I love to see creativity continuing beyond my art lessons, and the artwork you create at home always impresses and inspires me! This page celebrates some of the wonderful artwork our children have created at home in their own time.

Whether it is visiting an art gallery, drawing, painting, collage, model-making, crafting or simply experimenting with new ideas, every piece shows imagination, creativity and a love of art. It is always a pleasure to see children feeling inspired to create outside their art lessons.

This page is dedicated to sharing examples of our children’s home learning and I will endeavour to showcase as many examples as possible, but apologies that I can’t show them all! Mrs Pearson.

Maebel in Year 4 set Mrs Pearson a jigsaw challenge made up of Anglo Saxon brooches… I loved it!

Buildings tell us about people, places and time. We are investigate Greek columns and discovering how contemporary architects transform classical ideas. The children have been drawing the Classic Greek columns and comparing and contrasting the Parthenon with the British Museum. As you can see, they have made a great start!

Pop Art Pumpkins – Year 5’s Colourful Creations!

Our talented Year 5 artists have been exploring the exciting and colourful world of Pop Art, taking inspiration from the bold and vibrant artwork of Brazilian artist Romero Britto.

The children discovered how Britto uses bright colours, strong black outlines and eye-catching patterns to create his distinctive artwork. Inspired by his unique style, they designed their own fabulous pumpkins using Sharpies and felt-tip pens.

The children experimented with contrasting colours, geometric shapes and imaginative patterns to transform ordinary pumpkins into striking pieces of Pop Art!

Year 5 really embraced this colourful project, showing fantastic enthusiasm, creativity and attention to detail. It was wonderful to see their individual personalities shining through in their designs.

We are incredibly proud of their bold, bright and beautiful pumpkin masterpieces!

Take a look at a selection of their amazing Pop Art pumpkins below!

Boomerang Art – Year 5’s Stories Through Art! 🪃🌏

Our talented Year 5 artists have been exploring the rich artistic traditions of Aboriginal Australian peoples, learning how art can be used to communicate stories, celebrate culture and express connections to the land and nature.

The children discovered how Aboriginal Australian artists use symbols, patterns, colours and dot-painting techniques to share stories and represent important aspects of their culture. Inspired by their learning, the children designed and decorated their own boomerangs using paints and coloured pencils.

Each boomerang was unique and told its own special story, with the children carefully choosing colours, patterns and symbols to represent their ideas.

Throughout this project, Year 5 demonstrated wonderful creativity, concentration and, most importantly, great respect for the cultural traditions they were learning about. We also reflected on the importance of respecting and celebrating different cultures, linking our learning to Catholic Social Teaching and the dignity of every person.

We are incredibly proud of their thoughtful and beautifully decorated boomerangs!

Take a look at a selection of their fantastic artwork below and see if you can spot the stories hidden within their designs!

Illuminated Letters – Year 4’s Anglo-Saxon Masterpieces!

Our talented Year 4 artists have been stepping back in time to the Anglo-Saxon period, exploring the beautiful and intricate artwork found in the Lindisfarne Gospels.

The children learnt how monks carefully decorated manuscripts with elaborate letters, detailed patterns and vibrant colours. Inspired by these incredible works of art, they designed and created their own illuminated letters, using intricate patterns and decorative details.

To help us experience what life might have been like for the monks, the children worked silently while listening to peaceful spiritual music. This created a wonderfully calm and reflective atmosphere, allowing everyone to concentrate on their artwork with patience and care.

It was lovely to see the children so absorbed in their creations, demonstrating fantastic attention to detail and creativity.

We are incredibly proud of their beautiful Anglo-Saxon-inspired artwork!

Take a look at a selection of their magnificent illuminated letters below!

Moving Stick People – Year 3’s Musical Drawing Challenge!

Our enthusiastic Year 3 artists had great fun exploring movement in art as part of their learning about prehistoric cave paintings!

Inspired by the simple human figures found in ancient cave art, the children took part in an exciting game of Musical Drawing! Stick people appeared on the board in different dancing poses while the music played. When the music stopped, the children had to quickly draw the stick person they could see, capturing its position and movement.

This fun activity helped the children develop their observational drawing skills, understand how simple lines can show movement and appreciate how people have represented the human figure in art for thousands of years.

We are so proud of their fantastic efforts!

Take a look at a selection of their lively stick people drawings below!

Pumpkins Four Ways – Year 2’s Autumn Artwork! 🍂🎨

Our creative Year 2 artists have been exploring pumpkins in four different ways, developing their drawing skills and experimenting with oil pastels and chalk pastels!

The children began by looking carefully at real pumpkins, studying their shapes, colours and textures. They then challenged themselves to create four different drawings: a continuous line drawing, an observational drawing, a bird’s-eye view looking down onto a pumpkin, and a slice of pumpkin showing the fascinating shapes and details inside.

Using oil pastels and chalk pastels, the children explored blending, layering and adding colour to bring their pumpkin drawings to life.

This activity encouraged the children to look closely, draw from different perspectives and develop confidence in using different artistic techniques.

We are so proud of their fabulous pumpkin creations and the wonderful variety of artwork they produced!

Take a look at a selection of their fantastic artwork below!

Beautiful Bears – Year 1’s Colour Mixing Creations! 🎨

Our talented Year 1 artists have been busy exploring the wonderful world of colour mixing!

The children began by experimenting with the three primary colours – red, yellow and blue – discovering how to mix them to create the secondary colours of orange, green and purple.

They then explored how to mix different shades of brown, adding white to create lighter tints and black to make darker shades. Using their newly discovered colour mixing skills, the children carefully painted their very own bears, inspired by the much-loved character Old Bear from the stories by Jane Hissey.

This activity helped the children develop their painting techniques, understand colour mixing and gain confidence in experimenting with paint.

We are so proud of their beautiful bears and the fantastic range of colours they created!

Take a look at a selection of their wonderful artwork below!

Lovely Leaves – Reception’s Leaves Artwork!

Our Reception children have been exploring the beauty of leaves through observational drawing! They looked carefully at leaves, noticing their different shapes, colours and patterns before creating their own detailed drawings.

The children showed wonderful concentration and developed their skills in looking closely and drawing what they could see.

Take a look at a selection of their lovely autumn creations below!

Perfect Pumpkins – Reception’s Autumn Artwork!

Our wonderful Reception children have been getting creative with pumpkins, inspired by the delightful story Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper.

The children enjoyed looking closely at real pumpkins, noticing their different shapes, colours and textures. Using oil pastels and crayons, they created their own observational drawings, carefully adding lines, patterns and beautiful autumnal colours.

This activity helped our youngest artists develop their observational drawing skills, explore different art materials and build confidence in their creativity.

We are so proud of their fantastic pumpkin masterpieces!

Take a look at a selection of their fabulous artwork below.

Autumn Trees – Reception’s Colourful Creations!

Our talented Reception children have been exploring the beautiful colours of autumn through painting!

Using cotton buds dipped in paint, the children carefully created their own autumn trees, adding colourful leaves in shades of red, orange, yellow and brown. They enjoyed experimenting with a new painting technique, developing their fine motor skills and learning how small dots of colour can create wonderful effects.

We are so proud of our youngest artists and their fabulous autumn creations!

Take a look at a selection of their beautiful artwork below!

We have been creating lots of exciting art this term at St Peter’s. Here are some example of the children’s creativity.

Reception

Year One

Our Year 1 pupils have been exploring the wonderful world of animals through a creative art unit called Animal Magic. Throughout this exciting project, the children learned how artists use shape, line, colour, pattern and space to create lively and imaginative animal artwork.

The children began the unit by learning how artists use simple shapes to draw animals. By carefully following a step-by-step drawing process, pupils created colourful toucans, using crayons to add bold colours and details.

Next, they explored how artists use line and repetition to create patterns. The children drew Horses to celebrate Chinese New Year, with 2026 being the year of the horse, and decorated their red yellow and gold backgrounds using repeating lines and shapes. Using ballpoint pens allowed them to practise careful drawing and develop confidence in their mark-making.

One of the highlights of the unit was creating a fun photobombing llama. First, the pupils drew the mountains of Machu Picchu, using oil pastels to blend light and dark greens and give the mountains a 3D effect. As you can see from the llamas below, the children all did a fantastic job!

Year Two

Our Year 2 pupils have our vibrant and creative art unit called “Seascapes Around the World.” Throughout this project, the children explored different coastlines and famous harbours while developing their artistic skills using a variety of materials and techniques.

The children began by creating beautiful Caribbean beach sunsets. They looked closely at photographs of tropical beaches and discussed the colours they could see in the sky and sea. Using watercolour paints, pupils experimented with blending colours to create soft sunsets and shimmering seas. They practised controlling the amount of water on their brush and learned how artists use gentle brush strokes to create smooth washes of colour. During this activity the children also explored line, using different types of lines to represent the horizon, waves and movement in the sea.

The class also learned about the colourful work of Ken Done, who is famous for his bold paintings of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

Inspired by his vibrant style, the children created their own harbour scenes using Sharpie pens and oil and chalk pastels. They explored the idea of contrast, using bright colours next to each other to make parts of their artwork stand out.

Year Three

Paddington in Peru

Our Year 3 pupils are enjoying this art unit inspired by the adventures of Paddington Bear, exploring the theme “Paddington in Peru.” This project combines art, storytelling and geography as pupils discovered the culture and landscapes of Peru while developing their artistic skills.

We began by exploring the work of R. W. Alley, one of the illustrators of the Paddington books. The children practised sketching Paddington in their sketchbooks, focusing on:

• simple shapes
• facial expressions
• details such as his famous hat and coat.

This helped them understand how illustrators build characters through drawing.

Paddington is famous for his love of marmalade sandwiches, so the children looked carefully at the features of real jam and marmalade jar labels. Each pupil designed their own marmalade label, thinking carefully about the colours and images they wanted to include. Their final labels were bright, creative and full of personality!

We then designed a new hat for Paddington. We chose the occasion, such as a wedding, a tourist on holiday or a football match. As you can see the children all produced unique, new designs for Paddington – who I’m sure will love them!

Year Four

Our Year 4 pupils are exploring the beauty of nature through their exciting art unit “Wondrous Woodland.” During this project, the children study woodland animals and discover how artists use pattern, line, shape and colour to create striking artwork. The class began by looking at the work of David Hales, whose bold illustrations often feature animals filled with intricate patterns. Pupils discovered that he originally worked as a tattoo artist before becoming a well-known illustrator. The children discussed how artists use emphasis to draw attention to a focal point in a piece of artwork. They noticed how patterns, shapes and colours can help certain areas stand out. Using Sharpie pens, the pupils drew a variety of woodland animals such as foxes, owls and hedgehogs. They then carefully filled their drawings with repeating patterns using lines and shapes. This activity helped pupils understand how artists can use repetition and pattern to create texture and interest in their artwork.

Year Five

Year 5 pupils are travelling on a creative journey through space in their exciting art unit “Lost in Space.” This project encourages pupils to experiment with colour, pattern and abstract art while learning about different artistic techniques. The children began by studying the colourful abstract artwork of Julie Perrot. They discussed how artists can use colour, shape and pattern to create imaginative images that do not always represent real objects. Pupils used their sketchbooks to record ideas, comment on the artwork and practise using chalk pastels and watercolour paints. One of the most exciting parts of the projects is learning about marbling, a type of printing technique. The class will explore the work of Lucy McGrath, whose artwork often features striking patterns created through marbling techniques. The children will discovered how ink sits on shaving foam and can be manipulated to create beautiful swirling patterns. Each pupil experimented with colour combinations before carefully placing paper onto the surface of the shaving foam to capture their unique design.

Pupils experimented with oil pastels, wax crayons and watercolour washes, discovering how wax resists watercolour paint to create interesting patterns

Using all their papers, including chalk pastels, paint and marbled papers, pupils developed their own imaginative space-themed artwork. They combined drawing, collage and printing techniques to create colourful cosmic scenes. As you can imagine, splattering the paint on their backgrounds proved an ‘out of this world experience’!

Year Six