By Gillian Adair McFarland

This is a workshop I ran as a visiting artist with a year 6 class from Leicester Grammar School ,who wanted a non messy, big impact project in a day.

We decided on the theme of space exploration to fit with Tim Peake going to the International Space Station.

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Year 3 & 4 Making Club: Animal Parade – Week One

Pupils use AccessArt’s carnival mask template to create animal mask designs

Year 3 & 4 Making Club: Animal Parade – Week Two

Pupils make their animal mask designs 3D

Year 3 & 4 Making Club: Animal Parade – Week Three

Pupils put finishing touches on their animal masks using paint

Long Legged Animals by Years 3 & 4 Making Club

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Articulated Beasts

Using wire to create articulated joints and moving beasts

Animating Articulated Beasts

Using pocket digital cameras to animate beasts

40 Minute Cardboard and Double-Sided Sticky Tape Engineering Challenge

Simple engineering challenge using the competitive spirit and a bit of cardboard!

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