This is a quick, fun, and easy art tutorial that will help you to improve your shading. Ochre takes us through what tonal shading is and how to get the effect you want in your graphite drawings. Try drawing a portrait of your favourite plushy, just as Ochre has done with Totoro!
Max shows us how to make a life-sized self portrait by tracing around your body. Fool your family by sticking up your giant drawing somewhere unexpected – they might think it’s you!
What you will need:
Have you ever seen a maneki neko (Japanese good luck cat statue)? Not only are they extremely cute, they might bring you good luck and prosperity!
In this episode, Is shows us how to craft a maneki neko – and don’t forget to check back in a few days for some fantastic decorating tips!
Rai brings us another groovy do-it-yourself instrument tutorial.
Shakers are easy to make using things you can find around your home – empty cardboard tubes or boxes, old spice or tea containers, plus a few teaspoons of rice or differently sized stones. You’ll also need some scissors, tape, and paper, plus anything you want to use to decorate your shakers.
And remember that 1, 2, 3, 4 beat from Rai’s first video? That will come in handy now, too! Use a strong shake on some beats and a weak shake on the other beats to create a funky rhythm.
Last week we practiced strength, focus, and balance as ninjas – this week, Enki transports us to the frozen fields of the Norse and shows us a few ways to move like a Viking.
You will need a stack of paperback books, a broom, and something to lift like a sack. Try a few things – a soft toy, a pillowcase with some towels stuffed into it, or a microwavable heat pack – and choose one that you can carry without bending to the side, but that still tires out your arms after a few minutes. This may take some experimentation!
It’s time to play Tombola (Italian Bingo) with Anna and Ciro! Before watching this video, print your Tombola cards and collect some small stones, buttons, or seeds. Then you’ll be ready to play along at home.
Every time Anna or Ciro draws an animal card from the bag, check to see if that animal is on your Tombola card. If you can see the same animal on your Tombola card, put one of your small stones or buttons on that square. When your card is full, you can yell out TOMBOLA! You have won!
While we’re playing, we’ll also learn the Italian names for lots of different animals – la balena, il cavallo, la rana…
Yum! Make these easy pancakes for a perfect Sunday morning breakfast or Mother’s Day treat.
What you will need:
Lucy also adds some mixed berries to her pancakes – feel free to chop up your favourite fruit to give these pancakes a twist!
Grab the beautiful coil pots you made last week, and let’s get decorating!
This week, Is introduces us to the world of sgraffito – a simple technique that will give our ceramics a bold and striking look. To add some sgraffito to your own pots, paint some shapes on them using underglaze and then, when the coats are dry, scratch away detailed patterns to bring the shapes to life.
Please get in touch with us if you would like to follow along in this activity, but need supplies!
Meet Ciro! He wants to play – but he only speaks Italian. We can learn some Italian while playing with him!
In this first episode, Anna and Ciro introduce themselves and teach us a song in Italian. And next time we’ll be playing the Italian game Tombola.
Bacini from Ciro!
This colouring-in page will help you escape the Canberra cold and transport you to a wild and faraway place, where tigers roam the jungles!
We would love to see what bright colours you use to bring this page to life.
