Painterly Puzzle Art

  • 30
  • 60
Time

Benefits
  • Bring Joy
  • Time Together

Participants
  • One to One or Group Activity

What you need

  1. An old puzzle (ideally with a few hundred pieces)
  2. Different coloured paints
  3. Paintbrushes
  4. Large sheet of card
  5. Glue
  6. Frame (optional)

Intro

Most people have an old jigsaw puzzle lying around and this is a wonderfully creative way to give the pieces a new lease of life. Paint the pieces in a variety of colours then arrange them into an image, for example using reds, oranges and browns for the autumn leaves of a tree. The finished effect can be beautiful and the activity is both soothing and reflective.

The Activity

  1. Discuss with your budding artist what image they’d like to create
  2. Sketch an outline of the image on the card as a guide
  3. Lay some newspaper to protect your table
  4. Spread a handful of the jigsaw pieces on top of the newspaper
  5. Choose a colour and paint one side of the pieces, then set aside to dry
  6. Take another handful of pieces and another colour and paint them
  7. Continue until you have all the colours you need
  8. Once the pieces are dry, assemble them into your chosen shape and glue them to the card to create your image
  9. Frame and display
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