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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 19:56

Wow, thanks ladies. This is great stuff and I think I should try and pre-make or prepare stuff before I head off. I will have a look at the kites google page too. I think they have basic materials as the website shows their work which is mostly 2d paintings. There is a woman running the programe already so Ill just be assisting and I think Ill get a few hours every afternoon to do an activity. I have kept an India blog and Ill do a "Nepal" blog also when I get there.

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I honestly think that even just painting will be really great - don't imagine these kids get a chance at that and at least all the kids I know still love drawing and painting for hours. its really cathartic and they can try to draw fears, angers etc by using colours and shapes. Or things that work quickly - sticking things onto paper. I think complicated stuff will be rather difficult to start out...

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Sounds great maria! If the focus is art therapy I would suggest trying a lot of tactile activities such as playdough. Fantastic as is for the little ones and the older ones, once they have had enough 'playing' (and they will want to play) could use it to make things that can then be dried and painted such as beads or picture frames. Very cheap and versatile. Do they have access to at least reasonable quality pencils, paper and paints for drawing and painting? Essential tools for art therapy. Socks are brilliant stuffed and made into dolls (or animals). Fill with fabric, stitch the end closed and draw on a face and you have an instant dolly - perfect (as mentioned below) for role play and even just as a comforter. If you can get your hands on an Australian Womans Weekly Art and Craft for Children it will be well worth the effort (it is not expensive). There are many 'recipes' for making tacile activities as well as ideas using cheap materials for older children. There are a gazillion websites that have great ideas for craft activities for children and teens. Blogs are a fantastic source as well. Here are a couple to get you started http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/ http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/ My interest is mostly with younger years but I could imagine for older children who dont have much privacy or their own belongings that it would be very special and meaningful to make something that could be kept or perhaps worn. Hairbands, jewellery etc. Could you teach them to knit a scarf? Best of luck with the trip. I would love to hear how it goes. :)

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Hello, have made kites for many a year, they can be made ahead for little ones to decorate ( adding skewers after they have finished their masterpiece) or fully constructed by the child.... depending on age. I would sometimes have the folding done and let them do the rest, all flexible according to age group. You need very little supplies to make them and they do fly well, I have used crepe paper as well as plastic bags cut into stips to make the tie ons for the tail, break the sharp point off skewers, and use A4 paper. Google 20 kites in 20 minutes, the first site (uncle Johns) would not let me access, the site below ( single page paper kites) is the one I read, and it looks the same as the ones I always make ( my instructions in storage). Hope this helps a little, Good Luck !!

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Starfish. I just called Fly Dubai (the flight was really cheap by the way) and bought 40 kgs of luggage :-) So yes Ill be taking a bunch of stuff with me. Actually if anyone has access to heaps of socks we can do the puppets as suggested, and if anyone has any fabric, particularly that felt type that would be great. I was going to simply cut up a few old sheets but for making teddies I would prefer some thicker fabric. I am very excited, especially after the stress of fulltime work and the rat race before.

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Fantastic project! Have a look at the Usborne Books: Art Projects, Art Skills, etc. They are full of great ideas. And they have a pocket version, too. What is your luggage allowance? You could post a wish-list, whenever you'll have an idea about the things you would like to do with them ... :) I have fabrics scraps, ikea paper rolls ... and my tiny one is at school right now, so I could raid his craft box. ;)

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Have loads of shapes to choose from for the puppets, all different animal ears, differnt hair, eyes, mouths tonges, arms, wings, tails, manes...you name it! and the kids can just go mad putting together their own creature or person. Same with masks....roleplaying with masks is great too as a child can become someone else entirely when their face is disguised.

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Oh loving the ideas about the masks and puppets - I can imagine a bit of roleplaying will also help them express any unresolved stuff. Puppets from white socks and maybe I can also make some of the puppet cut-out shapes at the same time as preparing the teddies. Great ideas Arohadxb. I think at the moment its all paint and drawings and the age group is quite mixed, from 4 to around 12. Id like to do something more challenging for the older ones as they may get bored, and I can imagine they have seen some hard things before arriving.

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I'd say that whatever materials you can come up with to take with you would be very much needed and appreciated. Whatever craft ideas you do come up with, make sure you have simple and straightforward plans to follow and make sure you have each step laid out in adavnce with perhaps illustrated instructions for children to follow. Not sure what age youre dealing with but try and keep it simple so the kiddies can work as independently as possible. Lil miss is 6 and she can make sock puppets without help now so long as she has a plan and the materials. Puppets make for good therapy and with a little imagination can be any character in the world. I like your teddy bear idea, and another idea may be clay? Anything to do with paint has to be a winner, and paper mache is cheap and what you can make is only restricted by imagination. Masks is fun and easy and can be made with any media at all. Mobiles, or any kind of hanging decoration for either inside or outside that will catch the wind. Dreamcatchers? Feel free to come raid our craft supplies, it's due a clean out :)

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Hello ladies ! I am going to be heading to Nepal to work at a "reception centre" for Tibetan orphans (check out http://www.artrefuge.org.uk/) and our focus will be helping the kiddies work through their loss and trauma using arts, crafts and any other creative means. I am not a mum or a teacher and have some limited experience volunteering teaching easy stuff like maths and spoken english, but this is another ballgame. Anyway they expect us to prepare some lessons, ideas etc for arts and crafts. Anyone have any ideas? I dont know what sort of equipment they have so I expect whatever we do has to be pretty basic. I am thinking of making teddy bears - maybe take along some cutout pieces of teddy shapes from fabric and at the Art Refuce they can stuff them and decorate them and then get to keep them. Maybe make kites as well? If there are any child therapists or art teachers or busy mums who have some ideas please drop on here for me. And if you have any left over old materials lying around I can take them along as well but please this message is primarily a request for some ideas. I have another 10 days or so to prepare some crafts and lesson ideas. Thanks in advance !! <em>edited by beachymaria on 26/01/2011</em>

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