Coloring fruit and vegetable designs, drawing and painting on vegetables, or using them as inking pads, … These are some examples of activities using coloring and painting as a way to introduce nature to children. Below several examples of such creative activity organized in our gardens:
Shapari Behzadi workshop
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Today, children from the school and CLAJE had the opportunity to meet Shapari Behzadi, a visual artist and teacher from Tehran. She organized a creative activity based on natural elements such as branches, leaves, straw and bundles. The activity involved … Read More
Colouring activity at Bercy school
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As part of the extra-curricular activities at Bercy school, a colouring workshop was organised on the theme of “lucky charm” flowers by the Dessine l’Espoir association. After creating a model of their project, the children drew it on an A3 … Read More
Arcimboldo-like self-portrait workshop by the children of CLAJE and elementary school of Bercy, Paris
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The children of the Centre Paris Anim’ (CLAJE) elementary school of Bercy realized their self-portrait in the style of Arcimboldo. After colouring fruits and vegetables, the children cut and glued them to form their own face.
Drawing workshop of garden with the children of the elementary school of Bercy, Paris
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Today, we asked the children of the Bercy primary schools to draw the vegetable garden of their dreams! They were able to organise their imaginary garden as they wished, by placing fruits, vegetables, animals, insects, compost, ponds…While waiting for spring..
Winter digital painting workshop with the children of the Bercy primary schools, Paris
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The children of the elementary school of Bercy made a card to wish a good Christmas to their close relations. They wrote on it, drew with felt pens, cut out and glued paper and stickers. Above all, after tracing their … Read More
Playful discovery of insects with the children of the Bercy nursery school, Paris
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The children of the nursery school of Bercy in Paris were able to discover the various insects in the garden through colouring boards realised by the association. The children coloured in bees, ladybirds, butterflies, ants, earwigs, woodlice and grasshoppers: all … Read More
Playful discovery of insects with the children of the elementary school of Bercy, Paris
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The children of the elementary school of Bercy in Paris were able to discover the various insects in the garden through colouring boards realised by the association. The insects were classified according to their role in a garden, namely pollinators, … Read More
Autumn painting activity with the children of the Bercy primary schools, Paris
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We organised a painting activity using our stencils representing all kinds of leaves, fruits and vegetables. They were also able to use dried leaves to create various patterns. The children made many colourful paintings to take home!
Halloween modeling workshop with Double Face at the Traversine Villiot, Paris
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To celebrate Halloween, Dessine l’Espoir joined Double Face to allow the children of the residence Villiot Râpée to realize frightening heads of monsters. After a day spent modeling clay under the guidance of Zoé from Double Face, the children painted … Read More
Colouring with the Lauris preschool at the Grand Potager
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The Lauris preschool children enjoyed a calm time to realize colourings in the Grand Potager of the Domaine de Fontenille. Sitting around the mandala, they coloured their own version of the beds forming a flower. After the visit to the … Read More
Decoration of clay pots for Easter at Bercy school, Paris
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With the Easter holidays approaching, the Bercy primary school children decorated small clay pots in the shape of rabbits. They painted the pots in the colours of their choice. Then they formed the ears of the rabbit by cutting out … Read More
Making candles for Grandma’s Day at Bercy School, Paris
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Happy Grandmothers’ Day ! Before leaving on holiday, the children of the Bercy school made candles to offer to their grandmothers. They painted small glass jars and decorated them with stickers, green or dead leaves collected in the school yard … Read More
Decoration of clay pots and wooden signs at the claje, Paris.
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During the vacations, the children of the youth center of Villiot (Claje – Paris Anim) have decorated small clay pots and wooden signs. After painting a first layer with the colors of their choice, they then added colorful patterns and … Read More
Future set-in-nature theatre is underway at the Traversine Villiot garden
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The Traversine garden will soon host a mini set-in-nature theatre ! First step: cutting out and colouring the paper templates that will bring to life all the stories that the children made up. Fairies, boares, feathers, pumpkin houses, she-warriors… that … Read More
Paint on vegetal stamps by the Bercy nursery school’s students
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The Bercy nursery school students took part in an unusual painting activity. After drawing branches on paper sheets, they got to decorate them with multicolored fruits, by using lemons, bell peppers, zucchinis, onions, celery and artichoke leaves as stamps to … Read More
Decoration of the bird boxes at the Grand Potager
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After having made the bird boxes that will soon be scattered around the Great Vegetable Garden, the children set about decorating them. To do this, they used materials found in nature such as dead leaves, small branches, moss and flowers. … Read More
Drawing an hotel shelter
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elementary students were invited to draw an insect shelter EnregistrerEnregistrer
Collages at the Laafi center
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The children of Koudougou decorated tree leaves drawings by sticking metallic and colored stickers on them. These drawings will join the suitcase offered by the children of Koudougou to the children of the school of Bercy as part of the … Read More
Children of Koudougou colorings
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In the context of “communicating classes”, the children of Laafi kindergarten in Koudougou colored local tree leaves, such as neem, jujubier, mango tree, drawn by a facilitator. These drawings are destinated to the children of the Bercy school preschool, in … Read More
Creating a Memory game
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This afternoon at Roosboom children have created a Memory game on the theme of garden vegetables. This activity allow children to develop their creativity while providing them source of entertainment, and improving their memory and their knowledge of vegetables. EnregistrerEnregistrer
