitter
Doodle with Mo Willems
For older children - Share your daily creations with Carson Ellis on Instagram
Join the Bad Drawing Club on Thursdays at 3.30pm
Art and nature
Craft and colouring activities
Red Ted Art: easy craft activities for kids
Create and share it - from stars to sliding puzzles
Craft and game ideas from The Tate
Tweet your rainbow to Nightingale Hospital at #RainbowsForNightingale
Kids arts and craft ideas on Facebook
Colour a thank you to the NHS with #NHSMillion
Inspiration from Indoor Play and Learning Ideas
Art and craft workshops
Creative workshops to try at home from wax rubbing to photography projects
BALTIC Meet & Make Online - from leaping animals to whole rainforests
Anna and Arji's Broom Cupbaord - quick and fun makes
Art Club with Olaf Falafel
Hands on making with the Crafts Council
Enjoy Heart n Soul Creative Packs
Make puppets with Little Angel Theatre
The Makers Guild Digital
Join in some live fun with Artburst on Facebook
For older children
Origami
Easter activities
Junk modelling
Challenge 1: Corona Crown
This is probably one of the only challenges that will be about the coronavirus, but we believe that the more we know the less scary something is.
We will be extra impressed if somebody makes a crown that they can wear!
Find out more in the Facebook group and see what others have done!
Challenge 10: The Spring Bonnet
Try this classic spring craft together as we enjoy the long Easter bank holiday weekend.
Alternatives for 0-4s– Encourage younger children to paint and decorate a basic hat or crown template, then cut and stick it for them.
Extension for older children – try introducing modelling and miniature 3D items to your crafty bonnet.
Challenge 18: Make a puppet – it might become famous
Episode 1 of Tales TV shows you how to make a Blurgh puppet. Send it in to them and make it famous!
Extension: For more creative designs and ideas for your puppet, look at the Little Angel Theatre for older children here and for younger children here.
Challenge 25: Design your SuperBear!
This video gives you all the information you need to design and submit your bear into the competition.
For older children: Take part in the Young Design Museum in the Discovery Platform or our drawing challenges in the Arts and Crafts Studio.
Challenge 34 - Make a dreamcatcher
It’s time to get creative! Here’s the link to show you how to create your own dream catcher at home using a paper plate as the base https://www.bakerross.co.uk/craft-ideas/kids/paper-plate-dream-catcher
Challenge 44 - Explore textures
Use different objects to print and paint with some sensory painting.
Or you can take some rubbings of the different surfaces and textures around you – https://hospital-rooms.com/wax-rubbings
For older children: Explore artists who work with texture, such as Kim Beck
Challenge 53 - Origami Delight
Create a creature, just with folded paper!
Follow the Harca Centres Unlocked daily origami here, or make a jumping frog here.
For younger children: Try some of these folds – and don’t forget to colour them in.
For older children: Have a go at creating leaping animals and whole rainforests with BALTIC Make & Meet Online.
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