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‘A Ball About Me’, is a fun, first week back to school, all about me creative art activity. This football template invites students to respond to prompts in a personal, way using doodles and graffiti style lettering. 16 Instructions/prompts on the ball template include: Name, Age, Self Portrait, Favourite Song, Food, Book, Sport and Colour Activities: Colour this, take a line for a walk, draw circles, squares, triangles, lines. This resource also includes the following: ‘A Ball About Me’ garland for students to decorate and display. With 2 letters per page, this will make a large welcoming banner for the new classroom or bulletin board. For early finishers and relaxation time: Make a football bookmark Explore pattern, shape and colour with two additional abstract football doodle worksheets. Materials needed: You will only need basic materials for this activity - good quality paper for printing, coloured pencils and marker pens, string or pegs for the garland. The photographed colour example included in the pack uses a black ball point pen and marker pens to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to year 3’s and above. The finished artworks make a fabulous eye catching group wall display and also work well laminated and suspended from the ceiling. Watch them spin! They also look great as personal journal or sketchbook covers for students. Ideal for use as an icebreaker activity or as an art specific lesson. UK/Aus/NZ version, with ‘favourite colour’ spelling is included in the pack Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks for visiting my store! Diane

This All About Me T Shirt Art Activity, is an engaging first week back to school ice breaker. It’s a creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to respond to 30 prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles, words, ‘graffiti style’ lettering and illustrations. T shirt template 1: Art Activity There are 15 sections to illustrate responses to prompts, including: Self portrait, name, age, grade, favourite color, fruit, vegetable, sport, film, song… T shirt template 2: Writing Activity There are 15 questions / prompts to respond to in written format, including: My top 3 goals this year, something I like at school, something I find challenging, if I were a superhero, I can make the world better by, I feel happy when, I feel sad when, I aim to, I wonder if… The T Shirt templates measure approximately 22 x 18cm / 8 x 7 inches and are designed to fit US Letter and A4 paper size for printing. The finished T shirts make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. The designs are inspired by Piet Mondrian’s abstract work and the pack includes a poster and garland to make the classroom colourful and inspiring. Photographs of completed and partially completed examples included in the packet, use a black ball point pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, year 4+ The pack also contains activities for early finishers, including doodle pages and bookmarks to make. UK/Aus/Can templates with ‘colour’ and ‘favourite’ spellings are included in the pack. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2018

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, and The Year of The Snake 2025 with these engaging art activities, colouring pages, and decorations. Use these snake colouring page worksheets to create an eye-catching Chinese New Year art display in your classroom. This no-prep print-and-go Chinese New Year art activity encourages students to use their imagination and sense of colour. The challenge is to see if the Year of the Snake silhouette stands out from the background when the colouring page is finished. What’s included? Digitally coloured posters to display - two colorways for inspiration Color palette examples and worksheets to encourage students to become experimental and confident in their understanding of how colors work together Templates to color - you can choose from several worksheet options. Card-making and early finisher doodle activities Banners and poster activities A Year of the Snake Facts page What materials do I need for this Chinese New Year art activity? Print onto heavyweight paper or card stock for the best results Use marker pens, watercolor paints, oil pastels, crayons or pencils Scissors, string, and pegs for the banners How can this resource be helpful? Learn more about Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Zodiac Animals An experimental art lesson A handy sub-plan A fun Friday afternoon activity A brain break from screens A lesson about colour, shape, and line Add to a New Year unit Build creative confidence Create a fantastic classroom display for 2025!

This ‘Pop Art Box About Me’ art and getting to know you resource, is a fun, first week back to school ice breaker for both girls and boys. It is a really creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to create a unique ‘All About Me Box’, following the template prompts using Pop Art style doodles and words. Box prompts include: Age, name, grade, self portrait, favorite colors, favorite fruit, my top goal, I love… Students can then fill their boxes with a selection of question cards and work in pairs or small groups to explore their learning goals, aspirations, likes and dislikes. 36 question cards are included, along with blanks for students to have some fun and invent their own questions and games, for example, ‘Would you rather…’ Another task is to make a ‘card to myself’ with a message or goal, or a kind note for a friend. For example, students can give these to their teacher to open at the end of the year. The coloured, finished example included features a girl’s face. However the actual face template has a ‘generic bald head’ so both boys and girls can create a self portrait from this outline. Classroom Decor includes Pop Art inspired garlands and posters to colour and display. There are doodle pages to keep early finishers occupied. UK/Aus/Can spelling options of favourite and colour are included in the templates. Boxes measure 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.6 inches / 6.6 x 6.6 x 6.6cm when finished. The entire box template is designed to fit one sheet of US Letter or A4 sized paper. A larger box template is also included if you have access to an 11x14 or A3 printer. The finished boxes make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board, pegged up on a line as a garland or suspended from the ceiling with clear thread. Photographs of completed examples are included in the pack.

This 55+ pages fun Easter themed art and craft resource pack has been designed to encourage students to explore shape, colour, design and pattern in an abstract, contemporary, experimental way and to provide plenty of Easter themed decorations to enhance the classroom or hoeschool environment. Templates include bunnies, chicks, hens and Easter eggs and are suitable for multi levels of creative ability. Contents: 1. 9 posters / digitally coloured examples to print out and decorate the classroom 2. 18 Easter themed templates to decorate. Encourage students to think about colour palettes, shape and design. Some templates are inspired by Andy Warhol, Paul Klee and European folk art which can provide a starting point for discussion. 3. Ten Easter card templates to decorate and make to take home 4. Two ‘Happy Easter’ printable garlands, one ready to hang, one for students to decorate themselves 5. A selection of photographed examples to show to students for generating ideas Key materials needed: 1. heavy weight paper 3. felt tips / pencils / oil pastels / crayons / watercolour paints and brushes 4. scissors 5. string / tape / pegs for the garlands Please take a look around my store, where you’ll find lots of inspiring and affordable resource packs to spark young imaginations and keep creativity flowing. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2017

This cell phone all about me art and writing activity is ideal for the first week back to school. It’s a fun way for you to connect with your new students. They love their phones and respond enthusiastically to this ‘cool’ activity. Invite them to construct a fold-out booklet-style ‘art-phone’, and respond to image-making prompts on the front cover and the written elements inside. Ideal for use as a back-to-school icebreaker and community-building activity. 1. The front cover of the cell phone activity: Invite students to respond to and illustrate the 9 questions or prompts, with thumbnail doodles or drawings: • Age • My family • Best food • Favorite animal • Favorite colour • Best subject • Dream destination • I love… • I don’t like… 2. The fold-out inside pages: This section is designed in a text message style, and asks more investigative questions and prompts: • How will you achieve your goals? • What support do you need? • What do you like most about school? • What do you like least about school? • My top 3 goals • 5 fascinating facts about me • People like me because • Open-ended questions to complete, I aim to… I wonder if…I imagine that…. I feel…. Please note this activity includes 2 sizes of art-phone templates to choose from: Smartphone size 3.7x7.3 inches Tablet size 5 x 10 inches Students can also opt to do the one-dimensional cover or the full fold-out option with written responses, depending on time available, age, and ability. Templates with UK/CAN/NZ/AUS spellings for ‘favourite and colour’ templates are included in the pack along with US spellings. What materials are needed? • Use card stock for best results - the phones will be more robust! • Scissors and a glue stick • Pens/pencils/felt tips for the artwork and written work • These templates are designed to print on US letter/A4 size paper Considerations and how to use this activity: • Encourage students to move beyond words, and ‘draw their answers’ • Consider the space around the images they draw • How do the 9 images look collectively? • Is there an emerging theme, style, or colour? • What colours do we associate with words? eg carrot: orange and green • How do students feel about the first week back to school? • It’s OK to express dislikes as well as likes, our fears, along with our hopes The completed phones slip comfortably into a back pocket for play. Peg them up collectively as a classroom banner or decorate a wall, door, or your bulletin board Further activities included in the packet: All About Us display banner Abstract colouring activity, exploring warm and cool colors Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks! Diane 51ºÚÁÏ Â©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2025 All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only

These 'modern art' hidden Easter Egg and Rabbit worksheets are a challenging creative activity for kids. They can help young artists and designers explore graphic design, and the impact of different color palettes - hot, cold etc. Use felt tips, crayons, pastels, watercolours, collage - depending on time available, age, level of ability.

This ‘Robot About Me’ art and writing activity, is a delightful first week back to school ice breaker and a really creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to respond to prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles and words, to create a unique robot character. The pack also contains robot themed classroom decor and activities for early finishers. Contents: • Robot templates to decorate and construct, 2 x challenge level options are included a) Single page activity b) Robot activity with fold out booklet for writing and image making • Construction directions and photographs of finished examples for inspiration. I suggest teachers make a finished fold out example to show to students • Classroom decor - garlands, mini garlands and posters, in both colour and outline format • Doodle pages and bookmarks to keep early finishers occupied The finished robots make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. Photographs of completed and partially completed examples are included in the packet, using a black ball point pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, grade 4+ The pack also contains activities for early finishers, including doodle pages and bookmarks to make.

Get creative with this imaginative Winter Sport snowboard-inspired art and design activity pack. This 52 page snow-packed resource pack aims to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. The ready to use templates and worksheets encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, graphic, sportswear and logo design, whilst also providing great Winter snow themed decor for the classroom or home schooler. About the pack: 1. Art activity templates with finished coloured examples for inspiration. My examples explore bold colours and geometric pattern with a fun retro 80's feel. - ‘Snowboard Selfies’: draw what you imagine reflected in your goggles - Design a snowboard themed Hoodie - Design a hat, boots, mittens, baseball cap - Design your own snowboards and use them as bookmarks - Design your own winter torch, winners trophy, medals and rosettes - Make snowflake bookmarks, bracelets and use bordered writing paper for creative writing 2. Decorate your classroom with a Winter Sports theme: - Make a 'Winter Sports' Garland - Blank garland template to make your own - Snowflake borders for the bulletin board - A selection of easy to print, bold graphic posters, including. ‘Let it Snow’ and ‘The Big Freeze’ to bring a chill to the classroom! - A collection of 50 words related to the activity pack to inspire writing around this Winter Sport theme: boarding, nordic, thermal, freestyle etc Materials to consider: Felt tips/marker pens, coloured pencils, water colour paints, oil pastels Print on good quality paper for bests results

This 41 page detailed football themed creative art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. Templates and activity sheets have been created to encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, graphic and sportswear design. All designs are original and have been hand drawn and scanned or digitised by me to create unique activities. The 41 page pack also includes football inspired bunting and flags for the classroom or homeschool environment. There are also templates for medals, rosettes and trophies which are useful for end of term celebrations, awards and sports day activities. Ideal also for football themed kids parties or as handy time fillers on vacation or whilst travelling this summer. The pack includes the following templates with several colour examples for easy use in the classroom: ‘All about me’ football activity sheet Bunting, flags, medals, rosettes, trophy templatesto colour and make Finger puppets and soccer pitch templates for fun competition and play Design templates, to create football team strips, tops, shorts, socks, caps, football boots A selection of imaginative, creative doodle sheets and challenging coloring pages - includes footballs, football nets and more

Are you looking for a creative, fun Mother's Day art and craft activity for kids to make and take home to mum to treasure? This imaginative 'keepsake box' can be personalised by each student on the outside and filled with special surprises inside. This art and craft activity is suitable for 7-12 year olds - it involves design, colour, pattern, shape, careful cutting, construction, doodles, writing, wordsearch, card making and weaving with yarn. The resource pack contains the following: Instructions for use Photographs of the finished box and it's contents Box templates - with shapes and a blank for students to create their own Coloured example of the finished box Templates for mini cards and envelopes to go inside Template for fold out mini message to go inside Hearts and starts template with gift tags for yarn wrapping activity Daisy greetings card template Daisy doodle page Tulip greetings card template Tulip doodle page Mother's Day Word search activity - make your own special message This activity is designed to be printed on A4 and US letter suze paper Gift messages and word search activities contain both UK/Australia and US spellings Enjoy Mother's Day!

Bring some fun and visual arts into the first week back at school with this creative activity and bulletin board decor pack, inspired by ‘the artist’s paint palette and the colours of the rainbow’. A great way to learn more about your new students and also to encourage them to find out more about each other. In this 15 page pack, you will receive the following: 1. Activities and Templates: - ‘All about Me’ activity worksheet - a paint palette to complete, with name, age and 8 questions to explore - ‘My Top Ten Goals’ activity worksheet, where students write their aims for the year along 10 paint brushes, and can add colour or design and pattern too. - My favourite colours activity worksheet - develop creating colour palettes - Doodle design activity worksheet - design, colour and describe 9 unique patterns - Blank artist palette templates in colour and outline, for freestyle activities 2. Bulletin board and classroom decorations: - Artist paint palette ‘Welcome!’ garland to cut out and hang - Picasso Display Poster, ’ Every Child is an Artist’ - Matisse Display Poster, ’ Art takes Courage’ - Coloured paint splodges for bulletin board ideas - Outline paint splodges for bulletin board ideas and messages, words etc All designs are individually created by Diane at The Imagination Box on Adobe Illustrator. These are vector images, so the worksheets can be enlarged without losing quality or looking pixelated.

These vintage fairground-inspired A to Z alphabet uppercase letters and posters have been designed and individually created by hand on Adobe Illustrator and make a great visual impact on classrooms for all age groups. Ideal decoration for the first week back to school. These letters can be individually cut out and coloured/decorated or used as they are. Or for instant zing, print onto coloured paper of your choice - or a variety of colours for a carnival garland feel. In the 40 page pack, you will receive the following jpeg files: 1. A-Z large letters, one letter per page, measuring 19cm/7.5 inches high, ideal for garlands and larger displays 2. A-Z small letters, 4 per page, measuring 10cm/4 inches high, ideal for bulletin boards, titles and name making activities 3. Five bulletin board posters, US letter size, with the words: Our Bulletin Board Welcome Back All About Me Best Class Ever Reach For The Stars

Engage children creatively with this Instagram style, 'tech' mobile phone/tablet 'My Summer Memories' first week back, art and writing activity. Children can reflect, and capture a visual essence of their summer break using pictures and words. Teachers can get to know more about their new classroom individuals in an imaginative way. This activity invites students to cut out and make their own fold out booklet style art-phone, and then to complete the image making on the front cover and the written elements inside. The front cover: Illustrate summer activities with 9 thumbnail doodles or drawings, favourites may include going to the beach, watching the Olympic games, camping, swimming etc (colour example included) The 2 fold out inner pages invite some written activity in response to prompts including: My favourite memory, something i learnt, I visited, I created...etc Considerations, how to use this activity: How can students move beyond words, and 'draw their answers' Consider the space around the images you draw How do the 9 images look collectively? Is there an emerging theme or style or colour? What colours do we associate with words? eg the ocean:turquoise and green Work imaginatively! The included example uses a black ball point pen and felt tips The completed art-phones slip comfortably into a back pocket. They will work well pegged up as a garland or can decorate a wall, door or bulletin board. All artwork is designed by me, and is vector based, so can be enlarged without pixelating. Ideal for use as an icebreaker activity or as an art specific lesson. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2016

Celebrate Valentine’s Day creatively with these no-prep Pop Art colouring pages and card-making activities, inspired by the work of British artist, Sir Peter Blake. Teachers and students can show each other appreciation by sharing cards. Decorate your classroom with bold artwork and garlands, with a 'Love' theme for the month of February. Pop Art Contents: 1. Art activity exploring colour, shape and pattern, inspired by Pop Art 2. Photographs of finished examples for reference 3. Pop Art facts page 4. Coloured garland and poster 5. Garland template to decorate and make 6. Coloured card ready to send 7. Card to colour and send 8. Mini cards from student to student to make and share 9. Mini cards from teacher to student with 4 positive message options: 'It's great having you in my class!' 'You are an amazing student!' 'I'm so lucky to be your teacher' 'I'm so very proud of you!' Materials needed: 1. Heavy-weight paper for printing the templates and cards 2. Felt tip pens / coloured pencils 3. Scissors 4. Pegs and string for hanging the garland Please get in touch with me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks! Diane 51ºÚÁÏ Â©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2023. All rights reserved by the author.

Amazing Animal Doodles - this is the perfect eye-catching art and creative writing project for your Winter or Animal Themed Classroom. This detailed resource is inspired by Folk Art around the world, using bold, simplistic geometric and floral shapes and bright colours highlighted against black and white. These doodle animal templates have been designed to really engage your students creatively, spark their imaginations and inspire them to explore and experiment with colour, shape and pattern. The resource pack contains: 1. outline templates: owl, stag, fox, bear, squirrel, rooster, hare 2. completed colored examples to use as inspiration and posters 3. pattern making template pages to experiment and design new patterns 4. a selection of background patterns to place cut out animal shapes onto 5. a creative writing activity page for each template - answer questions, write a short story and create a poem around your chosen animal 6. make your own ‘Folk Art Doodles’ banner to help display your students finished artworks 7. descriptive words and titles for the bulletin board Key materials needed: 1. good quality heavyweight paper for printing 2. Choose from felt tips / markers, colored pencils, crayons for the art activity The examples were created using Sharpies, black is important. 3. scissors, glue, string for banner

Create a positive, inspiring and respectful learning environment in your classroom with these imaginative, fun growth mindset posters, colouring pages, garlands and bookmarks. Contents: Growth Mindset Poster Positive affirmations, including, ‘I love a challenge, I am determined to succeed’ Fixed Mindset Poster Encourage an awareness that this doesn’t help us move forward ’I’m just not good enough, there’s no point in trying’ Questionnaire to encourage creative problem solving and personal growth: ‘3 ways I can’… be more imaginative, be an explorer, find inspiration… Ten colorful posters to decorate your classroom: Create Art, Dream Big, Get inspired, Be an Explorer, Be Awesome, Be Kind, Just Imagine, Try Again, Respect others, Just Be You All ten posters are included as outline colouring page templates Each poster is included as ‘4 to a page’ postcard size ‘affirmation cards’ A coloured garland to decorate the classroom Garland outline colouring template for students to decorate Photographed examples of 4 finished poster artworks to inspire your students. Ten ‘motivational words’ for the bulletin board or to use as student bookmarks: Solve, Design, Invent, Inspire, Create, Dream, Imagine, Enjoy, Explore, Smile! Ideal classroom decor to wow your students during the first week back!

This pack contains 90 questions and prompts for End of Year, Back to School and All about Me group discussion & reflection activities in the classroom. The cards have been designed using a modern mobile phone-style template to appeal to this age group and give the activity a sense of fun and curiosity. Custom build your own classroom question packs by selecting the question cards relevant to your activity and students (suggested use for years 3-6). Some questions are specific to End of Year reflection, some for Back to School and All About Me Icebreakers etc whilst many are more general and can be used all year round. Carefully researched questions have been chosen to enable students to promote discussion around: - themselves, their peers, their families - their likes and dislikes, challenges and successes - preferred learning styles, areas where support is needed - plans for summer, and summer memories reflection - fun and imagination, superheroes, dream destinations, careers etc - open ended prompts, such as, I aim to, I imagine that, I worry that, I hope… - how they feel about the start and end of the year - achievements, goal setting - books, movies - bullying, healthy eating ,sport - helping others, getting support - blank template cards for teachers and students to create their own questions This Pack Contains: 1. 36 ‘phone template’ cards containing 90 questions and prompts 2. Two additional cards with UK/Australian spelling for ‘favourite’, and ‘colour’ 3. Speech bubbles to decorate your bulletin board - all about me, let’s chat etc 4. photographs showing the finished cut out cards Materials needed: 1. heavyweight paper to print the cards 2. scissors 3. laminator if required, for longer use! Suggestions for use: Invite students to work in pairs or small groups of 4-6 and to take it in turns to ask the questions and answer them. After the exercise it can be useful to have a larger group discussion around what they learnt, what they found easy, or challenging and perhaps questions that they felt were missing? I hope you enjoy the activity!

Have some creative colourful fun with this free Spooky Halloween ‘Hidden’ Pumpkin Art Template. Experiment with felt tip pens, paints, oil pastels, crayons, pencils. For a more challenging activity with older children, try filling some of the shapes with pattern or collage. Encourage children to think about the range of colours they choose, to make the pumpkin stand out from the background. Happy Halloween!

This modern geometric Easter Egg Card template is ready to print, fold, colour and send. Children of all ages can have fun selecting colours and filling in the triangles. Great for practicing fine motor skills and developing a sense of colour and design. You can also cut the eggs out and use for bunting or other classroom or home decor.