BBC SOMETHING SPECIAL MAGAZINE
NEED KIDS’ HELP TO CREATE A 10 METRE MR TUMBLE AND RAISE £2,500 FOR BBC CHILDREN
IN NEED
Thousands of children encouraged
to fundraise together by building a giant piece of art of their favourite TV
character, Mr Tumble
BBC
Something Special magazine, an inclusive title created to be accessible for
children with learning disabilities, has launched an inclusive art
event called the Big Tumble Art Project to raise £2,500 for ‘BBC Children in
Need’. The national campaign asks readers, pupils of mainstream schools and
schools for children with varying levels of disabilities to decorate stars and
spots in the magazine using an art technique of their choice. The magazine will
then pledge £1 to ‘BBC Children in Need’ for each one they receive by the
deadline of 30th October.*
The
pieces will be collected together to build a giant, 10 metre high collage of Mr
Tumble from 11 November 2013 by pupils at Jack Tizard School in London, a
school for pupils aged 2-19 years with a range of severe learning difficulties.
Art consultant Emma Middleton from The
Foundling Museum advised the BBC Something
Special magazine team on the types of art techniques to use and how to make
the project inclusive. They also helped plan an art session with Jack Tizard
School creating Mr Tumble’s giant bowtie, which is
available to view on BBC Something
Special magazine’s Facebook
page.
The
spots and stars are available in issue 33, on sale now and Issue 34, on sale
from 16 October until 12 November 2013. Schools can choose from a range of art techniques, making the activity suitable
for a wide range of abilities with techniques including stamping, printing, glittering,
scrunching, sponging and finger painting. A special worksheet is also available
on BBC Something Special
magazine’s Facebook
page.
Sara Oldham, Editor of BBC Something Special magazine said “We urge kids to get creative with us and contribute to this fantastic collaborative art project which allows
children to work together andraise money for a great cause- I can’t wait to see
the finished result!”
Emma Middleton, Curator of Projects at the
Foundling Museum said: “It’s a fantastic
project for children to be involved in. Not only will they discover a new art
technique, use a variety of listening, communication and coordination skills
and learn about shape and colour - they will also be part of an empowering
experience that will make a lot of people feel very proud.”
Sarah Monteith, Director of Marketing and
Fundraising at BBC Children in Need said: “It’s great to have the support of
BBC Something Special magazine to encourage children across the UK to join
together to fundraise for BBC Children in Need.”
*capped at £2500
