Home at last
13 September – 8 March 2009 | Children’s Gallery
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Activities
Rick AMOR
Zoe and Lliam in the kitchen
Cooking and literacy activity:
Follow the recipe. What do you like to cook and eat in your kitchen?
Pikelets
Ingredients:
1 cup self-raising flour
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon bicarb soda
1 egg
¾ cup milk
1 teaspoon white vinegar
15g of butter, melted
Method:
Sift together dry ingredients
Lightly whisk egg, milk and vinegar and add to the dry ingredients
Whisk until combined
Add melted butter to mixture
Drop tablespoons of mixture into a frypan at medium heat (be careful not to burn yourself). When bubbles appear and start to burst on the top surface, turn the pikelets over. Cook other side for about one minute until golden.
Art idea:
This is a woodcut print.
Explore different types of printing, for example vegetable, art foam or lino cut printing.
Robert FOSTER
Emerald odyssey teapot
Discussion:
This is a teapot.
Why do you think the artist has chosen to design it in this way? How would you use it?
Art idea:
Using recycled bottles of different shapes/sizes, and plastic tubing or hose, create your own wild contemporary teapot.
Test it out with cold water outside and have a tea party.
Barbara HANRAHAN
My family, my Australia
Discussion:
What ideas does this image suggest about home?
Art idea:
Create a personalised map of Australia which includes images, symbols or statements to represent Australia as your home.
Carol JERREMS
Family life, two
Discussion:
How do you start your day?
Art idea:
Create a collage of things that belong to the start of your day.
You could use pictures from magazines, newspapers and old calendars.
Draw or photograph yourself at home with the people you live with.
Robert McFARLANE
Grandmother Lily McFarlane (née Gelsthorpe Brimage) at a dinner for her 77th birthday at our family home at Downing Street, Brighton, Adelaide
Discussion:
How old are you? How do you celebrate birthdays in your home?
Art idea:
Draw or use modelling materials (clay, play dough etc) to mould the birthday cake of your dreams. Add the number of candles you will have next birthday.
Share and discuss photographs of family birthday gatherings with each other.
David MOORE
Outback children, South Australia
Discussion:
Where do these children live? What game are they playing?
Art idea:
Draw your own pet playing with you and your friends.