Craft

How to make a pocket theatre

Mimi Doulton 29th October 2020 Act 2, Backpack Options, Cowdenbeath Primary School, Craft 1 Comment
How to make a pocket theatre

Project Title

Make a pocket theatre

These pocket theatres are so much fun and easy to make. Decorate it however you like and create a whole troupe of actors no bigger than your thumb! This activity sheet includes a template.

Partner Organisation: Little Angel Theatre
Art-form: Puppetry
Lesson plan included? Click here to download the lesson plan
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Partner activities: Scoops space; Shadow puppetry; Write your own play
Covid-secure advice: where possible children should use personal equipment
Difficulty: Intermediate

Design and make

Matthew Crowfoot 26th October 2020 Act 3, Backpack Options, Craft, Visual Arts
Design and make

Design and Make

Design and Make

At the end of this 10-week programme, your students will present their set designs for a featured opera or ballet in a scale model box. Join designers Ruth Paton, Rhys Jarman and Catherine Morgan as they explore the fascinating world of set design, and explain how to create a wealth of exciting scale models.

Partner Organisation: Royal Opera House
Art-form: Craft / Visual art
Lesson plan included: on the Royal Opera House website.
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 10
Covid-secure advice: children should bring their own equipment or work with individual equipment (scissors, glue etc.)
Difficulty: Hard

Make a story house

Matthew Crowfoot 26th October 2020 Act 2, Arts Backpack, Backpack Options, Craft, Visual Arts
Make a story house

Make a Story House

Make a Story House

What is a story house? A story house is made of card with pictures in each of its windows and doors that tell a story. You can hang your story house on your window and the light will bring your pictures to life.

Partner Organisation: Theatre Alibi
Art-form: Craft
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 2
Covid-secure advice: children should bring their own equipment or work with personal equipment (scissors, glue etc.)
Partner activities: How to write your own play; Design a comic book
Difficulty: Medium

Theatre Alibi