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Activities for curious kids

From easy drawing and paper crafts to beginner animation and offline coding games, find a manageable project to try today.

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DrawingAges 5–9

Draw a friendly monster from simple shapes

Turn three basic shapes into a funny character with a personality of its own.

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DrawingAges 5–8

Make animals using circles, triangles and squares

An easy drawing challenge that shows how complex pictures begin with simple shapes.

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AnimationAges 7–12

Make a bouncing-ball flipbook animation

Animate a bouncing ball on paper, one little drawing at a time.

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AnimationAges 8–13

Create a paper stop-motion scene

Make paper characters appear to move with a series of photographs.

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AnimationAges 8–13

Storyboard a tiny three-scene story

Plan a short animation before drawing lots of frames.

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DrawingAges 7–12

Create a funny three-panel comic

Practice visual storytelling with a beginning, a surprise and an ending.

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DrawingAges 5–10

Draw patterns using just three colours

Explore repeating patterns without needing any complicated drawing skills.

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CraftsAges 6–11

Build a colourful paper-collage city

Use cut-out shapes to invent a street full of imaginative buildings.

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CraftsAges 7–12

Make a movable paper character

Create a simple character with arms and legs that can be moved for storytelling.

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Coding & LogicAges 6–11

Try an unplugged coding maze

Practice instructions and debugging using arrows instead of a computer.

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Coding & LogicAges 5–9

Invent a sorting game with changing rules

Use everyday objects to explore patterns, categories and logical rules.

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Creative ThinkingAges 6–12

A seven-day creative challenge for kids

Try one manageable creative task each day with no expensive supplies.

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DrawingAges 7–12

Draw a friendly space fox

Draw a big-eyed fox astronaut from simple shapes, then invent a little planet for your character.

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CraftsAges 6–11

Make a colourful layered-paper butterfly

Make a dimensional butterfly with mirrored wings, bright paper layers and your own pattern.

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For parents

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Explore age suitability and current course information from Arts Film Academy.

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