‘It’s so important for kids to engage with creative outlets growing up,’ said Suranne Kendall, education manager at Art for Guernsey and a teacher at the holiday club.
‘Schools and homes don’t always have the resources children need to really explore their creative outlets. But here, the kids can really get stuck in and make a mess. It’s a place where their imagination can just run wild.’
For nine-year-old student Atticus Hiddleston, it was that very capacity for creative freedom and experimentation that made art a favourite subject at school and led to him wanting to attend the holiday club.
‘I really like how you get to use your imagination when you do art. It’s fun to just go wild,’ he said while presenting his work at the end of the club’s ‘motion makers’ week exhibition.
His favourite piece from his display was his puffer fish model, which he made by sticking paper around a balloon, before gluing small cardboard accessories on top.
The same balloon model exercise produced six-year-old Maggie Seepaul’s favourite creation from the week too.
‘It’s a rainbow fish. I like it because it’s so colourful,’ she explained.
Each week at the club is centred around a different artistic theme, with the aims of teaching children about a wide range of mediums.
‘They get to do a lot of different things with us. This year we’ve covered street art, painting, sculpture, animation and printing. They’ve learned all sorts,’ said Miss Kendall.
‘And with those who come back it’s really lovely to see them develop year-to-year.’
Her favourite moment this year was taking the children to see the Fab Lab at the Guille-Alles Library.
‘It’s a brilliant space with lots of different resources. Last week, we took them to see the 3D printers and this week they saw the wood cutting there. It’s all things they wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to, which is fantastic to be able to do.’
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