Activities
The course runs over five days, from 10.00 in the morning until 14:00 in
the afternoon.
The children will be grouped according to age.
The groups will have
four activity classes in the morning, with a small snack break at 11:00.
Lunch is from 12:30 – 13:00, with games and juggling.
Story time follows lunch. The groups join together during the afternoon
class to prepare their theatre piece.
Activities offered include :
Painting- Drawing
- Paper Crafts
- Wire Sculpting
- Paper Crafts
- Drama (shadow play)
- Percussion
- Games, stories, juggling, face painting and more.
PAINTING
Children will be invited to look at some of
the major 20th century art movements in a
fun and imaginative way, and asked to
imitate the styles used by those artists. They
will also paint pictures in response to music
or different emotions.
DRAWINGUsing a variety of media, the children will try drawing many things from life, including portraits, self-portraits and still lives of their favourite everyday objects. They will concentrate on both form and detail. Materials used will include pencil, and chalk and charcoal.
PAPER CRAFTS
Children will make forms using the
traditional Japanese art of origami. They
will also learn some useful gift ideas here,
such as how to make their own greeting
cards or presentation boxes.
WIRE SCULPTING
Children will create different forms from wire, which can be mounted as
a finished piece in themselves, decorated with beads or used as a base
for textured fabric and plaster.
DRAMA (SHADOW PLAY)
The shadow play will be the highlight of the Friday’s exhibition. The
children will create their own shadow characters and use them to
present a short story in the shadow theatre.
PERCUSSION
Percussion instruments will be around all week to help with the story
telling, and all the children will get the chance to play.
GAMES, STORIES, JUGGLING, FACE PAINTING AND MORE!
There will be plenty of
opportunity for fun
and games including
organized
tournaments and team
games. The children
will have the opportunity to learn
some circus juggling
tricks such as poi
juggling and diablo
juggling.