Art Challenges

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE

Miss Leakey challenges you to make art out of found materials in your own home.

Each week you will be given a theme to inspire your artwork. You will be given a list of suggested materials you are likely to find in your home and what you could use. Explore any material and see what you think of it, does it require you to build it or to use glue, to find colours in a magazine or even to take a photo of it when you are done?

Based on trial and error you are likely to have a really great piece of art at the end of it!

These challenges will encourage you to think creatively and to be more confident in making decisions.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Do some research to inspire your ideas. Look in magazines, on google or on Pinterest for example. Ask a parent to sit with you and ask you questions about what you would like to do to help you.

  2. Gather your materials.

  3. MAKE! CREATE! ENJOY!

  4. Take a photo to document your work and upload it.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Week of 27th April - 1st May

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : GARDEN

Week of 4th - 8th May

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : SEA

Week of 11th - 15th May

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : SAFARI

Week of 18th May

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : NEW FOREST

Week of 1st June

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : SUMMER

Week of 8th June

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : OUR PLANET

Week of 15th June

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : HEROES

Week of 22nd June

Make a piece of art inspired by the theme : SPACE

SUGGESTED MATERIALS

You can choose from any below for each week’s theme. These are just suggestions, you can use other materials too!

For painting and drawing:

  • Pens, pencils, crayons, markers and ink filled brushes

  • Paint brushes and palette knives

  • Chalk, pastels

For found objects at home:

  • Newspaper

  • Magazines for collage

  • Recycled materials - egg boxes, milk cartons, tin foil, cereal boxes, cardboard tubes.

  • Leaves, twigs, bark, flowers and vegetables.

For funky backgrounds:

  • Tea bags or coffee

  • Papier mache (newspaper and glue)

  • Watercolours with salt/or cling film on top

For making marks:

  • Bubble wrap, fruit wrapping

  • Sponges

  • Toothbrushes, combs

For working on:

  • Paper, cardboard, wood

  • Old envelopes, cards etc.