PHASE 3 : Look and Write
Beside your drawing , write a sentence about what you can see . Focus on a small detail , and use a simile to describe it ( a simile is when you say that one thing is like something else ). Can you see what I wrote ?
PHASE 4 : Listen and Write
Close your eyes and focus on what you can hear – what different sounds float around you ? Keeping your eyes closed , write down the noises , anywhere on the page !
PHASE 5 : Listen and Draw
Keeping your eyes closed , let your pencil run anywhere on your page , and have a go at drawing what these sounds look like in your imagination . Some sounds might be swirls or wobbly lines . Some might be blunt dots . Some might be fierce zigzags .
PHASE 6 : Feel and Draw
Put your hand on something near you . You might feel the texture of an object or simply the temperature of the air . Like you did with the sounds , close your eyes and draw what the feeling looks like in your imagination . When I tried this , I drew little spikes , because I could feel the warming sun gently prickling my arms with its heat !
PHASE 7 : Smell and Write
Smells can be hard to describe , so this challenge will really get you thinking about their different aromas ! Find something to sniff , whether it ’ s the morning air , a plant , a wooden fence , damp stone or anything else , then write down some words to describe the smell . I could smell damp leaves and wrote : Sweet and herby .
PHASE 8 : Simply Draw
Keeping that flow going , with your eyes closed , draw something that represents how you feel right now . If you ’ re relaxed , you might press the pen or pencil lightly on the page ; if you ’ re warming up , you might make some fiery markings ; if you ’ re still sleepy , you might draw some dream-like waves . Don ’ t overthink it . Just let your hand guide you !
PHASE 9 : Write One Word
To finish off , write one word which describes how you feel right now . We hope you feel happy and relaxed , but it ’ s also healthy to explore other emotions . When we tried this , we wrote ‘ ready ’, because the activity had made us feel ready for the day ahead !
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