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Activities

 

Winter collage

Timescale:
20 mins to 1 hour. Session can be done in stages over a few sessions.
Materials:
Thick card or a wooden board, PVA glue (ordinary school glue), found objects such as twigs, pine cones, leaves. Cotton wool, paint glitter or glitter spray.
Step 1:
Go on a winter walk and collect suitable materials such as twigs, pine cones, leaves and collect in a bag or suitable container.
Step 2:
Have a remembering story telling session remembering the walk and exploring found objects.
Step 3:
Use PVA to glue objects onto thick card or wooden board.
Step 4:
Materials such as cotton wool could be added to recreate the snow.
Step 5:
Finishing touches with paints, glitter or glitter spray may be added to finish off.
Handy hints:
Ensure that any glitter sprays used are non-toxic.
Please read the Things you need think about first section section before you prepare for this activity.
Credit:
Sense Scotland arts team December 2005.