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Participate in Purple Cake Day activities by celebrating the arts too. Here are some ideas...

Tinga Tinga (Kenyan Dot Art)Tinga Tinga dot painting is a well known style in Kenya where nearly every space on the page is filled using dots. Originally Tinga Tinga art was created using affordable small tins of enamel bicycle paint. Make your own Tinga Tinga painting of African animals or Kenyan village life. Or create a Tinga Tinga dot art CD cover for the Kenya song challenge.

Kids 4 kids artGet inspired by international art styles!

KIDS ART

Naive Haitian Art Draw/paint an artwork inspired by naive Haitian Art, from colourful patterned fruits and plants to market scenes and animals.

Create a Nepalese Mandala A Mandala is the Sanskrit word for 'sacred circle'. Mandalas were created as a teaching tool, and for generations have been used by Hindu and Buddhist students to learn about their religions. They represent the cosmos or universe and are also used for meditation or healing. Design your own mandala using patterns or symbols of things that are important to you.

Celebrating Children of the World – draw a global villageChildren come from many different countries and cultures; imagine if we came together for a day to celebrate. Draw/paint a picture of this global village celebration. You might like to get some library books out and see the different ways children dress around the world.