Paper Bag Puppets

We had so much today - the kids in the class transformed ordinary white paper bags into wonderfully hilarious and silly puppets, using textas, pencils, paper, glue, scissors, tape and wool. Samantha Geddes, Library Trainee, helped us out - and the results are great! Be sure to check out the video at the bottom of the post.

 

Flash-mob At Springwood Library!

Do you know what a 'flash-mob' is?

At the last Storytime for kids before Christmas this year, some of the librarians decided to surprise everyone with their own flash-mob! Check it out:

Art Adventures - Where's Wally

Where's Wally 

I hope you get to have a go at doing this one, or maybe we'll do it in a future art class when I get back. Inspired by the 'Where's Wally' books by Martin Handford, this Art Adventure is about making your own 'Where's (insert your name here!)' artwork.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

*Paper

*Lead pencil

*Eraser

*Colour pencils

*Felt-tip black pen for outlines (optional)

Tips on how to draw your own 'Where's (insert you name here!)':

- first, think of the setting. Here's some ideas: a museum, train station, beach, your school

- fill the WHOLE page up with action, people, buildings, animals, hidden items

- hide yourself in the picture, wearing red and white stripes if you want!

- trick the people looking for you by putting other characters in red and white stripes here and there

- what are some other hidden items you can scatter in your picture for people to find? Martin Handford hides things like a scroll or a key. 

Here’s a weird one I did, based on geeky things:

Remember:

If you want to show your art to the world, email me a photo of your art at: daisiesn@yahoo.com.au and I might feature it on the blog! Please include your name and age, and any info about the work you'd like to share.