Tailor-made book reading, discussion and interactive art sessions from author Fiona Hill and illustrator Chris Duggan

The book is unique in appealing to different ages  (2-8yrs) on different levels.
• Sensory
Bright, stimulating colours; finger holes for interaction.
• Debate
A springboard for discussion – especially in a classroom.
• Emotional development
Should we compete in life – or collaborate?

Battle of the Colours is currently on tour to primary schools throughout UK.
Recommended for Key Stage 1.

1. Colour blending
Learn to paint a rainbow by turning primary colours into secondary colours – how we make orange from yellow and red; green from blue and yellow; purple from blue and red.

2. Thinking and painting
Children each choose a favourite colour and paint all the relevant things they can think of. For example – yellow: lemons, chicks, sun, lemonade, eggs.

3. Colour spinner
Using the provided cards, pens and elastic bands, we do a line drawing on one side of the card (e.g. a tomato); on the other side we paint the whole side with the relevant colour (in this case red). Using the elastic bands we spin the card and the tomato turns red!

4. Fun with characters
Illustrator Chris Duggan transforms the children’s splashes and splats of colour into characters, just like in the book.

Notes to teacher: decide how much time you want to devote to this workshop, and we’ll tailor-make it for you. Let us know if you want to weave in this term’s curriculum topic.

Contact Fiona Hill
fiona@finkspublishing.com or 01466 700367