{"id":1882,"date":"2020-03-30T08:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T08:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2020-03-30T12:59:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:59:43","slug":"petas-fun-stuff-to-do-at-home-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1882","title":{"rendered":"Peta\u2019s fun stuff to do at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>3. Make a picture with nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello! I have used my book, <em>Jacob Starke Loves the Dark<\/em>, as the starting-point for lots of different art activities &#8211; particularly the bit when The Dark declares:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018&#8230; Don\u2019t you see,<br>All living things depend on me.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are having a walk today, or can go out into your garden, how about gathering up some natural objects &#8211; sticks, leaves, flowers, feathers, earth, sand, whatever else you can find &#8211; and making a picture. You can make a small one by gluing the things you find on paper like these &#8211; maybe including some drawing, bark rubbings and other types of mark-making:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1890\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1890\" class=\"wp-image-1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-1534x1536.jpeg 1534w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-624x625.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/718B1F5E-9D63-439B-B07C-D399AA18ECCE.jpeg 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1891\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1891\" class=\"wp-image-1891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4E2DC82F-8E70-45D3-9224-E12DA40EED0E-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1892\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1892\" class=\"wp-image-1892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E94AA207-F067-4482-B3EE-7F9965A58067-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>These examples are pretty abstract, but you could make a more figurative pictur<\/em>e &#8211; <em>a face, maybe, or a fish, or a frog\u2026<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or you could make some \u2018land art\u2019 in your garden (or indoors, if you can stand the mess!). Here is one we made earlier:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/C8FAE65F-2E1D-4AB7-94B1-C203D76C0934-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Here is our stick yacht, sailing on a pebble sea. We added detail &#8211; seagulls, jellyfish and fish &#8211; by drawing on pebbles and some slate we found in the garden<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You might also like to try these extra challenges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Once you\u2019ve made your \u2018land art\u2019 picture, take a photo (if you like) and then rearrange all the elements to make another image. How many different pictures can you make out of the same objects?<\/li><li>If you can\u2019t get outside, or just want a different challenge, you could make your \u2018land art\u2019 inside, out of household objects!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A2F5DF6E-9555-4AB2-B5DE-60AD7FE3E7A1-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Our yacht has been turned into flowers and butterflies and bees drawn on stones by Tilly<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3. Make a picture with nature Hello! I have used my book, Jacob Starke Loves the Dark, as the starting-point for lots of different art activities &#8211; particularly the bit when The Dark declares: \u2018&#8230; Don\u2019t you see,All living things depend on me.\u2019 If you are having a walk today, or can go out into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[64,65,63,67],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1882"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1941,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions\/1941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}