Arty Artefacts - Home Educators Monthly Sessions

Welcome to the Summer Season of Arty Artefacts – Home Educators Monthly Sessions! Each month, we will take part in a variety of different hands on and creative activities inspired by historical art and design or linking to items from the collections. Monthly sessions will be organised in pairs and the Summer season will focus on animals in art and archaeology. Children will explore a variety of examples of 2D and 3D art and artefacts, thinking about which animals were important to different eras and cultures. We will look at some animal bones for inspiration and artwork featuring animals. We will use these as inspiration for some creative responses, such as drawing and painting. In our second session, we will focus in on aspects that were of most interest to the children in the first session, so the main elements will be as child led as possible. Dates and Times Summer season dates and times are as follows: Wednesday 8th July (10:30-11:30 Juniors, 12-1 Seniors) Wednesday 12th Aug (10:30-11:30 Juniors, 12-1 Seniors) Ages and Abilities Sessions are designed to be active and accessible for a mix of ages and abilities with 2 separate sessions for younger or older children. The morning session will be aimed at slightly younger children aged approximately 5-8 or approximately key stage 1, nicknamed our Juniors, and the afternoon session will be aimed at the slightly older children aged approximately 9+ or approximately key stage 2, nicknamed our Seniors.