A T-shirt or Wellie Say
Page Summary
This activity includes decorating a T-shirt or wellie boot using words, statements, pictures, or cut out text to share their views and ideas.
You Will Require
- Old plain white t-shirts or old wellie boots
- Fabric paint or pens
- Old magazines
- PVA glue
Preparation
Think of a question/subject
What To Do
Get started
- Give each child/young person a T-shirt or wellie (or 1 per group)
- Invite them to respond to the question by decorating their T-shirt or wellie using words, statements, pictures, or cut out text to share their views and ideas.
Get listening
- Ask each individual / group to talk about what they have made and why they did it this way.
- Take photographs and make notes of what you hear.
- Create a display for the church community/PCC.
Get learning
- What does this tell you?
- What might need to change?
- What could be done differently?
- What more do you want to hear from the children/young people?
- What have you learnt
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