A Few More Ideas to Build On ... Use vegetables and fruits to make prints. Spread some paint on washing up sponges set in polystyrene trays. Children experiment printing with a variety of fruit and vegetables. Choose which prints they like and print on to a large piece of paper which can be used as wrapping paper.
Scratch and sniff art - mix one teaspoon of a coloured powdered drink (lime, orange, strawberry, lemon) with one teaspoon of water. Draw a picture and then paint the picture with the mixture that you’ve made. Allow to dry. When dry, scratch details into the picture – then sniff.
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Have a cooking day – or an international food day. Invite parents, staff and grandparents.
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Make faces using an apple – carve out features and watch the face age over the weeks.
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Grow a hairy - fill the toe of a stocking with a tablespoon of wheat – add potting mix until it’s an oval shape. Tie off stocking with a knot. Place the oval into a container so it sits at the top and fill with water. Make sure the tail of the stocking is in the water. Watch it grow hair. Top up water when necessary. Add eyes, nose and mouth to complete the ‘hairy’. Give it a name.
Paint with spaghetti if you dare - take a handful of cooked spaghetti. Using a few strands at a time, dip into paint and draw across a piece of paper to make designs.
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