--- title: "Blog by Tag: Art" url: "https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/tag/art" school: "Stokesley Primary Academy" --- # Blog by Tag: Art [![Image of Perfect Puppets](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/FBBBB11F-F7EB-47DA-B6BC-F7EF1E5622EC.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-07-15-21-15-00-perfect-puppets) 15 July 2021 #### [Perfect Puppets](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-07-15-21-15-00-perfect-puppets) The children have really worked hard producing their puppets, it has taken time to sew them together and the children have finally got to the bit they were really looking forward to, creating their characters. Working with textiles is tricky but everyone was very persistent and the children did a… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-07-15-21-15-00-perfect-puppets) [![Image of Story telling puppets ](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/9D17A175-E574-43F7-A197-9D9613868A16.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-06-25-20-53-29-story-telling-puppets) 25 June 2021 #### [Story telling puppets ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-06-25-20-53-29-story-telling-puppets) our art this half term is making puppets. We have been working hard with our sewing but you will have to wait a bit longer to see the finished results. Our card stick puppets were much easier to make. We are going to use them to help us retell our class story. [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-06-25-20-53-29-story-telling-puppets) [![Image of Sunflowers](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/65DDC527-4466-41DD-AFA5-F8870C9DF711.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-05-29-08-32-50-sunflowers) 29 May 2021 #### [Sunflowers](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-05-29-08-32-50-sunflowers) We know we will have to wait a long time until our sunflowers grow and so we decided to create our own. We were inspired by Van Gough to try using thick paint and adding texture by scratching in patterns. We also tried other techniques, we used water colour, wax crayon and pastels. We talked… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-05-29-08-32-50-sunflowers) [![Image of Odysseus and the Cyclops storyboards ](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/BC7BA8A9-4E4F-4133-838C-73E68924C9E6.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-05-14-15-00-00-odysseus-and-the-cyclops-storyboards) 14 May 2021 #### [Odysseus and the Cyclops storyboards ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-05-14-15-00-00-odysseus-and-the-cyclops-storyboards) I can’t wait to read the stories which will be created with the storyboards! Well ill done Team5 [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-05-14-15-00-00-odysseus-and-the-cyclops-storyboards) [![Image of Leaf Painting](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/98D0133A-339A-43E4-A45C-FA95BF8EB57C.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-04-16-21-09-23-leaf-painting) 16 April 2021 #### [Leaf Painting](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-04-16-21-09-23-leaf-painting) Keeping with our plant theme the children have been exploring painting leaves. We have been using thick paint and mixing shades of green by dipping the brush in different colours. We used different tools to scratch leaf patterns in the thick paint. We thought carefully about the different… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-04-16-21-09-23-leaf-painting) [![Image of Exploring Watercolour Paints](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/4B6616E2-452D-4538-ACF1-8793E0A393A0.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-04-06-14-53-10-exploring-watercolour-paints) 6 April 2021 #### [Exploring Watercolour Paints](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-04-06-14-53-10-exploring-watercolour-paints) We have been exploring the different effects you can create using water colour paints. We tried mixing different shades of blue for our patterned raindrops. The children were keen to try the other colours so Mrs Bartlett brought in beautiful coloured tulips to inspire our paintings. The… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-04-06-14-53-10-exploring-watercolour-paints) [![Image of Fairtrade fortnight ](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/ADF9F00E-6C18-42F9-A06C-E2FA9240FDF3.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-03-08-23-45-00-fairtrade-fortnight) 8 March 2021 #### [Fairtrade fortnight ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-03-08-23-45-00-fairtrade-fortnight) | | |---| | | | | | | [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-03-08-23-45-00-fairtrade-fortnight) [![Image of Rainforest worlds ](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/3B7FC1E1-5BA2-46C0-B521-2E2D3489FB62.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-03-02-02-00-00-rainforest-worlds) 2 March 2021 #### [Rainforest worlds ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-03-02-02-00-00-rainforest-worlds) All the children at school and many at home created the most wonderful rainforest boxes. The children used a range of materials from clay to paper to achieve their finished design. This took a long time with lots of preparation of research, planning, designing and much more. Well done to… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-03-02-02-00-00-rainforest-worlds) [![Image of Make do and mend ](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/FE95AA64-F0B3-42D6-A318-1CF6FBA032AF.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-02-05-13-00-00-make-do-and-mend-1) 5 February 2021 #### [Make do and mend ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-02-05-13-00-00-make-do-and-mend-1) we are so pleased with our make do and mend project during lockdown! The bags have turned out better than we could of imagined. We used scraps of material we found around the school and have given them a new life! As you can see from the pictures the children are very happy with the results!… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-02-05-13-00-00-make-do-and-mend-1) 19 January 2021 #### [travail francais fantastique! ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-01-19-02-15-00-travail-francais-fantastique) I am so impressed with the amount of effort the children are putting in at home, they are showing a great deal of independence and positive attitude to learning. This task was a short and effective one, the children looked at zoo animals and made their version of a card game such as snap… [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-01-19-02-15-00-travail-francais-fantastique) 6 January 2021 #### [Dig for victory](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-01-06-09-00-00-dig-for-victory) A lovely example of the dig for victory poster! [Continue reading](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2021-01-06-09-00-00-dig-for-victory) [![Image of Moon printing ](https://files.schudio.com/stokesley-community-primary-school-2/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/E8F57999-C74B-4C6B-930D-475DAA4A9C08.jpeg)](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2020-12-06-15-52-18-moon-printing) 6 December 2020 #### [Moon printing ](https://www.stokesleypa.org.uk/blog/2020-12-06-15-52-18-moon-printing) We are creating moon postcards, this is the first step in our postcard. We used lots of different printing blocks to create the texture of the moon. We thought about colour and shade too. When our postcards are complete we will show you our finished work. 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