FREE RESOURCES

Welcome to the free RAW Resources!

This was initially set up during the Coronavirus crisis in 2020 as a resource for families looking for creative activities to keep them occupied whilst socially distancing.

Keep scrolling down this page to find something you'd like to make / do.
Feel free to download the resources here for your own personal use. When you see the 'PDF Download' logo you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it on your device.

You can download Acrobat Reader by clicking on the icon

Feel free to share your original artwork with us at Facebook or Twitter, using the hash tag #GivingPeopleACreativeVoice
Have Fun!

BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCES

There are many benefits to learning British Sign Language (BSL). These include:

Learning a new skill
Learning about other cultures
Being able to communicate with Deaf people
Breaking down barriers

bsl_basic_information.pdf
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Right handed Finger spelling alphabet

Left handed Finger spelling alphabet

Fingerspelling Game

Take the finger-spelling challenge! Click the image to go to an fun online speed game.

Values / emotions vocabulary

Numbers 0-10

Everyday Vocabulary

Expressive Watercolours

Inspired by Diane Antone: https://www.youtube.com/c/DianeAntoneStudio

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Colour in "ArtMan"!

In March 2021 we seemed to do a lot of #SuperHero themed workshops!
One was inventing our own character with Wolverhampton comic artist Joel Kelly.
Our character can be coloured in lots of vibrant colours and has a message straight from Grayson Perry:

Art is good for you - whoever you are"

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Make a Wishing Tree / Tree of Hope

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Making a Wishing Tree:

Draw the shape of a tree - similar to the guide above on a sheet of card - as large as you like (or use the A4 size printable template file above if you have a printer at home)
Cut out the shape with either a craft knife or scissors
Use this first flat 'tree' as the template for a second one
Make a slot from the top to the middle of one and from the the bottom to the centre of the other
Slot the 2 pieces together and tape together where necessary.
You can also use 2 strips of card as a base if necessary
You can make holes on the 'branches' or cut grooves on the top of the branches for tags to be tied / slotted on
Write positive messages of hope on tags, or coloured paper cut to shape and stapled / glued / tied on.
You could add your own pictures and share on social media.
You could use your tree as a Covid-19 diary - write on your feelings / things you did / want to do.
Why not put your tree in your front window for people on their daily exercise to see?

'Virtual' Trees of Hope 14.4.2020 and 16.4.2020

We held a virtual art session with a group from Mossley estate in Walsall using a conferencing app. It was great creative fun and we each created our own Tree of Hope. We will post more here over time...

Newspaper Mosaics

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A simple and effective way to create beautiful artwork for your home.

Send us your photos and we'll add them to our Newspaper Mosaic gallery below:

Autumn trees

This is a simple but effective way of painting - WITHOUT ANY BRUSHES - using acrylics, palette knife and fingertips!
Click our tutorial PDF and have a go yourself. Happy painting.

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Joseph The (Useful) Cardboard Box:
Story Animation / Song & Activity and Colouring Book

Feel free to share your original artwork with us at Facebook or Twitter, using the hash tag #JosephTheCardboardBox
Have Fun!

Watch and read the Story Animation together as a family

Learn the song and singalong together as a family

Click the PDF link below to download the song lyrics

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Click the link below to download the Activity and Colouring Book

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Download the image and colour it in. You could do this using an app! Post your artwork on our social media.

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Here are the pages of the activity book which you can download on your computer / device. Remember to share your creations on our social media!

'The Story of Mowgli' from 'The Jungle Book' adapted by Real Arts Workshops

Sit back and enjoy the re-telling of this story.
See below for some craft making ideas around the story then you can act it out in the comfort of your own home! Enjoy.

Examples of masks of characters and props used in the story

Download the PDFs for more details of how to make the masks and instruments
Don't forget to post your creations on our social media!
See the video below showing a tutorial for children to make plastic bottle shakers

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How to make a plastic bottle shaker instrument

Bare Necessities song performed by Alex Vann

Support Life : 'Wolves in Wolves' design

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Wolves in Wolves was an extremely successful art trail around Wolverhampton in 2017.
Alex Vann, Founder of RAW, designed several wolves, including 'Support Life' which is now housed at University of Wolverhampton.
Use the templates to create your own Support Life wolf and don't forget to share and tag us on social media.

Tin Can Crafts

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Can Tin Craft Creations at various virtual sessions

CREATIVE GARDEN PROJECTS

Here are a few ideas for sprucing up your garden if you have one

PROJECT ONE:
Up-cycle old car tyres by painting in emulsion and using to plant flowers / herbs or for garden ornaments

PROJECT TWO:
You can pick up unwanted wooden pallets from local companies or garden centre. Add shelves and paint to make a unique outdoor presentation case

PROJECT THREE:
Convert boring garden furniture into unique works of art!
For wooden furniture:

prepare by sand papering all over,
use a good quality primer,
draw your design in pencil
paint it in wood paints and
finish with 2 coats of varnish.

PROJECT FOUR:
Hand decorated terracotta pots

Find / buy a terracotta pot - any size you want
Decide on a design / picture and draw that on
Use acrylic paints to paint your pot
Varnish with a good quality varnish

Aboriginal 'Dot Painting'

id you know this style is relatively modern (1970s) although of course indigenous Australian art is ancient.
READ ABOUT PAPUNYA TULA ART HERE
A simple tutorial is attached here also - why don't you have a go?
There is a gallery underneath of dot paintings by people attending RAW weekly Zoom sessions for Mossley Big Local. We think they are amazing - what do you think?

Gallery below: Aboriginal style dot paintings by our Art Club attendees (online only during Covid)

Drawing realistic pictures using the GRID METHOD

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Send us YOUR drawings to add to the People's Gallery:

Portraits - with a difference

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Have a go at drawing the steps below.
Then either look in a mirror or ask a friend / family member to pose for you as your draw them. Spend 80% of your time looking carefully at the subject and 20% of your time looking at your paper.
Add a 'difference' for example: swap pictures with a partner / add newspaper magazine print / spell words out on / use shapes in the background.
Send us your artwork to add to the 'gallery' below.

PORTRAITS GALLERY

Virtual 'Portraits with a Difference' with BID Services Youth and Well being 15.4.2020

Rock Painting

Find a nice smooth large rock
Clean it up and leave to dry is necessary
Use a pencil to draw on your design
Use acrylic or emulsion paints to paint your design
If you have varnish apply this when the rock is fully dry
Take a photo and we'll add it to our gallery below

Rocks made during 'virtual' sessions with community groups

Cardboard Tubes and Paper Plate crafts

Cardboard Roll Butterflies

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Paper Plate Ladybird Step by Step Photos

Creations by Mossley Art Club using cardboard tubes and paper plates

More Cardboard Craft Projects

1. Freestanding Waving Hand

2. Aspirational Rockets

Download and print the template files
Trace around them on cardboard and cut them out (you need 2 x Rocket Shapes)
Assemble the rocket by inserting the middle piece between the two rocket sides
Decorate it with colours or paper
Use the aspiration_rockets_new file to write where you want to be in future and how you will get there
Glue them onto your rocket