Rainbow Creations - Art and Craft for Children - Blog

Today we foraged for blackberries with the intention to collect and print with them. We wanted to experiment with different mediums for children's art in Autumn. Or aim was to reproduce the beautiful colours, textures and shapes found in blackberry bushes in the form of printmaking. First of all we needed to make a background collage of leaves for the blackberries to nestle into and hide between. We could have used some real blackberry leaves but but decided, after looking closely at the shape of the leaves of a blackberry bush we found a leaf in our our bag of mixed type artificial leaves which was so very similar, if not the same. To print the leaves we used the reverse of the leaf as the veins were raised, which meant that the detail would stand out more on the print. The leaf was painted with green paint , brushed on with a chubby paint brush for even coverage of the leaf. Once the paper was covered in leaf prints we decided a second shade of green would loo...

Coloured buttons of different sizes, shapes and colours can provide hours of fun for a child. Today we made a simple button tree picture with brown paint, white pva glue and buttons. Choosing the buttons, and in this case sorting into colours, I think was the most exciting part - enjoyed by all. Rainbow Creations - Button Tree Rainbow Creations are now supplying  bulk bags of buttons which are sufficient for several projects , even for a group of children.   Have you seen our Pinterest Button board? Lots of craft ideas for using buttons with children Art and Craft using Buttons

Simple printmaking can be done at a very young age. Children can print with any objects that has a shape and a relatively flat surface. Potato printing is a traditional method of printing for young children, where by a shape is cut into the surface of half a potato. Other vegetables can be use for their difference in shape. Painting on half of a sheet of paper and then folding the paper over is another method of printing by mirroring the applied paint on the opposite side of the paper. Finger paintings also can be printed - a pool of paint on a slippery surface, such as a tray, can be swirled around and drawn in with the fingers then printed by placing paper over the top and rubbing firmly.   Household objects can be printed with or any thing which had an interesting texture, such as cotton reels, potato mashers, toy cards, cups etc.   Printing with sponge shapes Printing sponges Foam dabbers Foam dabbers make wonderful prints which can be join...

Have you ever used Mod roc ?  Mod roc is the name given to bandage covered in plaster of paris. It is used to make large structures and models with the advantage of being light in weight and easy to use. Once dry, the model will be strong. Mod roc is a superb art material for building scenery, making masks, puppet, castings and sculptures. Children can use Mod roc under adult supervision. This Mod roc hedgehog was constructed with scrunched up newspaper, Mod roc and cocktail sticks by Elliot, Year 10. To make a Mod roc model   It is necessary to decide what you will construct the model's support from. A structure can be formed from cardboard, wire, scrunched up newspaper, cotton wool, foam, card board tubes, pipe cleaners or even a blown up balloon. Use plenty of tape to create the basic shape. Once the structure is made Mod roc is draped over the structure. This will level and make your structure continuous. It will smooth out and manipulate the shape ...

Rainbow Creations Paint Sets   for young children are now available. These are intended for beginners; suitable for children age 3-4 years old. For children who have not painted before, these first painting sets would make a lovely gift. The brushes are specially designed for little children to hold in their palm as this is how young children naturally hold a brush at that age. They are short brushes which will not roll off the table when put down as they have a little ridge all the way down to stop them. If they are held upright with paint on, paint will not run down the handle. The bowls enable children to see the paint and the brush will fit into the bowl. The brightly coloured painting bowls are made from strong plastic  - one of each colour, red, yellow, blue and green. Four bottles of children's poster paint are supplied to complete the kit. If your child enjoys painting, further colours of paint are also available. Protective clothing shoul...

We have be helping busy Mum, Clare Thomas on Google+ with craft ideas for her children's Eisteddfod in school. Clare needed to know how she could help her children make a model daffodil and leek. We discussed many ideas including: For the daffodil -  - an egg box segment for the trumpet - yellow card for the daffodil petals - green pipe cleaners, lolly sticks (either round or flat) for the stem - paper leaves either sugar paper or card For the leek- -kitchen roll covered in crepe paper, -for the bulbous leek base build up with tissue and plenty of glue -for the roots - string, wool, thin fabric strips After much thought and input from her children, Clare decided to make the daffodil and leek from paper mache and lots of paint to the delight of her little daughter. Don't they look just great? They had worked together to decide what would be the best materials to use and how to use them. Their art work is their own and her two children have ...

Tip: when buying paint for your children to paint with it is unnecessary to buy several colours. By mixing the primary colours, yellow, red and blue, you can make additional colours. Then by adding white paint you will make several more. The options are endless, you can even make brown.

Children develop so quickly, progress being seen month to month. All children are different and develop at different rates but each child follows the same path. At the age of 3 years children's fine motor skills, concentration, patience and hand and eye coordination are all beginning to increase rapidly and by the time they have reached 7 years old their skills will have very much matured. Art and craft activities with children at this age need to be simple and fun. But, firstly what might you expect from a child of this age? As a guide only : Children aged 3 years can -Begin to cut paper with scissors -Draw a person with a head face and limbs (no body) -Control a pencil with a tripod grasp -Can thread large beads on a lace Children of 4 years old can -Thread smaller beads with large holes -Draw people with a head, body, arms, legs and fingers. -Can recognise and name a range of colours -Can write own name What  you can provide- age 3-4 years :  chubby crayons,...