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101 Surprising Ideas Inspired by Art
For a small, one-off fee, you can access a professionally curated, exciting and engaging course full of ideas for adults and children. Created during the quarantine by Christie's expert educators, it is claimed that this course will provide you with many hours of activities and research that will inspire at every age to bring children and grown-ups together through play and learning.
Image: Henry Rousseau, Surprised! Tiger in a Tropical Storm, This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighbouring rights.
According to their website, this course takes as its starting point a single painting by Henri Rousseau Surprised! Tiger in a Tropical Storm. From this source originates many varied streams of enquiry and cross-curricular activities that take in Art History, Biology, Craft, Design, English literature, English language, French, Geography, History – even Mathematics. You could say that it covers an 'A-Z' of subject matter (from 'Art to Zoology').
What's more, life skills such as cooking are developed and they provide 10 unique and downloadable recipe cards to keep, and multiple art and craft makes with illustrated step-by-step instructions. They even include games to play to build vocabulary and enhance mental agility.