7 Art Projects for Primary School Children
This is our round-up of the seven best art projects for children ahead of Children’s Art Week
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1. Nature Colour Wheel (printable)
Required:
- downloadable colour wheel
- clothes pegs/bulldog clips
- card
Encourage children to find the beauty in nature with this fabulous colour wheel from Mother Natured. Send your little explorers out to find natural items that match the colours on the wheel. Children will love the exploration and enticing colours.
2. Cereal Box Aquarium
Required:
- cereal box
- car
- shells/stones/sand
- green pipe cleaners
- google eyes
- paints
- string
- taps & scissors
We all know how much kids love boxes! Satisfy their fascination with this cereal box aquarium. The bright ‘fish house’ will bring life and colour to whichever room it adorns.
You will find all the instructions here.
3. Flower Printing Garden Art
Required:
- paper
- paints
- nature
Another lovely way to get children out in nature exploring and experimenting with colour and shape. This simple project can be used to encourage and stimulate conversations about other subjects and ideas.
4. Tinfoil Sculptures
Required:
- aluminium foil
- newspaper
- paper mache paste
- paints
Combine elements of science, dance, and art with this interactive creation. Creating anatomical sculptures out of tin foil and newspaper can help children grasp key concepts of shape and movement. Fun, affordable and educational!
5. Colour Wheel Bouquet
Required:
- coloured card/paper
- white paper/card
- glue/pencil/scissors
- grey paper
- small circle – lid or tub
A great way to introduce colour wheels and the interaction between colours. This activity will also bolster key cutting skills.
6. Drawing with Scissors
Required:
- coloured card/paper
- scissors & glue
Inspired by Henri Matisse, this project encourages cutting & pasting skills whilst developing an understanding of shape and colour. A chance for children to express themselves and create a unique piece of art.
“From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.” – Henri Matisse 1869-1954
7. Make Your Own Dinosaur Fossils
Required:
- salt dough mix
- paints
- toys
Art, science, and history combine as children create their very own fossils. Us salt dough and toys to replicate pre-historic discoveries. Children can express their creativity when painting their fossils.
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