Showing posts with label arts and crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arts and crafts. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
Christmas Origami 2009 - A Christmas Tree
This year we did Christmas Tree Origami with the 7-12 years olds at the last session arts & crafts on December 19th. If you don't know what origami is have a look at this link
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Children's Fun This Christmas!
Arts & Crafts for 7-12 Years Olds
Saturday 28th November 3-4pm
Saturday 5th December 3-4pm
Saturday 12th December 3-4pm
Saturday 19th December 3-4pm
Stories & Art for 4-6 Years
Thursday 3rd December 3-4pm
Thursday 10th December 3-4pm
Thursday 17th December 3-4pm
No booking necessary, first come first served.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Xmas Arts & Crafts
Our beautiful Xmas tree that is now adorned by home made decorations made in this weeks' Arts & Crafts Class..
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Children's Book Festival & Halloween Events 2009
Pignut Puppet Show
Puppets Jay and friends keep 4-6 year olds from Corpus Christi and St Lelias entertained with their X-Factor antics. Performed by puppeteer Jason Ryan of Pignut Puppets.
7-9 year olds from Christ the King Caherdavin and St Munchins CBS enjoying the Pignut Puppet Show.
Irish Science Live
Science is a fascinating and exciting subject, but it can be a challenge to teach. Irish Science Live lets the kids learn by doing the experiments themselves through hands-on, informal, fun workshops.
Christ the King Caherdavin, St Munchins GNS and St Munchins CBS attended and covered subjects like gravity, sound, light, chemistry, anatomy and electricity.
Irish Science Live workshop run by Michael Moylan.
Author Visit
Local author Roisin Meaney visits the library and shares some writing tips with budding authors from 4th & 5th classes, Christ the King Caherdavin Boys School.
Puppet-Making Workshop
Jason helps the kids making their own puppets.
Kids Party Club Puppet Show
The Town With No Stories Puppet Show featuring Booky Wook, the Talking Book, entertains 4-8 year olds and their parents from the local area.
Other events during Children's Book Festival included a Poetry Workshop run by Pete Mullineaux on Poetry Ireland Day, attended by pupils from St Nessans Secondary School; the Launch of the Library Junior Book Club for 9-12 year olds, to be held monthly hereafter; and weekly Create & Make and Creepy Crafts sessions for 4-12 year olds.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Arts & Crafts: Matisse comes to the Library
Henri Matisse was a French painter who became very famous for using extraordinarily bold colors. Later in life, as his health began to fail, Matisse turned to making collages. His last, and most important works were a collection of mixed-media collages. Matisse arranged boldly colored paper cutouts into striking compositions, and added text in his own handwriting to produce a book that has been referred to as "the visual counterpart of jazz music".
Henri Matisse wrote: "The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color - with one modifying the other - I draw directly in color... It is not a starting point, it is a completion."
Today 3 of our younger members created their own Matisse inspired collages...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Summer Arts and Crafts
Our Summer Arts and Crafts Sessions are at the following times/dates for two age groups.
The 4-7 year olds are on Wednesdays 3-4 pm, dates as follows:
29th July
5th August
12th August
19th August
26th August
The 7-12 year olds are on Fridays at 3-4 pm dates as follows:
31st July
7th August
14th August
21st August
28th August
Availaibilty is on s first come, first serve basis, with 12 places available per session.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Summer Arts and Crafts/Reading Challenge
Victoria, Lakita and Katie, in the library early on Saturday morning, making fairies from 'Fairy Make and Do' which they are reading for the Summer Reading Challenge.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Childrens Activities Spring/Summer 2009
Arts & Crafts
4-7 year olds
Fridays 3-4pm
April 17th
May 8th
May 22nd
June 5th
June 19th
7-12 year olds
Saturdays 3-4pm
April 18th
May 9th
May 23rd
June 6th
June 20th
Max 12 children per class, on a 'first come first served' basis.
Children must be accompanied by an adult who must remain in the library building for the duration of the activity.
Storytime for Kiddies
Every Thursday @ 3pm
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Arts & Crafts - Children's Book Festival 2007
Sat 6th Oct, saw the biggest group for Arts and Crafts in Watch House Cross Library.
We made Pasta Picture Frames, what you may ask are Pasta Picture frames ?
Pasta Picture Frames are a very simple and novel idea using basics that most of us have in the house every day. The children glued various pasta shapes to coloured paper, leaving the centre free for them to glue a favourite photo to it.
For that rainy day at home, when you are looking for something to entertain the children, check out your cupboards, you would be surprised what you will find.
Check out our notice board for the next Arts and Crafts session that we are holding for 7 to 11 year olds.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Art & Crafts Sessions - Successful
We have held six different sessions of Arts and Crafts for children aged 7-12.
Over 80 children have taken part so far.
Since we started the sessions we have had huge local interest.
The kids show great enthusiasm and have their own individual ideas and creativity.
With something as simple as a empty toilet roll they have shown great flair in making a unique piece of art!
We plan to continue holding these courses and will cover such skills as painting, sketching, and crafts.
This dragon is on display in the library and shows what can be done with imagination combined with simple materials.
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