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Wheels Day / Skateboard Deck Design

Skateboard Deck Design

Children design their own skateboard deck artwork on a paper template, exploring street art styles and colour.

How to run it

  1. Print or draw deck-shaped templates.
  2. Show a few examples of deck artwork and street art styles.
  3. Children design their deck in pencil, then add colour.
  4. Display the decks as a gallery.

You will need

  • deck-shaped paper templates
  • pencils
  • markers
  • coloured pencils
Make it easier or harderYounger children can use stickers and stamps; older children can design a set of three decks.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 1, Outcome 4Personal design work lets children express identity through art.

Fits these theme days

Wheels DayGraffiti and Street ArtArt Attack Day

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