| Nourish Yourself |
Improve Your Mood - Create Your Own Collage Papers
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- Write Your Recipe For A Good Mood
- Recipe For A Good Mood Collage
- Create Your Own Collage Papers
- Recipe For A Good Mood Animation
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- The Thirty-Second Smile
- Use Your Head - Activity 1 and 2
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"You were right about a creative activity being able to reduce feelings of anxiety. I’ve spent all afternoon creating collages and I was able to focus and concentrate on what I was doing, rather than what I was feeling. It really helped me to relax."
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Creating your own collage papers is fun, easy and much cheaper than buying fancy papers.
In this exercise you’ll find out how to create three different types of decorative papers using:
Collage
Rubbings
Mark making
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Examples of how this activity can help me:
I want to find ways to boost my mood.
Length:
Creating samples in each technique can take from ten minutes or longer.
Who can I do this activity with?
On my own, or with others.
Where can I do this activity?
Indoors.
How often can I do this activity?
Create unqiue collage papers for collages, gift tags, wrapping paper and cards.
What do I need?
For Collage:
- Plain and coloured papers
- Glue stick or PVA
- Glue spreader
- Baby wipes/damp cloth
For Taking Rubbings:
- An HB pencil, sharpened to a very sharp point
- Coloured pencils, sharpened to a very sharp point - Optional
- A sharpener
- A4 paper
- Masking tape or sellotape
- Rubbings template - Optional
- Taking Rubbings Instructions
For Mark making collage papers:
- Plain paper
- Any of the following - Coloured pencils, felt tips and markers, acrylic paints or any paint that is suitable for paper
- Mark making tools - a selection of tools to experiment with
- Glue
Did you know?
When we take part in creative activity it can slow heartbeat and reduce blood pressure. This may be due to the fact that expressive artistic activity releases neuro-chemicals, including endorphins, into the brain. These neuro-chemicals assist deep concentration, slow down pulse and breathing, and boost the immune system through what is termed 'The Relaxation Response'.
"I've created some truly unique papers which made me really proud."
