Day of the Dead is a two day Mexican celebration where the dead are honored and remembered. It is a time of joy and happiness, skulls are an important feature of the celebration and are seen everywhere. This resource includes five skulls that can be coloured and decorated. The designs are of varying difficulty levels and include a blank one for those that want to completely design their own skull. I have successfully used these templates with years 3,4,5 and 6 to create masks and bunting but they could also be used by both younger and older children. I also have Day of the Dead themed colouring pages available and a Day of the Dead presentation which offers a good introduction to the event. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/day-of-the-dead-presentation-dia-de-los-muertos-12748287

This resource has been made for you to use during Children’s Mental Health Week (6th - 12th February). The theme for this year is ‘Let’s Connect’. More information about the event can be found at: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk The aim of this activity is for children to think about the connections that they have with others. when children have healthy connections with others it makes them feel good about themselves and have a sense of belonging. Connections can also be with places, pets and activities. When children lack healthy connections it can lead to feelings of isolation and poor mental health. In this activity children will first think about the connections that they have with others, they will then add colour to the pipes and background and write their connections on different sections of the pipes. The artwork squares can then be cut out and the children can connect their pipes together with the rest of the class -making a lovely display for mental health week and showing the children how they all fit together and connect with each other as a class. Minimal art supplies are needed- just something to colour with and scissors. This resource has been designed for KS2 but it could also be used with other age groups depending on ability.

This resource introduces children to the colourful work of British Artist Peter Blake. Children will complete one activity that focuses on shapes and letters and one that tasks children to create an ‘I love… poster’ in the iconic style of Peter Blake. This resource is great for helping children to get to know each other and it works well as cover lesson material too. Just basic art materials are needed- a pencil and something to colour with. I have successfully used this with children in years 3,4 and 5

This is a fun and engaging activity to get children to reflect on the past year and set some goals for the one ahead. To complete the winter themed activity children need to answer a series of questions and then colour the scarf in using their favourite colours. This is a great resource for tutor time and is suitable to use with all age groups

This Chris Ofili themed resource is ideal to use during Black History Month or for teaching about famous artists. Chris Ofili is a British / Nigerian artist who creates brightly coloured artwork based on the themes of black history and the lives of black people today. This resource will introduce children to the artwork of Chris Ofili and enable them to create their own art piece inspired by one of his most famous portrait series. The activity in this resource encourages children to look at colour and pattern and develops drawing skills This resource includes: An introduction to Chris Ofili Powerpoint presentation An art activity instruction Powerpoint presentation Printable template Printable templates for differentiation Inspiration images This resource has been used with children in years 3, 4,5 and 6 (KS2) but could equally be used with younger and older children too. Minimal supplies are needed for the art activities- just white paper, pencils, erasers and something to colour with. Extras like glitter and stickers can also be used but are not essential.