Children & their guardians will work together to create their own animated Christmas characters using the earliest animation techniques such as the Thaumatrope & Zoetrope. Your tutor will be DCCI Education Panel member Kim Sharkey. Participants will need to source their own materials, please see list below. Two downloadable Zoetrope templates included.

This workshop is free to attend. On the day of the event you will receive a zoom link to join your online workshop.

If you have any questions, please email events@ndcg.ie

MATERIALS LIST

Zoetrope

Black paper A3 or A4 (for Zoetrope sides)

Scissors

Black marker

Pritt stick glue

Piece of a4 card or cereal box will do (for circle base template)

Thick black maker

A4 white paper, 4 sheets

Pencil, coloured pencils, coloured pens

Zoetrope Template 1 of 2: Downdload here

Zoetrope Template 2 of 2: Download here

Thaumatrope

Drinking straws (Christmas style if possible)

Red, green, blue, orange, yellow and black pencils or markers (Christmassy colours)

Regular pencil

White paper

Jar lid to draw round

Scissors

Glue