BROWNIES
Window wonder
What you’ll need
• Paper • Tissue paper – selection of colours • Felt tips • Scissors – 1 per girl • Sticky tack – see ‘Note to leader’ • Selection of craft materials
Aim of the activity
They say art is the window to the soul. Can you transform a window into art? See what wonderful creations you make!
Note to leader: Remind girls to ask the window owner’s permission before sticking anything on a window and not to add any personal information to their windows.
Step by step
1
Windows are everywhere! They can be big, small, round or have lots of panes of glass in them. Look around you and choose a window you think could do with cheering up.
2
Now it’s time to plan your window art. Perhaps you’ll create a famous skyline, a family portrait or a picture of your unit. Be as creative as possible! Think about who the art is for. Is it the people inside or outside the building, or both? Sketch out your ideas on some paper first and hold it in the window to see how it will look from both sides. It might change how you do your art - you might need to write words backwards!
3
When you know what you’re going to do, get creating. Cut out shapes in your tissue paper, use sticky tack to stick your paper or craft items to the window. Once your masterpiece is completed, step back and look at your window wonder!
Top tip
You could draw on pieces of paper and stick these on your window like an art gallery with permission from an adult. If you use tissue paper, when the sun hits it, it looks a little like a stained-glass window.