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Tune in this Monday from 3.30pm on Reading Culture

Tune in this Monday from 3.30pm on Reading Culture Live for WEEK 1 of our FREE Art virtual after school club for kids - Mindful Mini Makes. ⠀⠀⠀
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The first of 6 Mindful Mini Makes to give to your ‘Brush Friend’ (see website for information about this), this piece of Art will be a personal playful polaroid of you! Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s cubist portrait of the ‘Weeping Woman’, this week we will be creating our own abstract self portraits.⠀
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Learn more about how your child can get involved with this creative community art project LINK IN BIO⠀
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Check out the materials list below so you can gather everything you need ready to make your Abstract Self Portrait Paper Polaroid.⠀
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Video published at 3.30pm on Reading Culture Live but don’t worry if you can’t do it on Monday, it will be still there for any other day you choose.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All the materials we hope you’ll be able to find at home and we encourage you to be creative. So if you don’t have what’s on the materials list then don’t worry - simply substitute it for something else. Plus we have simple DIY paint recipes on our website if you don't have any paint at home either.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Don't forget we love seeing your creative ideas so why not share your mini makes with us by tagging us in on social media @madebytamalia⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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White A4 card or paper⠀
Old magazines and/or coloured/patterned card⠀
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Join us for next Monday's FREE virtual after schoo

Join us for next Monday's FREE virtual after school art club - Mindful Mini Makes, where it's all about Pablo Picasso. 🎨💜⠀
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Learn more about how your child can get involved with this creative community art project at: LINK IN BIO⠀
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A project brought to you by the MADEbyTamalia Art & Craft Studio⠀
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In partnership with:⠀
@livingreading, Reading Borough Council and @uniofreading ⠀
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Funded by the Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Great Place Scheme’: @aceagrams⠀⠀
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NEW VIRTUAL AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB coming next week

NEW VIRTUAL AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB coming next week for kids...and completely FREE again!⠀
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Introducing...⠀
Mindful Mini Makes on a Monday – A Free ‘After School’ Art Club for Kids⠀
Please note this will now replace the Mini Makes Saturday Art Club⠀
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Every Monday join us at 3.30pm on Reading Culture Live (video is available ongoing so tune in later if you can’t make 3.30pm) for a kid’s after school art club with a difference.⠀
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Each Monday your child can take part in a creative community project in Reading, which aims to safely connect people who may be living on their own or in a care home, and may potentially feel isolated and lonely, through Art.⠀
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This 6 week project was successfully chosen by Reading Culture Live to be part of a larger initiative to help artists connect with the community during these challenging times. We successfully secured Art Council England Lottery funding to be able to run this project.⠀
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Mindful Mini Makes will be run by Tamalia Reeves of MADEbyTamalia Art, Craft & Lifestyle Studio. She is a local Reading based Artist and Qualified Teacher with a wealth of experience working with children and adults of all ages, and with a passion for using art for mental health and wellbeing.⠀
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Read the FAQs on our website (LINK IN BIO) to find out the simple steps on how your child can take part and watch out for our post on the materials your child will need for next Monday's first session.⠀
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In partnership with:⠀
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Happy Monday & happy 1st June everyone! Wow what a

Happy Monday & happy 1st June everyone! Wow what a surreal and difficult few months we've all had, but we are starting to come through the other side with love in our hearts ❤️and fire in our bellies🔥.⠀
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One thing that has got me through the difficult times is art. Throwing myself into new projects, sharing my art with the community (and children especially) has kept me going. Although art can sometimes feel inaccessible and sometimes be confusing to some people, it is an incredibly important part of our society. ⠀
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Art doesn't need words so can help communicate political and religious ideas, convey deeply personal thoughts and feelings, and even just on an aesthetic level provide something beautiful to see and experience. ⠀
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Even if you don't particularly enjoy making art yourself, it's place in the world can have a profound effect by changing opinions, instilling values and translating experiences. Not to mention the power it can have on your sense of self!⠀
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So if you were to rewrite this quote:⠀
"Art makes everything better, even Mondays!"⠀
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#art #artist #makearteveryday #tenacity #love #goals #motivation #entrepreneur #believe #success #strength #perseverance #courage #mindset #resilience #artcanchangetheworld #artistsinquarantine #COVIDart #Mondaymantra

🛍️Greetings from Europe⠀ ⠀ Oh so sad😕,

🛍️Greetings from Europe⠀
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Oh so sad😕, it's my last day of my World trip and I'm getting closer to home now. Still I'm going to enjoy this last day. I'm currently sampling the Parisienne art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. 🎨🎭👠🍴 Earlier I went on a gondola around enchanting Venice, hiked the Matterhorn in Switzerland, swam in the clear waters of the Adriatic around Croatia and had a city tour through Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Kremlin was stunning!⠀
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Next stop sunny Spain, then gorgeous Greece and idyllic Italy. Ending my trip boating through the Norwegian Fjords. Don't mind if I do! 😋⠀
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Got to go now so I'll say 'Au revoir' and see you back at home! Hope you enjoyed my postcards.⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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🎒Greetings from Australia & Oceania...⠀ ⠀ G

🎒Greetings from Australia & Oceania...⠀
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G'day mate, I'm absolutely stoked to be in sunny Australia - already had a tinnie on Bondi Beach and watched an amazing performance at The Sydney Opera House. No joke..fair dinkum!⠀
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Now having fun doing some Aboriginal painting in the outback followed by snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef. Once we've been to visit the gigantic Uluru-Kata (Ayers Rock) Tjuta National Park, we move onto New Zealand to experience the Māori culture, and world-class surfing.⠀
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Can't write more I'm afraid, I'm running out of ink and still have to journal my trip to Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, and if I have time the Solomon Islands and Tonga too.⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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🙏Greetings from Asia...⠀ ⠀ ⠀ A travellers

🙏Greetings from Asia...⠀
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A travellers paradise! This continent is huge and full of intrigue, adventure, solace and spirituality. From the frenetic streets of Mumbai 🚕🚗🚙 to the tranquil sakura (cherry blossoms) in Japan, it has it all. In fact too much to write about on a small postcard! In a nutshell we sampled aromatic spices in the Spice Fields of Kerala, walked the Great Wall of China, climbed Mount Everest, travelled along the Mekong River, saw Tibetan lamas in the Gobi Desert and swam in the deepest lake in the world in Siberia. ⠀
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Anyway my tummy is rumbling - off for a scrumptious traditional Arabic feast in a Bedouin Tent now.😋⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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Our first MADEby Mini Makes Little Hero! 🌈🌈🌈Using our Rainbow of Hope Necklace crafty mini make, Anya (a little duckling from the fabulous @thecreativeduck team of ducks) made and painted a whole batch, set up a shop stall and raised £40 for the NHS. How brilliant is that!!!! 💙💚💛💜❤️⠀
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If you're inspired to get your child to do the same, you can check out our blog post on how to make these beautiful Rainbow of Hope necklaces - LINK IN BIO⠀
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Don't forget to share your photos and stories with us. We love seeing what our amazing little artists have been up to!⠀
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Stay safe & be happy!⠀
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🍹Greetings from North America...⠀ ⠀ Current

🍹Greetings from North America...⠀
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Currently sipping a cocktail and enjoying traditional cuisine at the Old Lahaina Luau. Just bought some beautiful local crafts too...right up my street! A great way to unwind after such a busy day.⠀
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We started the day in Mexico investigating the ancient Mayan ruins at Palenque and Chichén Itzá. After cooling off in a Cenote, we stopped for a fresh fish brunch on a Caribbean beach. Afterwards we clambered into our campervan on a whistle-stop tour starting along Route 66 and stopping for photos next to the Hollywood sign in LA. We then ate bagels up the Empire State Building in New York City, did a bungee off The Skywalk at the Grand Canyon, saw Yogi Bear in Yellowstone National Park and skiied The Rockies in Canada.⠀
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Phew! 😅Must sign off now going to listen to some live jazz in New Orleans.⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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Just in case you missed our recent MADEby Mini Mak

Just in case you missed our recent MADEby Mini Makes FREE...yes, FREE...😃Art & Craft activities for kids you can still tune into the Virtual Art & Craft Club on our YouTube channel & check out the crafty DIY's on our blog. LINKS IN BIO!⠀
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🎉Greetings from South America...⠀ ⠀ Colour,

🎉Greetings from South America...⠀
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Colour, culture & carnival. Love this place!⠀
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This is me having so much fun dancing on a carnival float. A fab way to end Day 3 of our Around the World in 7 Days trip.⠀
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Earlier we took a boat through the Amazon Rainforest and saw toucans, howler monkeys, sloths, river otters and rather worryingly a few anacondas too! 🐍Then we got lost in the 'lost city' of Machu Picchu and went birdwatching on the Galapagos Islands. Darwin’s ‘Living Laboratory of Evolution’ was absolutely fascinating!⠀
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Anyway it's dinner time here so off for my Argentinian feast. 🍽️⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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It's sometimes easy to forget that our little peop

It's sometimes easy to forget that our little people come with big emotions that can also be incredibly overwhelming. Even as adults we can struggle with dealing with anxiety and stress, and yet we have the benefit of maturity and experience behind us. ⠀
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Here are 5 top tips for helping children find calm and learn how to regulate their emotions:⠀
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1. 💨Nose, Chest, Tummy Breathing! Take 3-5 slow deep breaths thinking about the breath travelling from their nose, down through their chest and making their tummy stick our as far as they can (you can make this funny by seeing how far you can stick your tummies out😀) then slowly breathing it out again in the reverse order.⠀
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2. 🙏Meditate! Ok so not so easy if they are having a full on temper tantrum but the after effects can last for hours. Having a calming guided meditation session is so wonderful for calming the nervous system and easing the mind. This technique I used all the time with my class at school and it worked a treat. If anything they would get annoyed with me if we missed session. If you don't feel confident creating your own guided stories the I recommend the Insight Timer App for great free guided mediations.⠀
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3. 📝Scribble It! Having a scribble journal is great tool for children to blurt out all their thoughts swimming around their head onto paper and then then together you can discuss how they made them feel. This is great for children who sometimes struggle to talk about how they feel or what's made them angry etc.⠀
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4. 🏃Move Ya Body Baby! Physical movement of any kind - jumping, skipping, running (not running away though), gets the happy endorphins going so a child can shake those horrid stress hormones. Quite often a child is reluctant to start dancing or jumping around when they are cross but if you model it and encourage them to join in they often can't help but laugh.⠀
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5. 🎨Get Creative! It's not only great fun but scientifically proven to reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety. Whether it's building a den, making up a story, dancing the can-can, going on a bear hunt or even getting crafty (check out our intuitive art projects on our blog)⠀
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❄️ Greetings from The South Pole...⠀ ⠀ Brr

❄️ Greetings from The South Pole...⠀
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Brrrr 😨 it's soooo cold down here! Donned my snow shoes and thick winter warmers for an intrepid expedition around Antarctica.⠀
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So far to report it's been very white and not much to see but we have made friends with some rather naughty penguins.🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧⠀
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Off for a warm cup of cocoa at The Amundsen-Scott South Pole station and hopefully get to have a play in their laboratory!⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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🦁Greetings from Africa...⠀ ⠀ Rare footage o

🦁Greetings from Africa...⠀
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Rare footage of a male wild cat asleep in the sun in his natural habitat after a very large feeding frenzy. Don't worry we kept a safe distance and made sure we kept our arms in the vehicle at all times. ⠀
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Hoping to see a female wild cat very soon but will keep you all posted!⠀
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Wish You Were Here!⠀
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Suitcase ✅ Travel Map ✅ Passport ✅ ...yes pe

Suitcase ✅ Travel Map ✅ Passport ✅ ...yes peeps as it's half term it's time for Mini Makes to have a Mini Break! ⠀
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We're so excited as we're off on an around the World 🌍trip in 7 days. We'll be travelling to all 7 continents but don't worry though we'll send you a postcard everyday so you can see where we are.⠀
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Look out for our postcard from our first destination, Africa, tomorrow!⠀
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Have to dash now...plane to catch! ✈️⠀
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P.S. So no Mini Makes this week whilst we're on our virtual hollibobs, but we'd love to still see some of yours!⠀
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Look at these crackers of Week 6's Imagination Bot

Look at these crackers of Week 6's Imagination Bottle Doodle Door Sign from two of our oober talented MADEby Mini Makers...⠀
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Life is like a snow globe, often it’s prettiest

Life is like a snow globe, often it’s prettiest after it’s been turned upside-down!🙃⠀
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This week was Mental Health Awareness Week so in the Mini Makes Studio we had our very own HeARTWORK week fused with a little bit of surrealism (a bit like the world right now).❤️🦄⠀
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We have been busy with our 5 Day Art Challenge ready for today’s Art with Heart & a bit weird and wonderful video to make a…⠀
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Surrealism inspired Creative Collage of Calm.☁️🎨✂️😴⠀ ⠀⠀
Tune in to watch FOR FREE now via YouTube: LINK IN BIO⠀
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Catch the 5 Day Art Challenge (exploring Surrealism & mindful making) on our website: LINK IN BIO⠀
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Feel free to pause the video at any point if you need to catch up and all our Mini Makes are available ongoing on our YouTube channel, so you can watch whenever you like!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Don't forget to share your mini makes with us. Tag us in @madebytamalia on Instagram and Facebook so we can see your amazing creations!⠀⠀⠀
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