I design imaginative, printable art and writing activities for 7-13-year-olds. I help classroom teachers and homeschoolers to deliver high-quality art projects with minimal stress and prep! I firmly believe that kids can learn more about themselves and the world around them through creativity
I design imaginative, printable art and writing activities for 7-13-year-olds. I help classroom teachers and homeschoolers to deliver high-quality art projects with minimal stress and prep! I firmly believe that kids can learn more about themselves and the world around them through creativity
‘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
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.
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
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 detailed creative Halloween Art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental, imaginative way. The templates and worksheets aim to encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, mark making and graphic design.
The examples and suggestions included, use watercolour paints, oil pastels and felt tips so projects are accessible and easy to set up. Crayons and coloured pencils can also be used.
This 38 page pdf bumper pack contains the following:
1. 5 Halloween card designs to decorate
2. Pumpkin border pages for creative writing activities
3. Spooky bookmarks to make
4. Experimental / abstract activity templates
a) ‘hidden’ ghoul
b) ‘hidden’ pumpkin
c) ‘hidden’ witch’s hat
d) ‘hidden’ bat
Photographs and examples are included, to show a range of ways to approach these activities.
5. Wonderful webs - 3 spiderweb activity sheets, ideal for fine motor skills
6. A selection of doodle sheets and simple templates for wall decoration, early finishers etc
Including pumpkins, bats, ghouls, witch’s hats
I hope you like the activity pack!
Get creative with this imaginative Winter Sport snowboard-inspired art and design activity pack.
This 52 page snow-packed resource pack aims to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. The ready to use templates and worksheets encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, graphic, sportswear and logo design, whilst also providing great Winter snow themed decor for the classroom or home schooler.
About the pack:
1. Art activity templates with finished coloured examples for inspiration.
My examples explore bold colours and geometric pattern with a fun retro 80's feel.
- ‘Snowboard Selfies’: draw what you imagine reflected in your goggles
- Design a snowboard themed Hoodie
- Design a hat, boots, mittens, baseball cap
- Design your own snowboards and use them as bookmarks
- Design your own winter torch, winners trophy, medals and rosettes
- Make snowflake bookmarks, bracelets and use bordered writing paper for creative writing
2. Decorate your classroom with a Winter Sports theme:
- Make a 'Winter Sports' Garland
- Blank garland template to make your own
- Snowflake borders for the bulletin board
- A selection of easy to print, bold graphic posters, including. ‘Let it Snow’ and ‘The Big Freeze’ to bring a chill to the classroom!
- A collection of 50 words related to the activity pack to inspire writing around this Winter Sport theme: boarding, nordic, thermal, freestyle etc
Materials to consider:
Felt tips/marker pens, coloured pencils, water colour paints, oil pastels
Print on good quality paper for bests results
Create a positive, inspiring and respectful learning environment in your classroom with these imaginative, fun growth mindset posters, colouring pages, garlands and bookmarks.
Contents:
Growth Mindset Poster
Positive affirmations, including, ‘I love a challenge, I am determined to succeed’
Fixed Mindset Poster
Encourage an awareness that this doesn’t help us move forward
’I’m just not good enough, there’s no point in trying’
Questionnaire to encourage creative problem solving and personal growth:
‘3 ways I can’… be more imaginative, be an explorer, find inspiration…
Ten colorful posters to decorate your classroom:
Create Art, Dream Big, Get inspired, Be an Explorer, Be Awesome, Be Kind, Just Imagine, Try Again, Respect others, Just Be You
All ten posters are included as outline colouring page templates
Each poster is included as ‘4 to a page’ postcard size ‘affirmation cards’
A coloured garland to decorate the classroom
Garland outline colouring template for students to decorate
Photographed examples of 4 finished poster artworks to inspire your students.
Ten ‘motivational words’ for the bulletin board or to use as student bookmarks:
Solve, Design, Invent, Inspire, Create, Dream, Imagine, Enjoy, Explore, Smile!
Ideal classroom decor to wow your students during the first week back!
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and engage children creatively with this fun, modern fold out Instagram style, 'tech' mobile phone/tablet art activity.
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 wordsearch and 'release your inner leprechaun' selfie drawing activity on the inside pages.
The finished 'artphone' measures 5 x 10 inches / 13 x 25.5cm.
It can be printed on US letter or A4 paper and is spellings are suitable for US, UK and Australia
The front cover:
What is your leprechaun name?
Create thumbnail doodles or drawings for the 7 sections:
Shamrock, Irish flag, pot of gold, rainbow, leprechaun hat and shoes, lucky horse shoe
The 2 fold out inner pages:
1. word search activity - find the18 words relating to St. Patrick's Day
2. Release your inner leprechaun!
Have fun creating a leprechaun selfie with the template provided
Considerations, how to use this activity:
Consider the space around the images you draw
How do the 7 images look collectively?
Is there an emerging theme or style or colour?
What colours do we associate with words?
eg shamrock: 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.
This detailed creative Autumn/Fall 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 themes, geometric shape, abstract pattern, mark making, doodling and graphic design, whilst also providing Fall themed decorations for the classroom or home.
Shapes include acorn, oak leaf, maple leaf, apple, pumpkin
This 30 page pack contains the following:
1. Classroom decorations
a) Acorn Garland/bunting: both coloured and outline, ‘make your own’ options
b) Fall is Here’, ‘Autumn is Here’ decorative posters, coloured and outline options
c) Leaf Strips for bulletin board borders and making bookmarks
2. Creative writing / project page decorative Fall borders
a) coloured leaf border
b) outline leaf border
c) outline acorn border
3. Creative Abstract Art Activity Templates with coloured examples and photographs, using watercolour paints, oil pastels, felt tip pens to give you ideas of how to use them
a) hidden acorn in squares
b) hidden acorn in diamonds/triangles
c) hidden oak leaf in squares
d) hidden oak leaf with random lines
e) hidden maple leaf with random lines
f) hidden apple in squares
4. Simple shapes for general use
a) Maple Leaf
b) Pumpkin
c) Acorn
d) Apple
e) Oak Leaf
Thanks for considering my activity pack.
Celebrate Earth Day and bring creativity and colour to your classroom with this globe doodle art and poster resource.
The globe art activity has been designed in sections so that students can experiment with using shades of greens for landmass and shades of blue for the ocean and then doodle over the finished artwork with words and symbols to create imaginative, original and modern artworks.
The pack contains:
1. A digitally coloured poster to print out for the classroom
2. A poster template for students to colour and decorate their own
3. A globe template with painted examples for reference.
4. A fact sheet with ten facts about Earth Day
Happy Earth Day!
Doodling and colouring is a great activity for kids of all ages (and grown ups too!)
It encourages time away from screens and technology, relaxes us, and stimulates our imagination.
This summer theme activity pack contains 26 outlines, all designed by me for kids to decorate with colour, patterns and doodles, using pens, pencils, crayons, paint or collage.
A handy download pack for the classroom, home schoolers, summer play dates or a family on hoilday.
The pack contains the following templates, in vector format, so they can be enlarged without pixelating.
1. beach hut
2. ‘summer is here’ postcard
3. beach towels
4. 4 pineapples
5. 12 orange/lemon/lime slices
6. 3 watermelon slices
7. large watermelon slice
8. 12 popsicles/lollipops
9. large pineapple
10. large popsicle/lollipop
11. abstract sunshine squares
12. 12 starfish
13. 6 apples
14. 3 dolphins
15. flip flops
16. mini bunting
17. blank postcard
18. abstract waves 1
19. abstract waves 2
20. 6 flip flops
21. 2 wetsuits
22. 3 swimsuits
23. 6 shorts
24. 6 t shirts
25. 5 surfboards
26. 6 volleyballs
These vintage fairground-inspired A to Z alphabet uppercase letters and posters have been designed and individually created by hand on Adobe Illustrator and make a great visual impact on classrooms for all age groups.
Ideal decoration for the first week back to school.
These letters can be individually cut out and coloured/decorated or used as they are.
Or for instant zing, print onto coloured paper of your choice - or a variety of colours for a carnival garland feel.
In the 40 page pack, you will receive the following jpeg files:
1. A-Z large letters, one letter per page, measuring 19cm/7.5 inches high, ideal for garlands and larger displays
2. A-Z small letters, 4 per page, measuring 10cm/4 inches high,
ideal for bulletin boards, titles and name making activities
3. Five bulletin board posters, US letter size, with the words:
Our Bulletin Board
Welcome Back
All About Me
Best Class Ever
Reach For The Stars
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.
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!