{"id":1875,"date":"2020-03-27T07:21:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T07:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2020-03-27T07:22:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T07:22:55","slug":"petas-fun-stuff-to-do-at-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1875","title":{"rendered":"Peta\u2019s fun stuff to do at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2: Make a nocturnal picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome back! Today I thought I\u2019d share an activity relating to my book, Jacob Starke Loves the Dark. <\/em>It is exactly the technique I used when I was producing the illustrations for the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t forget, I\u2019d love to see the work you produce! You can email it to petarainford@gmail.com<\/strong>, post it on my Peta Rainford\u2019s Facebook page @dogpigeon<\/strong>, or Tweet me @PetaRainford<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is one of the illustrations I used in my book<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This would probably work best if you have some black paper. But you could make your own by painting white paper black.
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So what do you have to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. First step is to create your nocturnal animals like the ones above on a piece of white paper. You can draw and colour your own, or print off the ones I have drawn and colour them in. A printable version is available here<\/a><\/li>
  2. Next, cut out the animals. Handy hint: it\u2019s best to leave a bit of white space around the shape, rather than risk cutting off an ear or a leg!<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Arrange them on the black paper to create a nocturnal scene. Once you\u2019re happy with the position, stick them down<\/li>
  4. Use some light coloured pencils <\/strong>(eg. white, yellow, pale pink, pale blue) to add background details like stars, grass, flowers etc<\/li>
  5. For a really professional finish, you can use a black crayon to colour in the white edges of your animals to make them blend in more with the background <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    These are the fab nocturnal pictures created by Year 1s at Henham and Ugley Primary
    when I visited last year<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    You might also like to try these extra challenges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. use the same technique to create a picture set in space <\/li>
    2. write a story or a poem about the picture you have created<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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