Nursery World - Set the scene

Help the children add depth to their artistic work by setting up a tableau. Hilary White shows how

Hilary White shows how

Atableau is a three-dimensional picture that shows a moment frozen in time.

Traditionally, a tableau was created by people posing like statues, but you can also make a miniature tableau using a cardboard backdrop and cut-out photos or drawings.

MAKING THE BACKDROP

Whatever kind of backdrop you want to make, the basic technique is the same. It can be any size, although children cope better with working on a large scale. Check the size of the figures you want to add and make sure they are in proportion to your backdrop.

You will need:

a large piece of stiff card (corrugated card from a packing box works well); lightweight card in different colours (white for clouds, green and brown for trees, grey and red for houses); sticky tape; scissors; PVA glue; felt pens and paint; pieces of sponge; 1 metre of ribbon, approximately 1cm in width What to do:

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