Creative activities at home
Get creative - even when you can't visit us!
Art shouldn't be confined to the gallery.
Whether you’re looking for craft activities to do as a family, or want to explore art in a different way, we’ve got resources to help.
Make a model boat
Create a model boat inspired by Victor Willing’s 1978 painting, Night.
All you need is:
- cardboard (like a pizza box)
- PVA glue
- masking tape or sellotape
- balloon
- newspapers
- kebab sticks or twigs
- string
- scissors
- pencil, paint and paintbrush
Papier Maché Pottery
Using paper plates, glue and paper make your own vase inspired by James Tower’s Shell Vase.
All you need is:
- A kitchen roll tube
- 2 paper plates
- Masking tape / Sellotape
- A pair of scissors
- PVA glue
- Newspaper
Make an Op Art Bookmark
See what optical illusions you can make with our Op Art inspired bookmark.
All you need is:
- paper or card
- a printer.
How are artists inspired by their surroundings?
Be inspired by landscape artworks from our collection and have a go at creating your own.
Create your own shoebox gallery
Make your own gallery with our guide on how to make one from a shoebox and fill it with your own creations!
Missing us? You can also download some plans of our rooms and make your own Pallant House Gallery at home!
Take a Closer Look at… Mark Lancaster’s ‘Cambridge Red and Green’ (1968)
Delve a little deeper into this artwork with our discussion ideas and creative activities – including one using only Excel (yes, really!).
Make a Modern Art Aquarium
Make an aquarium full of fish inspired by artists!
You’ll need:
- Scissors
- Thread
- Sellotape, masking tape or blu-tac
- Glue
10 things to do with a sheet of A4 paper
You don’t need an artist’s palette or other specialist tools to get creative!
Here are 10 ways to fold, cut and decorate paper to create different activities. Make a paper plane or fan using just paper, or grab scissors, glue or even some paints and colouring pencils to create masks, snowflakes, pop-up cards and more!
Make your own Pop art inspired robot
Make a Futurist paper puppet
You’ll need:
- Printer
- Paper
- Scissors
- 4 paper fasteners
- Sellotape
- Wool or embroidery thread
- Something to make holes in the paper – a hole puncher and knitting needle are ideal