Here’s our guide to making standing figures by artist Anna Spearman. Learn how to:

• Make self-standing cut-out figures from cardboard, and a range of tailor made paper outfits.
• Make a variety of patterned paper “fabric” very easily using crayons and water based paint or coloured water.
• Make costumes or outfits for their characters.
• Explore creating backdrops and surrounding objects using cut-outs from magazines or newspapers.

The aim of the workshop is to introduce children to creating cut-out characters, which then has open-ended possibilities for adaptation and storytelling.

Download a copy of the guide to print out and follow.

Below are some photos from the online workshop where our reinventors first got to make their characters!

‘Reinventions’ is a Kids’ Own project supported by the Community Foundation of Ireland, which seeks to cultivate an ethos of sustainability and creative reuse.

In our product-saturated, commercial world, Kids’ Own is passionate about supporting children to develop awareness of and appreciation for sustainable approaches and global issues. Small steps at a local/community level can make a difference!

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