{"id":7201,"date":"2025-10-15T16:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:25:30","slug":"festivals-of-colour-and-gratitude-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/2025\/10\/15\/festivals-of-colour-and-gratitude-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivals of colour and gratitude Year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Harvest Festival Art: Fruit and Pumpkin Creation<\/strong>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the <strong>Harvest Festival<\/strong>, our <strong>Year Two<\/strong> children created stunning artworks inspired by <em>Helen Cooper\u2019s<\/em> book <em>Pumpkin Soup<\/em> and the fruit paintings of artist <strong>Dennis Wojtkiewicz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They drew <strong>pumpkins, kiwifruits,<\/strong> and <strong>watermelon slices<\/strong>, using <strong>chalk and oil pastels<\/strong> to explore <strong>colour blending, shading,<\/strong> and <strong>texture<\/strong>. The children worked carefully to capture the rich tones and natural beauty of harvest produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their vibrant creations are a joyful celebration of <strong>autumn, creativity,<\/strong> and <strong>thankfulness<\/strong>. I\u2019m so proud of their wonderful work! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"7202\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_8172.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_8172.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_8172-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"7203\" 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Helen Cooper\u2019s book Pumpkin Soup and the fruit paintings of artist Dennis Wojtkiewicz. They drew pumpkins, kiwifruits, and watermelon slices, using chalk and oil pastels to explore colour blending, shading, and texture. 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