#artandcraft

Rachel Vassanthan

May 3
1 min

Ketupat: Hari Raya Art & Craft

Razum International School is excited to step into celebrating Hari Raya! Students are gearing up to do many arts and crafts to celebrate this festival. Learning how to make a paper Ketupat is one of the crafts that students will be mastering. Let’s take a look at how this can be easily done! Inspired by Rachel Vassanthan. What is a Ketupat? Ketupat is a traditional dish made from rice that is wrapped in young coconut palm leaves. It is woven in a diamond shape. Let’s see how

Chloe Lister

May 2
1 min

Art & Craft

Hari Raya Art & Craft Activities: Mosque Craft

At Razum International School, we have been thinking of fun and creative ways we can celebrate the Islamic religious festival of Hari Raya. Our primary class teachers have been working hard to come up with various crafts to get all our students involved. Ms. Chloe shares her favourite mosque craft, which is super easy and even great as a gift to family and friends! Items needed: Brown paper bag Star and crescent stickers Glue Scissors Coloured paper Instructions: Open a brown

Rekha Balakrishnan

May 1
1 min

Art & Craft

Hari Raya Craft – Ramadan Star and Moon Crown

Razum International School students are celebrating the Hari Raya festival, which falls on the 3rd of May this year. The festival draws significance to the stars and moon, which represent the guidance of God for Muslims on the path through life. Students join in with the festivities by doing creative crafts, here's one below to try at home! Materials: Pen or pencil Paper Star and moon cookie cutter Scissors Glue Steps: 1. Cut paper about 4 cm in width to make the band of the

Mahaletchumi Ganesan

Apr 30
1 min

Art & Craft

Art & Craft Lantern for Hari Raya!

At Razum International School students are beginning to celebrate Hari Raya with beautiful but simple craft creations. Here is one of Ms. Maha’s favourites. The Arabic term for lamp is 'fanoos.' A Fanoos is like a lamp, but instead of oil, it is lit by a candle. It's mostly used throughout the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. It looks like a Chinese paper lantern, but the paper is covered with Islamic patterns. Why not try it at home, they'll look fantastic draped across your w

Shannon de Winnaar

Feb 2
1 min

Art & Craft

Red Packet Lanterns for Art and Craft Activities

Chinese New Year is here, and many companies are handing out Red Packets. What do you do with them all? Here is a fun craft activity you can do with your extra Red Packets and use them to decorate your house too. What you need: 3 Red Packets (makes 1 lantern) Glue Scissors How to make a Red Packet Lantern: Step 1: Get 2 Red Packets and cut the small folder piece at the opening of the Red Packet off. Step 2: Take the 2 Red Packets and cut down one side and the bottom (so the R

Rekha Balakrishnan

Jan 29
1 min

Art & Craft

Zodiac Wheel for CNY - Great for Crafts with Your Kids

Students at Razum International School are counting down the days left until Chinese New Year. We are getting all creative, by making these simple Zodiac wheels, why not have a go! Zodiac Wheel Materials: Various animal zodiac pictures/zodiac wheel (you can search online) Paper plates Glue Scissors Paper fastener Method: Step 1: Colour the zodiac wheel which has various zodiac animals and their years. Step 2: Cut the zodiac wheel. Step 3: Place the zodiac wheel on top of the

Azouline Schweitzer

Jan 26
1 min

How to Make a Colourful Tiger Mask?

This year we mark the Chinese Year of the Tiger! The Chinese Year of the Tiger is the third year of the 12 year cycle of Chinese Zodiac animals. The old Chinese story behind this was that the Jade emperor ordered a race to select the 12 animals to be his personal guards. The animals arrived in the order of the cycle. People born in the Year of the Tiger were born in 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022. Why not share the love for these incredible creatures by making

Chloe Lister

Jan 20
1 min

Build a Colourful Dragon for Chinese New Year

At Razum International School, we are getting ready for Chinese New Year. Students will be creating colourful dragons…. To build a dragon, you will need: 2 popsicles sticks red and yellow feathers 2 different colours of coloured paper dragon face template (you can search online to find these) Tape Instructions: Step 1: Colour in the dragon face and cut it out. Step 2: Add feathers to the tail and face of the dragon. Step 3: Make a paper spring and cut out two strips of differ

Shannon de Winnaar

Dec 23, 2021
2 min

Christmas Reindeer Pom Poms

Christmas is such a fabulous time of the year for everyone. In schools it is a great opportunity for us to link our learning to a very engaging topic. At Razum International School the Pre Primary and Primary class embarked on a journey a few weeks ago to make a reindeer pom pom. The activity is not a quick one, it requires patience, concentration, and fine motor skills. What you need: 2x circles with a middle smaller circle cut out. (Opening up a cereal box and using the car

Vanessa Ford

Dec 21, 2021
2 min

Multicoloured 3D Christmas Tree

Looking for a fun, creative, and colourful way to make a paper Christmas tree for children at primary school? This 3-D Christmas tree is simple, bright and cheerful and can be customised with different colours and decorative artwork so all children/students can create their own unique festive looking Christmas tree. Items you need to make a 3D Christmas Tree: Plain or colour card which you can decorate (use card to print off Christmas tree templates) Scissors Colour string/ w

Rekha Balakrishnan

Dec 16, 2021
1 min

Winter Crafts that Match Winter Stories

We may not have snow in Singapore, but we certainly know how to engage our students at Razum International School. Here are some fantastic winter crafts that we have paired with outstanding read-along books. Read Aloud - ‘Where Snowflakes Fall’ by Claire Freedman Craft Idea: Paper snowflake Materials: 8 Paper lunch bags Glue gun Scissors Steps: Glue together the eight lunch bags. The adhesive should be applied to the bags in the shape of a T. Continue until all of the bags ha

Vanessa Ford

Dec 1, 2021
2 min

How to Make a Vase out of Papier Mache? Art & Design at Razum International School

Papier-mâché is great for forming and making products that will last a length of time! It is also a great way to get students involved in an engaging, practical learning task that links Art, Design, History, and Science! Students at Razum International School used the papier-mâché technique to create a vase for the ’AD 900’ history-based International Primary Curriculum (IPC) project with a twist of colours. First, you will need a balloon. Blow it up to around 18cm wide and a

Shannon de Winnaar

Nov 4, 2021
2 min

Deepavali Craft Activities

Deepavali or Diwali is also known as the festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jain, Sikhs and some Buddhists. In Singapore it is one of the nationally celebrated festivals and therefore at Razum International School we take time to learn about the festival and the culture. The children can create many things to help celebrate and understand this festival, here are some ideas below: 1. Peacock Pop Up Required materials: Blue, green and white

Shannon de Winnaar

Oct 29, 2021
2 min

Halloween is a Great Time for Art and Craft

At Razum International School we engage students into fun learning activities and believe that some of them can be played at home. Check out our art and craft activity suggestions and try it out with your kids! 1. X Ray Skelton Hand Students trace their hands, then add see-through bones to their picture, making their own X-ray skeleton hand. Required materials: Coloured construction paper black crayon Vegetable oil A small bowl Q-tip Procedure: Trace hands with black crayon.

Rekha Balakrishnan

Oct 28, 2021
2 min

Let's Learn Math During Halloween!

Halloween is an excellent opportunity to introduce math measurement concepts such as length, weight, and volume. Here are some of the activities that were carried out at Razum International School to get students excited about Halloween and engaged in learning. 1. Hocus Pocus Potion – Volume activity Students were asked to make a potion with a total volume of 600ml. There must be less than 100ml of each wacky liquid used, or there will be an explosion! This project combines a

Vanessa Ford

Oct 21, 2021
2 min

Making Playdough – An Educational Resource

Making playdough is a great educational resource! It is a simple way to get kids involved in a fun, active, making process, with no cooking needed! Playdough has kinesthetic and visual learning benefits, for learners to engage in practical tasks and form concepts. Students are able to see forms, whilst adapting them to improve their work and understanding. The process of making playdough can be used for a range of subjects such as Art, Mathematics, Science, and Design & Techn

Shannon de Winnaar

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

Fun Activities to Develop Pre-Writing Skills

When children start school, they will use writing in all learning areas and be expected to write neatly and on a line. This can be very challenging for many children, however, there are lots of things you can do to build your child’s hand strength and teach them letter formation early. This will help them find the action of writing easier. The two main areas to focus on are hand strength and letter formation. Hand Strength When you were little, you probably spent a lot of tim

Shannon de Winnaar

Sep 2, 2021
1 min

Phonics Craft Activities to Develop Fine Motor Skills

Art is a great way to develop fine motor skills. Each day at Razum, we try to do an art activity that is linked to the sounds we are learning. The list below are examples of fine motor skills that can be developed through art: - cutting a long a line - cutting something small - gluing small things - using both hands to stick something down - scrunching paper - colouring within the lines - tracing - folding etc. Fine motor skills are very important for children to develop as