To Start
Welcome to Music + Awe At Home!
To start, you’ll need one thick marker, one thin marker, scissors and glue.
In your pack, you’ll find G. F Smith white paper.
Play the first playlist ‘5 songs, 5 patterns’. You’ll find 15 songs in total. You can do the prompts to just the first five tracks, or do all 15 songs! Just repeat the prompts in your Music + Awe booklet.
- Follow the prompts in your Music + Awe booklet for each track, listening closely to the rhythms and sounds to inspire different marks, shapes, colours and patterns.
Sounds of Awe Collage
In your pack, you’ll find G. F Smith coloured paper and patterned paper made by Common Exception and Coco Lom.
Using your five drawings, we’re going to make a collage. You might make one, two or more! It’s up to you how fast or how many you want to make.
Put on the Music + Awe At Home playlist to get your creativity flowing.
- Follow the prompts in your booklet for more ideas!
Bonus Celebration Activities
Here are some creative ways to transform your Music + Awe patterned paper and leftover coloured paper into festive decorations!
Layered Paper Baubles
Additional materials: String or thin ribbon
Steps:
- Cut Circles: Use a circular template (like a glass) to trace and cut out 8–10 circles from the patterned paper. These circles will be layered to create a 3D effect.
- You might like to mix different patterns or add solid-color layers behind to create contrasting visual effects.
- Fold and Glue: Fold each circle in half with the patterned side inward. Glue the backs of the halves together one by one, forming a stack.
- Add String: Before gluing the last two halves, attach a loop of string in the centre for hanging.
- Open the Bauble: Gently fan out the circles to create a 3D spherical bauble.
Concertina Paper Star
Additional materials: String
Steps:
- Cut Strips: Cut strips of paper (about 4 cm wide and 20–30 cm long).
- Fold Accordion Style: Fold each strip into a concertina (accordion) pattern. Keep the folds even.
- Join Ends: Glue or staple the two ends of each folded strip together to form a circular fan. Repeat this with two or more strips.
- Assemble the Star: Glue multiple fans together to create a star shape.
- Attach a string for hanging.
- Tip: Use varying strip sizes for stars of different diameters.
Geometric Paper Ornaments
Steps:
- Make Diamond Shapes: Cut out 6–8 identical diamond-shaped pieces from the paper.
- Fold and Assemble: Fold each diamond in half to create a crease. Glue the edges of the pieces together to form a geometric ornament.
- Hang: Attach string to the top for easy hanging.
Paper Tree Decorations
Additional materials: Wooden sticks or twigs
Steps:
- Cut Shapes: Cut out triangles or other festive shapes (like stars or stylised trees) from the patterned paper.
- Layer the Shapes: Glue different layers together, slightly offset, to create a dimensional look.
- Attach Sticks: Glue the finished shapes onto small wooden sticks to display in plant pots, vases, or table centrepieces.
Sounds Paper Chains
Steps:
- Cut Strips: Cut long, thin strips (2–3 cm wide) from the patterned paper.
- Sounds Inspired Shapes: Use scissors to create zigzag or wavy edges along the strips, mimicking some of the music you’ve been listening to.
- You can mix zigzagged and smooth-edged loops to create rhythm and variety in the chain.
- Link the Chains: Form each strip into a loop and secure with glue or tape, threading each loop through the previous one to build a chain.
- Decorate: Use the chains to wrap around a tree, hang as garlands, or line the table.
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