Green and blue blocks2/1/2024 ![]() Traditionally, we start with red, yellow and blue and show how to mix them in pairs to make orange, green and purple - and much of art teaching is based on these principles. And when two Colourblocks bump into each other, their colours mix to make a new Colourblock: this is Colour Magic. The Colourblocks discover that when two of them try to colour something at once, their colours mix to make a new colour. Mixing is one of the most exciting ways for a young child to experience colour. Make a colourful open sandwich with tomatoes, orange and yellow peppers, lettuce and more colourful ingredients. Put as many green toys or other small things as you can into a shoebox and take a photo. Sort the pieces into different colours, choose your favourites and paste them onto paper to make a pattern, shape, picture or just an explosion of colour. Tips: Take an old magazine with colourful photos and tear them into small pieces. There are lots of colour-first ways into art that don’t involve drawing skills. Be forgiving about colouring within the lines and the frustrations that can come with trying to draw. Colouring-in can be fun, and helps your child improve their pencil grip and fine motor skills. The Colourblocks colour things magically by touching them, but the best way for your child to get hands-on with colour is to grab some coloured paints, pencils or pens and make marks on paper. Tip: Point out colours that are used to signal things and investigate what they mean and why: traffic lights, water taps, road signs, fire engines, milk bottle tops, football (and goalie and referee) kits, Christmas colours and so on. In addition, colours are used to signal things: red means stop where green means go red means hot where blue means cold red is often used as a warning colour. These are deep-seated associations we carry about the character of each colour, and the Colourblocks’ personalities reflect them: Blue is cool and relaxed, and Yellow is sunny and happy. Yellow is generally considered a bright, sunny and happy colour, and blue a cool, relaxing colour that evokes a clear, blue sky. Watch the episode Silly Colours and have fun imagining silly colours for things: is brown or blue a silly colour for a dog? Tips: Point out colour things to your child and work out together whether they always belong to that colour (like strawberries) or can be any colour (like ribbons). Some things are always one colour (stop signs!) and some can be any colour – and so Red also has a favourite pair of red wellies. Available in two sizes (larger size is yellow).Building up an understanding of common things that belong to each colour helps children to make sense of the colour in the world all around them. ![]() ![]() Thicker block makes it a little trickier to cut through with a scalpel but easier to hold to print. Green Japanese Block – easy to cut, doesn’t stretch at all, white centre makes it easy to see where has been cut, smooth cut texture and neat lines. Available in three sizes including a large block which can be cut up to make many stamps.īlue Speedy Cut Easy – very soft and very easy to carve, a little crumbly on occasion, trickier to achieve fine detail, slightly fluffy cut marks. Pink Speedy Carve – carves easily and clearly, very fine detail is possible, stable to cut but a little stretchy at the edges, smooth cut texture with neat lines. Available in packs of two in four sizes including a large block which can be cut up to make many stamps. White Mastercut – very easy and quick to cut, a little stretchy at the edges, carved lines can be a little fluffy here and there.
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