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What makes you happy? Craft a frame for a photograph that makes you smile then make a gallery for everyone to admire.

Courtesy The Scout Association
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/fabulous-fancy-frames/

Resources

45 mintues
A4 card
Coloured pens or pencils
Craft materials (for example, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, stickers)
String
Glue sticks
Photos

Safety
All activities must be safely managed. Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Do a risk assessment and take appropriate steps to reduce risk. Always get approval for the activity and have suitable supervision and an InTouch process.
- Scissors: Supervise young people appropriately when they’re using scissors. Store all sharp objects securely, out of the reach of young people.
- Glue and solvents: Supervise young people appropriately when they’re using glue and solvent products. Make sure there’s plenty of ventilation. Be aware of any medical conditions which could be affected by glue or solvent use and make adjustments as needed.


Change the level of challenge
- Some people may want to bring in some things to stick on their frame to help tell the story of what’s happening. People could bring tickets from the day out in the photo, or dried flowers to decorate a photo of nature.
- Why not invite parents and carers in to view the gallery? You could even serve them refreshments.

Instructions

Before you begin
- Before you meet, ask everyone to bring some photos they’ve taken that make them feel happy. They might be of friends and family, pets, holidays, or special places.
- It’s best if people don’t bring the only copy of the photograph. If they’re really special, suggest that people take a photo of the photo, and use that instead.
- The people leading the activity should bring in some spare photos, in case anyone doesn’t have one.
- Hang the string across the meeting place, ready to display the finished framed photos.


Make the frames
1. Everyone should take a piece of card and put their photo in the middle. They should move it around until they’re happy with where it is.
2. Everyone should draw around their photo with a pencil, and then put the photo to one side.
3. Everyone should decorate the border of the frame with pens, stamps, stickers, and other photos they’ve taken. They should try to make sure every bit is bright and colourful, but leave the middle rectangle blank (this will be covered by the photo). Why not choose a theme for the frame that matches the photo? For example, a picture of a cat could be framed with doodles of paw prints, whiskers, and mice, or a picture of a beach holiday could be framed with pictures of sun, sea, and sand.
4. Everyone should glue their photo onto the rectangle space in the middle of the frame.


Display the photos
1. While the glue dries, everyone should decorate a wooden clothes peg.
2. Everyone should use the clothes peg to hang their framed photo on the washing line for everyone to admire. The taller people might need to help anyone who can’t reach.


Reflection
- This activity helped you to think about what makes you happy—and hopefully it helped you to feel happy, too. Look at all of the framed photos—apart from your own, which is your favourite? Which one makes you feel happiest, and why (try to think about more than just how neat it is, or who made it)? Some people may like to share their answers with everyone else.
- This activity was also a chance to communicate. How did you show people what’s important to you (and what makes you happy) without using words? Do the frames help the photos stand out? What do the frames tell people about the photos in them? Share your ideas with other people, and see what people think about your frame—remember to keep your answers kind, and think about other people’s feelings.

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• Creative - Craft
• Photographer - Make something
• Skills - Creative activity