Create at Home
‘Create at Home’ is part of Firstsite’s ‘Art is Where the Home is’, a programme of activities to inspire everyone at home to get making.
We’ll be adding fun, step-by-step activities each week – with everything from finger knitting to stick figure animation!
Anyone can have a go, with no specialist materials required, and no experience necessary.
All activities are suitable for ages 4 and up.
Please help us to keep activities like these FREE!
With your help, Firstsite can continue to be here to provide art, creativity and inspiration to everyone.
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Folding Fliers
Create your. own plane or flying machine! Experiment with different folds and shapes and run some test flights. Which flies the furthest?
View the activityFold a Friend
Make a jumping frog or a cute fox that stands up by itself, with our fold a friend activity.
View the activitySponge Printmaking
Use found objects from around the home to make a colourful print, with artist Amanda Blair.
View the activityFame Frame
Be the star of a TV show or report your own breaking news with our Create at Home Fame Frame activity!
View the activityStreet Art Style
Have you seen any street art outside on buildings when exercising or walking? Have a go at designing your own at home, then put it in your window for everyone to see!
View the activityPaper pot making
Dig out your old magazines and make a paper pot with artist and maker Iris Gunnarsdottir.
View the activityBreakdancing with Limitless – Lesson 1 of 4: Toprock Exercise
Isaac from our breakdancing class Limitless show you ways to start moving to the beat with toprock moves and begin your street dance set.
View the activityBreakdancing with Limitless - Lesson 2 of 4: Drops Exercise
Isaac from our breakdancing class Limitless shows you different ways of dropping to the ground, in preparation for footwork moves.
View the activityBreakdancing with Limitless – Lesson 3 of 4: Footwork Exercise
Isaac from our breakdancing class Limitless shows you how to get creative with footwork, following on from your drop moves.
View the activityBreakdancing with Limitless – Lesson 4 of 4: Freeze Exercise
Isaac from our breakdancing class Limitless shows you dynamic ways to freeze your moves to the beat.
View the activityRainbow Watercolour
Make a colourful rainbow with a fun and experimental way of creating a painting.
View the activityCLIP Listening Rings
Listen in and see what your ears can tell you about the world around you, with CLIP’s listening rings activity.
View the activityNature Collage
Make a nature inspired collage with old magazines and newspapers found around the home.
You can download a PDF of instructions here.
View the activityFinger knitting
Try your hand at finger knitting with artist and maker Iris Gunnarsdottir.
You can download a PDF of instructions here.
View the activityDrawing Games
Get experimental and try some different ways of drawing.
You can download a PDF of instructions here.
View the activitySend a snowdrop
Learn how to make a secretive snowdrop letter with artist and maker Iris Gunnarsdottir.
You can download a PDF of instructions here.
View the activityWonderful Weaves
Create eye-catching patterns from old magazines and newspapers with this fun, paper weave activity.
You can download a PDF of instructions here.
View the activityVirus Illustrations
What does a virus look like? Experiment with drawing something that the human eye cannot see, with our virus illustration activity.
You can download a PDF of instructions here.
View the activityStick Figure Stories
Use your imagination and make a stick figure story with artist and maker Iris Gunnarsdottir.
View the activityDancing Drawings
Get groovy with musical doodles! Experiment with music and illustration by drawing different rhythms, instruments and sounds.
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