These 'modern art' hidden Easter Egg and Rabbit worksheets are a challenging creative activity for kids. They can help young artists and designers explore graphic design, and the impact of different color palettes - hot, cold etc. Use felt tips, crayons, pastels, watercolours, collage - depending on time available, age, level of ability.

The first week back at school.... The class meets up again after the long holiday. Children get to reflect over their summer memories, catch up with friends, get to know more about their new teacher. They explore their learning preferences, likes, dislikes, skills and challenges, they set new goals for the coming year. And the new teacher starts to build a picture of each child - what a lot is going on!! This is where we need ice breakers, all about me activities, student surveys, teacher questionnaires. I've researched and compiled a 2 page free '50 question' resource. It can be used in full in the classroom, or as a reflective homework activity with parents. Or you may wish to select just the questions that feel right for you. The activity includes general 'All About Me' questions such as age, birthday, favourite food etc, and also 'digs a bit deeper' with questions such as, 'how do you feel this week, what challenges you, what support do you need' along with some open ended sentences to complete, such as , 'I imagine, I aim to, I wonder....' I hope it's useful! I have also developed some creative, art based back to school activities, with bulletin board decorations to make that you may like to view: All About Me Pictures, Words and Doodles All About Me Creative Artist Activity

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2024, the Year of The Dragon with this FREE Lunar New Year engaging art activity. Use these dragon colouring page worksheets to create an eye-catching Chinese New Year art display in your classroom. This no-prep print-and-go Chinese New Year art activity encourages students to use their imagination and sense of colour. The challenge is to see if the Year of the Dragon silhouette stands out from the background when the colouring page is finished. Digitally coloured posters to display - two colourways for inspiration Colour palette examples and worksheets to encourage students to become experimental and confident in their understanding of how colours work together Templates to colour - you can choose from 2 worksheet options. More confident students can draw their own diagonal lines to add more complexity to the activity Print onto heavyweight paper or card stock for the best results Use felt tip pens, watercolour paints, oil pastels, crayons or pencils Learn more about Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year An experimental art lesson A handy sub-plan A fun Friday afternoon activity A brain break from tech A lesson about colour, shape, and line Add to a New Year unit Build creative confidence Create a wonderful classroom display for 2024! I love creating this freebie every year :-) Please get in touch with me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks! Diane

This free abstract soccer / football template offers a great opportunity for students to explore colour, shape and design. Experiment filing the sections with pens, paints, collage, texture, pattern - extend the challenge according to age and ability. Assess if the ball is visible / hard to see / recedes / emerges from the page in relation to the colours chosen Peg up as a garland to decorate the classroom if a large number of participants are available

Have some creative colourful fun with this free Spooky Halloween ‘Hidden’ Pumpkin Art Template. Experiment with felt tip pens, paints, oil pastels, crayons, pencils. For a more challenging activity with older children, try filling some of the shapes with pattern or collage. Encourage children to think about the range of colours they choose, to make the pumpkin stand out from the background. Happy Halloween!

Celebrate Autumn and have some creative colourful fun with this free Pop Art inspired abstract acorn art activity. Experiment with felt tip pens, paints, oil pastels, crayons, pencils. For a more challenging activity with older children, try filling some of the shapes with pattern or collage. Encourage children to think about the range of colours they choose, to make the acorn stand out from the background.

This modern geometric Easter Egg Card template is ready to print, fold, colour and send. Children of all ages can have fun selecting colours and filling in the triangles. Great for practicing fine motor skills and developing a sense of colour and design. You can also cut the eggs out and use for bunting or other classroom or home decor.

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2023, the Year of The Rabbit with this FREE colouring and art activity. Create an exciting Chinese New Year art display to kick off 2023 in your classroom! Students love this annual colouring challenge. This no-prep print-and-go Chinese New Year art activity encourages students to use their imagination and sense of colour. The challenge is to see if the Year of the Rabbit silhouette stands out from the background when the colouring page is finished. What’s included? Digitally coloured posters to display - two colourways for inspiration Build color stories to complete the challenge - template and example worksheets are included Templates to colour - you can choose from 3 options. More confident students can draw their own diagonal lines or rabbit shape if they would like more of a challenge What materials do I need for this Chinese New Year art activity? Print onto heavyweight paper or card stock for best results Use felt tip pens, watercolour paints, oil pastels, crayons or pencils How can this resource help me? Learn more about Chinese New Year An experimental art lesson A handy sub plan A fun Friday afternoon activity A brain break from tech A lesson about colour, shape and line Add to a New Year unit Build creative confidence Create a wonderful classroom display for 2023! I love creating this freebie every year :-) I hope you have fun with this Free Chinese New Year Resource! Thanks! Diane Copyright ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2022. All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these no-prep ‘Tree of Hearts’ coloring pages, card-making activities and bulletin board decor. Students can enjoy some relaxing colouring time and make these eye-catching and uplifting cards to take home. Contents: ‘Tree of Hearts’ card and poster templates to decorate Choose from 2 options, according to age and ability Coloured card printable, ready to fold and send Coloured poster printable, ready to display Coloured garland to cut out and hang Hearts to cut out for the bulletin board Doodling and bookmark activities for early finishers Coloured heart craft paper for collage, journal covers, and creative play. Materials, equipment needed: Choose from marker pens, colored pencils, oil pastels, watercolor paints Scissors Pegs and string for garlands Use heavy weight paper to print the card templates Please get in touch with me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks! Diane Copyright ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2023. All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only

Get in the festive spirit and have fun in the classroom making these reindeer 'photo face' greetings cards for family or friends this Christmas Get the glitter out, decorate the reindeer and add a photograph of your student's face to create this fun, personalised Christmas card. The pack contains: 1. outline reindeer card template to ‘colour your own’ card with 3 greetings options: Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings, and Happy Christmas 2. Two pre coloured cards, in red and blue with patterned reindeers where you just print the card, cut and fold and add the photograph to complete Finish the cards with a small red pom pom nose or red sticker! Materials needed: Heavyweight Paper to print cards Photograph of child’s face, to fit the oval shape Felt tips / coloured pencils / pastels / wax crayons Scissors and glue / tape Instructions Print the required templates Fold and cut the cards - finished size 7 x 5 inches Decorate and add the photo to the reindeer’s face If you prefer, children can draw a small picture of their face instead of using a photograph Add a red nose! Include an envelope if you wish Finished cards measure 7 x 5 inches and will fit a standard envelope of your choice. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2016

Are you looking for a fun, creative apple themed resource pack to celebrate the End of Year? This detailed apple themed art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. The templates and worksheets aim to encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, and graphic design, whilst also providing colourful, apple inspired decor for the classroom, homeschool or summer club. Students can enjoy art activities, along with making a card for their teacher and wristbands and bookmarks for themselves. There are posters and bunting to bring fun and colour to walls and noticeboards Contents of the pack: 1. best ever teacher colour poster to decorate the classroom 2. best ever teacher poster template to colour 3. best ever teacher card to make 4. abstract oil pastel art activity - with template and coloured example 5. apple border pages for creative writing and drawing activities 6. doodle apple colouring page for early finishers 7. apple wristband and bookmark making activities with sentences to finish 8. decorative apple bunting for the classroom, just cut out and hang Key materials needed: 1. heavyweight paper 3. felt tips / pencils / oil pastels / crayons / watercolour paints and brushes 4. scissors 5. string / tape / pegs if you would like to make a mini garland with the doodle apples This art pack is suitable to use for End of Year, Teacher Appreciation Week, or as an abstract art project at any time of year - especially around Autumn and harvest time. Please take a look around my store, where you’ll find lots of inspiring and affordable resource packs to spark young imaginations and keep creativity flowing.

This ‘T Shirt About Me’ activity, is a fun, first week back to school ice breaker. It’s a creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to respond to 30 prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles, words, ‘graffiti style’ lettering and illustrations. T shirt template 1: Art Activity There are 15 sections to illustrate responses to prompts, including: Self portrait, name, age, grade, favourite color, fruit, vegetable, sport, film, song… T shirt template 2: Writing Activity There are 15 questions / prompts to respond to in written format, including: My top 3 goals this year, something I like at school, something I find challenging, if I were a superhero, I can make the world better by, I feel happy when, I feel sad when, I aim to, I wonder if… The T Shirt templates measure approximately 22 x 18cm / 8 x 7 inches and are designed to fit US Letter and A4 paper size for printing. The finished T shirts make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. The designs are inspired by Piet Mondrian’s abstract work and the pack includes a poster and garland to make the classroom colourful and inspiring. Photographs of completed and partially completed examples included in the packet, use a black ball point pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, year 4+ The pack also contains activities for early finishers, including doodle pages and bookmarks to make. UK/Aus/Can templates with ‘colour’ and ‘favourite’ spellings are included in the pack. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2018

‘A Ball About Me’, is a fun, first week back to school, all about me creative art activity. This football template invites students to respond to prompts in a personal, way using doodles and graffiti style lettering. 16 Instructions/prompts on the ball template include: Name, Age, Self Portrait, Favourite Song, Food, Book, Sport and Colour Activities: Colour this, take a line for a walk, draw circles, squares, triangles, lines. This resource also includes the following: ‘A Ball About Me’ garland for students to decorate and display. With 2 letters per page, this will make a large welcoming banner for the new classroom or bulletin board. For early finishers and relaxation time: Make a football bookmark Explore pattern, shape and colour with two additional abstract football doodle worksheets. Materials needed: You will only need basic materials for this activity - good quality paper for printing, coloured pencils and marker pens, string or pegs for the garland. The photographed colour example included in the pack uses a black ball point pen and marker pens to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to year 3’s and above. The finished artworks make a fabulous eye catching group wall display and also work well laminated and suspended from the ceiling. Watch them spin! They also look great as personal journal or sketchbook covers for students. Ideal for use as an icebreaker activity or as an art specific lesson. UK/Aus/NZ version, with ‘favourite colour’ spelling is included in the pack Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks for visiting my store! Diane

Are you looking for a colourful and creative way to commemorate Anzac Day with students in Australia, New Zealand and around the world? Use these abstract, eye catching poppy templates and posters to create stunning artworks and Anzac Day displays for the classroom. Contents: 1. 2 coloured posters to print out and decorate the classroom 2. coloured bookmarks to print and cut out 3. ‘hidden poppy’ poster template 4. two ‘abstract’ poppy colouring sheets 5. draw your own poppy template 6. simple poppy template 7. make your own bookmarks template Examples: 3 coloured examples are included to give you ideas, using paints, pastels and felt tip pens Simple key materials needed: 1. heavyweight paper 3. felt tips / pencils / oil pastels / crayons / watercolour paints and brushes 4. scissors 5. string / tape / pegs if you would like to make a poppy garland Artworks are ready to print on A4 size paper and use UK/Australian spelling of 'colour' Please take a look around my shop, where you’ll find lots of inspiring and affordable art resource packs to spark young imaginations and keep creativity flowing.

This ‘Robot About Me’ art and writing activity, is a delightful first week back to school ice breaker and a really creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to respond to prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles and words, to create a unique robot character. The pack also contains robot themed classroom decor and activities for early finishers. Contents: • Robot templates to decorate and construct, 2 x challenge level options are included a) Single page activity b) Robot activity with fold out booklet for writing and image making • Construction directions and photographs of finished examples for inspiration. I suggest teachers make a finished fold out example to show to students • Classroom decor - garlands, mini garlands and posters, in both colour and outline format • Doodle pages and bookmarks to keep early finishers occupied The finished robots make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. Photographs of completed and partially completed examples are included in the packet, using a black ball point pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, grade 4+ The pack also contains activities for early finishers, including doodle pages and bookmarks to make.

This ‘Pop Art Box About Me’ art and getting to know you resource, is a fun, first week back to school ice breaker for both girls and boys. It is a really creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to create a unique ‘All About Me Box’, following the template prompts using Pop Art style doodles and words. Box prompts include: Age, name, grade, self portrait, favorite colors, favorite fruit, my top goal, I love… Students can then fill their boxes with a selection of question cards and work in pairs or small groups to explore their learning goals, aspirations, likes and dislikes. 36 question cards are included, along with blanks for students to have some fun and invent their own questions and games, for example, ‘Would you rather…’ Another task is to make a ‘card to myself’ with a message or goal, or a kind note for a friend. For example, students can give these to their teacher to open at the end of the year. The coloured, finished example included features a girl’s face. However the actual face template has a ‘generic bald head’ so both boys and girls can create a self portrait from this outline. Classroom Decor includes Pop Art inspired garlands and posters to colour and display. There are doodle pages to keep early finishers occupied. UK/Aus/Can spelling options of favourite and colour are included in the templates. Boxes measure 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.6 inches / 6.6 x 6.6 x 6.6cm when finished. The entire box template is designed to fit one sheet of US Letter or A4 sized paper. A larger box template is also included if you have access to an 11x14 or A3 printer. The finished boxes make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board, pegged up on a line as a garland or suspended from the ceiling with clear thread. Photographs of completed examples are included in the pack.

Engage children creatively with this Instagram style, 'tech' mobile phone/tablet 'My Summer Memories' first week back, art and writing activity. Children can reflect, and capture a visual essence of their summer break using pictures and words. Teachers can get to know more about their new classroom individuals in an imaginative way. This activity invites students to cut out and make their own fold out booklet style art-phone, and then to complete the image making on the front cover and the written elements inside. The front cover: Illustrate summer activities with 9 thumbnail doodles or drawings, favourites may include going to the beach, watching the Olympic games, camping, swimming etc (colour example included) The 2 fold out inner pages invite some written activity in response to prompts including: My favourite memory, something i learnt, I visited, I created...etc Considerations, how to use this activity: How can students move beyond words, and 'draw their answers' Consider the space around the images you draw How do the 9 images look collectively? Is there an emerging theme or style or colour? What colours do we associate with words? eg the ocean:turquoise and green Work imaginatively! The included example uses a black ball point pen and felt tips The completed art-phones slip comfortably into a back pocket. They will work well pegged up as a garland or can decorate a wall, door or bulletin board. All artwork is designed by me, and is vector based, so can be enlarged without pixelating. Ideal for use as an icebreaker activity or as an art specific lesson. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2016

I have designed 10 Father's Day card templates for children to colour. The preview shows all 10 designs which include the popular themes of ties, footballs, rosettes, medals and also cards where children can finish the sentence, such as , 'I love you more than...." The designs are modern and imaginative, and created to encourage exploration of colour, design, pattern and abstract shape. Card designs are placed on half the page and ready to fold. They can be printed on A4 or US letter size paper and then trimmed to the border which measures 7x5 inches. I hope you like them! If you have any queries, please email me diane@theimaginationbox.com

Bring some fun and visual arts into the first week back at school with this creative activity and bulletin board decor pack, inspired by ‘the artist’s paint palette and the colours of the rainbow’. A great way to learn more about your new students and also to encourage them to find out more about each other. In this 15 page pack, you will receive the following: 1. Activities and Templates: - ‘All about Me’ activity worksheet - a paint palette to complete, with name, age and 8 questions to explore - ‘My Top Ten Goals’ activity worksheet, where students write their aims for the year along 10 paint brushes, and can add colour or design and pattern too. - My favourite colours activity worksheet - develop creating colour palettes - Doodle design activity worksheet - design, colour and describe 9 unique patterns - Blank artist palette templates in colour and outline, for freestyle activities 2. Bulletin board and classroom decorations: - Artist paint palette ‘Welcome!’ garland to cut out and hang - Picasso Display Poster, ’ Every Child is an Artist’ - Matisse Display Poster, ’ Art takes Courage’ - Coloured paint splodges for bulletin board ideas - Outline paint splodges for bulletin board ideas and messages, words etc All designs are individually created by Diane at The Imagination Box on Adobe Illustrator. These are vector images, so the worksheets can be enlarged without losing quality or looking pixelated.

Are you looking for a creative, fun Mother's Day art and craft activity for kids to make and take home to mum to treasure? This imaginative 'keepsake box' can be personalised by each student on the outside and filled with special surprises inside. This art and craft activity is suitable for 7-12 year olds - it involves design, colour, pattern, shape, careful cutting, construction, doodles, writing, wordsearch, card making and weaving with yarn. The resource pack contains the following: Instructions for use Photographs of the finished box and it's contents Box templates - with shapes and a blank for students to create their own Coloured example of the finished box Templates for mini cards and envelopes to go inside Template for fold out mini message to go inside Hearts and starts template with gift tags for yarn wrapping activity Daisy greetings card template Daisy doodle page Tulip greetings card template Tulip doodle page Mother's Day Word search activity - make your own special message This activity is designed to be printed on A4 and US letter suze paper Gift messages and word search activities contain both UK/Australia and US spellings Enjoy Mother's Day!