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Secondary School Art Resources for Creative Classrooms

Secondary School Art Resources for Creative Classrooms

Discover how to build an inspiring art environment with Secondary School Art Resources that foster creativity and confidence.

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Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas for Children Explore model making, print making, mark making and paper crafts using these easy Valentine's Day craft act...
Lunar New Year Craft Ideas for Children Get crafty and celebrate the Lunar New Year with these seven exciting projects suitable for a range of ages...
Arts and Crafts Activities for Lunar New Year Learn more about craft activities to celebrate Lunar New Year in 2026.
How to Make Snowflake Christmas Hangers Learn how to use Tuff Trays to create Snowflake Hangers in time for Christmas.
How to Celebrate Diwali in Early Years by Hayley Winter Hayley Winter provides engaging and age-appropriate activities that support all areas of learning in time f...
How to Celebrate Bonfire Night in Early Years Discover Hayley Winter's Bonfire Night craft ideas to spark curiosity, creativity, and conversation in Earl...
Spooktacular Halloween Crafts by Hayley Winter Hayley Winter shares Halloween art and crafts activities that support fine motor development, communication...
Remembrance Day Poppy Crafts & Activities for KS2 Read this blog to explore Remembrance Day activity ideas and art projects to enjoy and share with your chi...
Spooktacular Halloween Activities Enjoy this year’s Halloween with a range of frightfully fun festive art projects. Read this blog to discove...
Diwali Arts and Crafts How To's Diwali is celebrated all around the world by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. It is known as the 'festi...
Celebrate VE Day with a Poppy Wreath Craft Activity To help children understand and engage with VE Day on its 80th anniversary, Isabella King - a Primary Speci...
New Colour Changing Easi-Torches Introducing the New Colour Changing Easi-Torches.
Mother’s Day Art & Craft: Sun Catchers Looking for a simple yet beautiful Mother’s Day art & craft activity? Join Katie from @the_play_adventures_...
The Benefits of Wooden Toys in the Early Years Join Dr Diane Boyd to read about the benefits of using wooden toys with our children in Early Years.
Oracy Across the Curriculum: Classroom Strategy Guide In this blog, Michael Gardner explores a range of strategies that integrate oracy into different subjects. ...
Ideas for Using Acrylic Paints in the Classroom Acrylic paints are a versatile and vibrant medium perfect for classroom projects. They dry quickly, are eas...
Art Skills Part 3-Sculpture Skills This blog on sculpture is the third of three blogs by Art & Design Consultant Paul Carney. Enjoy his expert...
Art Skills Part 2-Painting Skills This blog on painting is the second of three blogs by Art & Design Consultant Paul Carney. Enjoy his expert...
Art Skills Part 1- Drawing Skills This blog on Drawing is the first of three blogs by Art and Design Consultant Paul Carney. Enjoy his expert...
EYFS Pebble Play Ideas: Loose Parts & Early Maths Discover how simple pebbles can ignite curiosity, and build important skills and learning in early childhood.
Sand and water play in the early years Discover different ways of using sand and water in the early years and find out how it can support the deve...
5 activity ideas for the STEAM Discovery Centre Children are born curious, observing and exploring from an early age. Why not get them started early with S...
Let's get learning with Eco Build a World Ideas of how Alice Sharp's Eco Build a World can be used to support different areas of learning in the earl...
Outdoor resources - Shardi Vaziri's favourite four Shardi Vaziri, an educational consultant specialising in loose parts and sustainable provision shares her f...
The value of guttering in outdoor play Looking for outdoor learning ideas using guttering? Here are some activities from Kelly at the Tinker Tent.
10 Tips for Surviving Art Subject Leadership New to art subject leadership or looking for some new advice? In this blog, Paul Carney shares his 10 tips ...
Winter-themed messy play (brrrrrr!) As it gets colder and Christmas is getting nearer, children will be fascinated by everything linked to the ...
Remembrance Day Crafts with Playful Porter Remembrance Day is an incredibly important topic and one that is bound to spark curiosity and questions amo...
Chinese New Year: 10 Activity Ideas and Inspiration Here are 10 activity ideas and inspiration for celebrating Chinese New Year at school or at home.
Easy Christmas Craft Ideas for Primary Classrooms Get inspired this Christmas with our art and craft ideas from @create_make_and_play.
Bonfire Night: Art and Craft Inspiration Explore and enjoy these firework themed art actitivites created by @create_make_and_play.
Diwali Art and Craft Ideas - Inspiration From India This Diwali, we've partnered with Smita Pant from Inspiration School in Uttarakhand, India, to create some ...
Loose Parts Play - What's all the fuss about? Ben Kingston-Hughes discusses loose parts play and why it has become even more popular over the last few ye...
Learn BSL Fingerspelling: EYFS & Primary Guide Deaf Awareness Week (4th -9th May 2021) aims to raise awareness about hearing loss in the UK. It is a great...
Tuff Trays - Top 10 Messy Play Ideas Tuff trays are perfect for messy play and sensory activities. Babblebrooke Day Nursery share their top 10 i...
Creating the world of a book in a story box Story boxes create special opportunities to revisit children's favourite books. Children can use their box ...
5 Simple home-made Mother's Day cards Mother's Day falls on Sunday 14th March this year, so be prepared! Here are 5 very easy-to-create cards for...
EYFS & Primary Christmas Card Ideas: School Craft Guide As Christmas approaches, Christmas card decision time comes around again.
Create a Cosy Christmas Fireplace & Hearth This Christmas Fireplace and hearth ‘how to’ blog looks at another creative display idea that will allow an...
'Christmas How to...' Santa's Grotto Why not try and recreate this festive Christmas 'How to’ make a Santa's Grotto… in your classroom or learni...