This week we have been looking at the work of artist Damien Hirst and in particular his amazing yet simple spin paintings. They reminded us of exploding fireworks that we have been seeing in the skies above our homes.

We decided to have a go at recreating our own spin paintings… but how? With the use of a simple salad spinner of course!

I think our spin paintings are good enough for any gallery! What do you think?

Following on from Bonfire Night we have been using loose parts to create some amazing firework pictures. This promoted lots of talk and language not only around Bonfire Night itself, but also descriptive words such as sparkly, explode, shiny, fluffy (pipe cleaners) etc. These resources opened up lots of possibilities for children to use their imaginations… we had carriages, an octopus with ‘tickly tentacles’ and lots even cats and dogs!