Tuesday Art Play 2026

Tuesday Art Play 2026

Let your little adventurer experience art through play without worrying about the mess!

Tuesday Art Play is tailored for children between 18 months to 5 years old, aimed at interactivity and visual art awareness, rather than creating a finished product. All materials provided; wear clothes that can get messy.

10.30am–11.15am, Tuesdays, weekly, during school terms

$5 per child, per session (adults free)

Limited children per session, bookings are essential

Book on 4976 6766 or gragm@gladstone.qld.gov.au

TERM 3, 2026

Week 1 - 21 July: Tree of Hands
Children will draw a tree trunk and branches with oil pastels then using paint, they will create hand-print leaves, flowers and garden creatures.

Week 2 - 28 July: String-Pull Paintings
Let’s discover symmetry by pulling pieces of paint dipped string between sheets of paper. Lots of fun with some amazing results!

Week 3 - 4 August: Mono Prints
Onto a smooth surface, children will roll out coloured paint and then etch patterns and drawings into it. We’ll then discover how to take prints from these etched patterns.

Week 4 - 11 August: Watercolour Resist paintings
First children will create their drawings using wax crayons and oil pastels, then they’ll paint over them with watercolours, we'll observe the magic as the watercolour ‘resists’ the wax and oil.

Week 5 - 18 August: Collage
We’ll draw our own pictures and shapes with oil pastels then cut or tear around them to combine with other items such as coloured paper, wool, foil and cotton balls to form a unique mixed media collage.

Week 6 - 25 August: Snakes and Caterpillars!
Using colourful plastic milk bottle and juice lids with a pre-drilled hole, children will thread lids onto pipe-cleaners or string to form playful stripy snakes and caterpillars, while learning about sequences.

Week 7 - 1 September: Tin-foil textures
We’ll use textured materials like corrugated card, string and leaves onto card with a sheet of aluminium-foil glued, pressed down on-top. Finger-painting over this texture will provide children with a sensory experience plus a stunning shiny artwork.

Week 8 - 8 September: Cling-wrap painting
Onto paper we’ll drop different colours of acrylic paint which will be covered over loosely with cling wrap. Kids can then squish, push and mix the colours with their fingers without touching the paint.