Hi ,

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t running an activity…

It’s finding an activity that actually works for your group.

Something where:

• confident people can jump in
• quieter people have a way to contribute
• different ages and abilities can participate
• everyone feels like they helped create something

Collaborative art is surprisingly flexible.

I’ve used this style of group painting with:

🎨 school groups
🎨 vacation care programs
🎨 community groups
🎨 social groups
🎨 mixed-age groups

The reason it works so well is because there isn’t one “right” way to paint.

One person might create bold patterns.

Another might carefully add details.

Another might just simply copy the offered patterns carefully.

Every contribution becomes part of the final artwork.

If you know someone who wants to try this, feel free to share the free guide with them: 

Beginner's Guide to Pattern Play Colllaborative Art 

And if you want ready-to-use patterns and colour schemes to make planning easier, the Pattern Play Starter Pack gives you the tools to jump straight in:

Happy painting!

Charndra

P.S. You don't need to be an artist to lead collaborative art. Most of the people I've painted with hadn't picked up a paintbrush in ages.