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Autumn — Nature Scavenger Hunt (Reception)

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Encourage children to notice features in the natural world with this engaging activity. They must go on a nature walk and tick off the autumnal ... More info

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Autumn — Andy Goldsworthy Style Art (Reception)

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This resource is a great way to encourage children to respond to art. They must discuss the photographs of Andy Goldsworthy's art and create their ... More info

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Autumn — Nature Art (Reception)

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This resource is a great way for children to explore art in nature. They must create their own artwork using nature objects and talk about it using ... More info

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Autumn — Journey Sticks (Reception)

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This activity is a great way for children to explore features in the natural world. They must create a journey stick to tell the story of where they ... More info

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Winter — Fake Snow Fun (Reception)

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Children can make their own snow with this amazing resource. They must follow the instructions to create fake snow with bicarbonate of soda and hair ... More info

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Autumn — Tints and Shades (Reception)

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This activity is a great way for children to explore colour. They must use the leaf photographs and tint and shade cards provided to paint some autumn ... More info

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Incy Wincy Spider — Raindrops Falling on my Head! — Part 1 (Reception)

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Use this varied resource to teach children about colour mixing. It includes raindrop images to prompt discussion on colour, instructions on how to set ... More info

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Light & Dark — Let's Catch the Sun (Reception)

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Encourage children to explore different tools and techniques in their art with this activity. They must follow the instructions to create suncatchers, ... More info

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The Owl and the Pussycat — Wedding Cake Creations: Messy Play Activity (Reception)

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Use this activity to encourage children to experiment with materials, designs and tools. They must design their own wedding cake using their ... More info

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The Owl and the Pussycat — Printing Flowers with Forks and Spoons (Reception)

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Encourage children to explore different tools with this fun activity. They must use various cutlery to paint flowers, which could then be used to ... More info

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star — Chalk Pastel Star Art (Reception)

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Use this fun activity to help children to explore experimenting with colours. Encourage them to trace around the star template with chalk then ... More info

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Summer — Frozen Paint Art (Reception)

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This activity is a great way for children to exploring a variety of materials and experiment with colour, form and function. Challenge children to ... More info

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Our Summer Nature Walk (Reception)

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Encourage children's interest in the features of the natural world with this worksheet. They must go on a nature walk during the summer and tick all ... More info

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Seaside — Exploring Texture (Reception)

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Encourage children to explore the texture of different materials with this activity. They must identify the texture of different shells, using the ... More info

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Feeling Good About Me — Pebble Painting (Reception)

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Use this pebble painting activity to encourage children to explore experimenting with colour, design and texture. Challenge children to paint ... More info

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Paint Mixing Sums (Reception)

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Use this painting activity sheet to teach children about mixing colours. They must mix the 2 colours shown in each sum to paint the resulting cloud ... More info

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Smoothie Shading (Reception)

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Help children to develop their knowledge of shading and tinting with this fun activity. They must follow the instructions to create a tinted and ... More info

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Tint, Shade and Hue (Reception)

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This PowerPoint can be used as a discussion to explore the terms tint, shade and hue. The Smoothie Shading worksheet could be used as a follow up. ... More info

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A Crown Fit for a King or Queen — Decorating Activity (Reception)

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Use this hands-on activity to allow children to create a crown fit for a king or queen. It includes instructions, headband and crown templates in 3 ... More info

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Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — Night Sky Artwork (Reception)

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Children will enjoy this creative activity which helps develop the skill of colour mixing to produce their own unique designs. They can use the title, ... More info

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Diwali — Paper Plate Diya Lamps (Reception)

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Help children celebrate Diwali while developing fine motor skills and creativity with this fun activity. They must cut a paper plate in half, attach ... More info

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Textured Firework Art (Reception)

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This activity is a fun way to celebrate an occasion that uses firework displays while developing children’s creativity and fine motor skills. They can ... More info

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Henri Matisse Cut Out Art Inspiration (Reception)

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Teach children about the colourful artworks of Henri Matisse with this PowerPoint. They will learn about his artworks and how they were influenced by ... More info

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Decorate the Union Flag (Reception)

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This Union Flag decoration activity is a great way to encourage children to celebrate a royal occasion. It includes Union Flag bunting outlines in ... More info

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Artwork Planning Sheet (Reception)

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Children can use this worksheet to plan their own work of art. It provides space for them to choose the colours and equipment they will use, and to ... More info

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Bubble Paint Bookmarks (Reception)

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Encourage children to explore the techniques of using bubble paint with this fun activity. They can use the bookmark template to create unique ... More info

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Texture Match (Reception)

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Check children's understanding of textures in nature using this cut and stick activity worksheet. Children must cut out the pictures of natural ... More info

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Jackson Pollock — Responding to his Artwork (Reception)

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This worksheet is a great way to encourage children to respond to art. They must circle their favourite painting by Jackson Pollock and choose some ... More info

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Textures in Nature — Texture Hunt (Reception)

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Using this resource, children can record different textures found in nature. It can be used either as an outdoor exploration activity or indoors with ... More info

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Textures in Nature (Reception)

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Teach children about textures in nature with this PowerPoint. Hilda the Hedgehog introduces key texture words such as spiky, sharp, prickly, soft, ... More info

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My Fingerprints — Mother's Day Card (Reception)

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This Mother's Day card activity is a great way to help children celebrate the tradition. It includes an instruction sheet, poems to cut out, heart ... More info

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Earth Day — Painting with Marbles (Reception)

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Encourage children to get creative and celebrate Earth Day with this hands-on painting activity. It includes instructions, an Earth template and a ... More info

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Looking at the Artist — Jackson Pollock (Reception)

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Encourage children to respond to art with this PowerPoint. It includes all the key information about Jackson Pollock and explores some of his most ... More info

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Matisse — Cut Out Art (Reception)

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Encourage children's interest in Henri Matisse's artwork with this cut-out activity. Children must choose and cut out shapes from the outlines ... More info

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Making a Splash — Creating Art like Jackson Pollock (Reception)

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This activity, inspired by the work of Jackson Pollock, is a fun way for children to learn about different painting techniques. They must use ... More info

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My Delicious Pancake — Craft Activity (Reception)

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This fun resource is a great way for children to get creative. The template can be used in several different ways. Children can use loose parts and ... More info

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