Ideas from the
Art Room
A growing collection of art lesson ideas, experiments and explorations from teaching practice. From drawing and painting to craft, construction and material play, Ideas from the Art Room documents activities tried with young learners, alongside different ways of encouraging curiosity, creativity and learning through making.
Making an Animal Pop up Card
A simple paper craft for little hands! Colour, cut and fold your favourite animals into playful pop-up cards, while practising colouring control, scissor skills and discovering how a flat piece of paper can come to life.
Colour and Build a Hippie Van
A playful art activity inspired by the colourful vans of the 1960s. Children invent their own fictional band, explore lettering, colour and symbols, then bring everything together by designing and building their very own 3D paper van.