Creating Texture Sculptures for Children Using Natural Materials

                                               Are you still struggling to find a nature-play solution rather than plastic toys?

                                                                                 Do your children enjoy playing outdoor?

                                                Are you interested in exploring nature art and indigenous culture with your children?

                                                                          If you have these ideas, Here is what you looking for!

Source: DLaB Erasmus. (n.d.). Creating ephemeral art in the environment. https://...

Introduction

Hey families! Come to the outdoor space! Let’s collect some branches, leaves, shells, stones, and petals, and then make patterns together with your children. 

This is a texture sculpture art play using natural materials, which aims to encourage children to create their own textured sculpture art using natural materials. If you are good at storytelling using children‘s literature.  It is also a good opportunity to learn about Indigenous stories through storytelling and play.

Have fun and learn

Through this play, children will have opportunities to choose their preferred natural materials, whether it is from forest, beach or just a grassland near your house. Touching every piece of bark, leaves and shells to feel the different textures, shapes, smells and colors, and come to understand rich tactile experiences. Then raise your childrens' imagination by arranging the natural materials into a pattern. 

If your children are interested in stories, want to know what happened in the past. Here are some Indigenous storybooks for you to have a look. For example, 'The Rainbow Serpent' about the Indigenous people's dreaming will be a good beginning, the giant animal-like god in the story just like any other powerful animal in your childhood, and children will probably like it. Then you can also use 'colors of Australia' to show children to 'Australian colours' and understand Indigenous colours and Indigenous aesthetics through this artwork.

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