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July 2009 e-bulletin
Summer has arrived, so why not keep groups busy this month with mask making activities, or have fun with a personalised fabric design project? Visit the Shop to see the special summer display of masks and headdresses, and use the latest Seasonal Price List for Ideas & Inspiration and to help plan your shopping lists. Don’t forget our range of Hire Equipment is available and suitable for summer play! Stock up from the exciting range of packaging and containers, of all shapes and sizes just arrived in the Scrap Store ready for collection this month. Plus this month sees more new scrap creations on display at Play Resource, including the Hungry Caterpillar and a Giant Anteater, so there are certainly plenty of new ideas to inspire work with your groups! Please note: Closing Dates for Bank Holidays are Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 July. Back to top^Art & Play Shop
Well summer has arrived …with summer schemes and carnival season upon us why not invest in some of our fabric design products which are ideal for costumes, or personalised designs on t-shirts, baseball caps and gymsacs – all available from the Shop. We have created a special summer display of masks and headdresses in the Shop for you to stock up on Ideas & Inspiration! See the Seasonal Price List for all the goodies available for you to stock up on, including the full range of products suitable for costumes, masks and fabric design. Plus don’t forget the range of Hire Equipment available to support your summer scheme activities, including Parachutes and Badge Machines. Or if you are planning a big summer shopping list just download the new Shop Price List for the full listing of all products available. The format has been simplified to make it even easier to plan your shopping and estimate costs to fit your budget. Back to top^Scrap Store
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Plus….plenty of unusual packaging and containers in all manner of shapes and sizes
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Plus all the usual scrap favourites! See the full Scrap Store Materials List for all that’s on offer. If there is something in particular you are looking for but can’t see it – just ask one of the Warehouse Team who are happy to help! TOP SCRAP TIP: Why not collect a load of video tapes and make a set of giant dominos… then create a huge domino effect….stand ‘em up to see them fall over! Back to top^Creative Paths Arts Programme
IDEA OF THE MONTH: Why not incorporate Mask Making and Fabric Design into your range of activities for the summer this year? Get creative with this range of Quick Ideas and Craft Sheets as they are ideal for summer schemes and carnival: The Craft Sheet Library includes new colour step-by-step Craft Sheets, like the colourful Venetian Mask. If you are eager for more ideas for working with groups using scrap materials start collecting these craft sheets or visit the website Publications for more ideas! Back to top^Membership News
The exhibition spaces in Play Resource are bursting at the seems this summer as Our day at the seaside… continues to make a splash in the Ideas Gallery, and the Teenage Project Art Exhibition remains on show with clear messages to other teens “Get rid of your fears – don’t be pressured by your peers”. Plus more new scrap creations go on display in the Creative Corridor this month: Healthy Eating with the Hungry Caterpillar for Early Years. Take a look the next time you visit Play Resource and see the results of a training day for Early Years workers to stimulate thinking around how they can integrate healthy eating values into nursery settings using the much loved icon of the Hungry Caterpillar! It also provided great cross curriculum links for learning by incorporating opportunities for creative activity and discussions about how we relate to the world around us. Staff create giant ant eater to learn how Play Resource can support schools! The importance of creativity and art across the NI primary school curriculum came into sharp focus during Curriculum Awareness Training for both artists and staff at Play Resource, facilitated by Marie O’Donoghue, Education Officer at BELB. Real insight was gained into the revised NI Curriculum: Primary through being set the task of creating a piece of 2-D group artwork. As well as having fun it refreshed our sense that active learning through play, sports & games, art, nature such as outdoor play, all feed into a child’s creativity, which in turn supports their learning and development. Visit the Creative Corridor upstairs at Play Resource to see the visual feast created during the training; based on themes including The World Around Us, Creatures Large & Small, Circus and Aerial View – and you will come face to face with a giant ant eater! To find out more about the training day visit www.playresource.org/news Please note: Closing Dates this month for Bank Holidays are Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 July. Back to top^Member to Member News
Spreading the E-Marketing success story….We would like to make a special mention this month to thank our web design team, WebsiteNI , for the wonderful new E-marketing tool that they have recently developed for us. The new emailing solution is fully integrated with our website and is a breeze to use. It also gives us great looking reports that allow us to measure the effectiveness of every campaign we send. To find out more about their e-marketing or web design services logon to www.websiteni.com, or contact Daithi directly on 028 3754 9025. Call for Artists and Craftspeople for the Greencrafts Interactive Village at Electric Picnic Festival from 4 to 6 September 2009 at Stradbally, Co Laois. Artists and craftspeople interested in taking part are invited to submit proposals for this year's event. Organisers are looking for large-scale sculptural pieces, hands-on art/craft workshops and demonstrations that can take place at the Greencrafts space. A full list of opportunities, as well as guidelines and application forms are available to download from the Electric Picnic website. Go to 'Menu' and then click on 'Greencrafts' at www.electricpicnic.ie. This year the Big Draw Campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary, with activities taking place throughout October, with 2009 Big Draw Day set for 10 October. Each year over 1200 UK venues, from scout huts and schools to national museums and palaces, take part in The Big Draw . This annual programme demonstrates that drawing is the perfect medium for learning, observation, self-expression and fun. Wide-ranging events and themes span the arts and sciences, proving that drawing can be an enjoyable public activity as well as a private passion. Why not get involved this year and put on your own Big Draw event? From July the database of events of goes live, to find out more visit www.campaignfordrawing.org/. Join up now! Back to top^Feedback Forum
We would like to hear from you each month, to help us improve the services we offer to our members. Question of the Month: Would you like to see the Art & Play Shop stocking more specialist fine art & print materials? Would you like us to stock 'Spray Mount'? Respond via email to fiona@playresource.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Back to top^ |
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