Colouring - Woof Wag Festival
The Woof Wag Festival colouring challenge is designed to be a flexible, low-resource activity that celebrates the upcoming festival while promoting creativity and mindfulness within various group environments.
Instructions for teachers and staff
To implement this activity effectively, follow these three
steps:
- Preparation:
Print the Woof Wag Festival colouring page on standard paper for
individual work or enlarge it to A3 paper for collaborative group work.
Ensure a variety of media are available, such as coloured pencils,
markers, or even collage materials like tissue paper.
- The
Creative Session: Dedicate a specific time for the activity. This
could be a 20-minute ‘calm-down’ session after lunch, a focused art
lesson, or a Friday afternoon reward.
- Submission
and Judging: Set a clear deadline for when pages must be finished. Use
the categories below to evaluate the entries, ensuring that effort and
imagination are rewarded alongside technical skill.
Expanded ideas for running the challenge
Individual or collaborative formats
- Solo
Artists: Each pupil receives their own sheet to express their personal
style. This allows for high levels of concentration and individual pride.
- The
Big Build: Tape four colouring pages together or use a large-scale
printout. Assign a group of four children to work on one corner each,
requiring them to communicate so their colours and patterns match at the
edges.
Specific judging categories
- Most
Colourful Design: Reward the boldest use of a wide spectrum of
colours.
- Best
Teamwork: Awarded to a group that showed excellent communication and a
cohesive final design.
- Most
Creative Background: Encourage pupils to draw what they think the Woof
Wag Festival looks like behind the main dog character. They could add
stalls, trees, or other animals.
- Happiest
Dog: Focus on the expression of the character. How did the children use
colour or extra details like ‘wagging’ lines to show joy?
- Texture
Master: For children who use different techniques like stippling,
cross-hatching, or shading to make the dogs’ fur look realistic.
How to extend the activity
In-House Gallery Create a ‘Woof Wag Festival Wall’
in a high-traffic area like the hall or the main reception. Organise the
entries by year groups so children can see how their peers approached the same
design.
The Public Vote Give each child three small stickers
or ‘tokens.’ Let them walk through the display and place their tokens next to
the designs they find most inspiring. This teaches children how to appreciate the
work of others.
Community Connection Invite parents to view the
gallery during pick-up or include a photo of the winning designs in the newsletter. You could also offer a ‘Take Home’ version of the sheet so families
can participate together, bridging the gap between your setting and the local dog festival.
The Story-Telling Bridge Ask children to give the dogs
in the pictures names and write three sentences on the back of the page about
what each dog is doing at the Woof Wag Festival. This turns a simple art task
into a literacy exercise.
Here Are The Colouring Pages
Colouring Page 1
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Colouring Page 2
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Colouring Page 3
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Colouring Page 4
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