'We decided to try silk painting but wanted to avoid the need for excessive adult direction and expensive frames, paints and dyes. Our intention was to enable the children to explore the effects of changing colour, pattern and design using the absorbant qualities of silk, while retaining the child-initiated aspect of learning,' says nursery nurse Hayley Coatsworth.
Planned learning intentions
- To be confident to try new activities
- To manipulate objects with increasing control
- To look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change
- To explore colour, texture, shape, form and space in two and three
dimensions
RESOURCES
Examples of silk scarves with abstract and defined designs (visit www.scarfworld.com for further examples of colour and design); hessian; cream or white silk; silver and gold permanent markers; silk paint (easily obtainable at art shops, or visit www.craftcellar.co.uk for all silk-painting accessories); fine paint brushes; small pieces of towelling; sticky tape; pegs; washing line.
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