Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants is a touring exhibition
designed and produced by Leach Colour in conjunction
with Nick sharratt, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe,
darts, Doncaster and The Civic, Barnsley.
This activity book belongs to
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Introduction - Notes to Helpers
Portrait of a Friend
Welcome to Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants - an exhibition
all about the children’s author and illustrator Nick Sharratt.
Draw a picture of your best friend here.
How to Complete this Activity Book
For younger children, we recommend that this booklet is
completed in small groups accompanied by an adult to
explain how to complete each page.
Original Artworks
Look out for the drawings and paintings in frames like this;
These are original pieces of artwork drawn by Nick.
Key Words
Please explain the meaning of the words ‘author’ and
‘illustrator’ to your children.
Author - a person who writes stories.
Illustrator - an artist who draws pictures for books which
help describe the story.
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Self Portrait
All About Nick - Red Panels
Draw a picture of yourself here.
Find this picture
Which of these things aren’t in Nick’s picture?
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A pram
A kite
A dog
A wardrobe
A bike
A ladder
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All About Nick - Red Panels
What did Nick always want as a present for
Christmas and birthdays?
Self Portraits
Here’s a picture of a self portrait that Nick drew at art
college when he was 18.
A football
Socks
Here’s a picture of Nick that he drew of himself more
recently.
Drawing paper
and felt tip pens
Draw what you would like for your birthday here.
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How
Nick
Works
Red
Panels
HowNick
NickWorks
Works---Red
RedPanels
Panels
How
Find
this
drawing
from
Jack
and
the
Beanstalk.
Findthis
thisdrawing
drawingfrom
fromJack
Jackand
andthe
theBeanstalk.
Beanstalk.
Find
What
colour
Jack’s
jumper?
Whatcolour
colourisisisJack’s
Jack’sjumper?
jumper?
What
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and
green
Blueand
andgreen
green
Blue
Purple
and
brown
Purpleand
andbrown
brown
Purple
Yellow
and
red
Yellowand
andred
red
Yellow
How
many
beans
can
you
count
on
the
beanstalk?
Howmany
manybeans
beanscan
canyou
youcount
counton
onthe
thebeanstalk?
beanstalk?
How
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HowNick
NickWorks
Works---Red
RedPanels
Panels
How
Nick
Works
Red
Panels
How
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andFork’.
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Use
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and
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use
to
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what
you
enjoyed
Cut
most about the Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants exhibition.
Draw your favourite thing from the exhibition on this side
andwrite
writeyour
yourname
nameon
onthe
theother
otherside.
side.
and
write
your
name
on
the
other
side.
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andfork
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toeat?
eat?
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of
these
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use
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and
fork
to
eat?
Which
Pizza
Pizza
Jelly
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Roastchicken
chicken
Roast
Belgianbun
bun
Belgian
Sandwiches
Sandwiches
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You Choose Area
Growing Up / College Days - Red Panels
Go to the You Choose Area.
Can you find these pictures with animals on?
Look at all the different jobs. Which one would you choose?
Draw a picture of the job you would like to do here.
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Growing Up - Red Panel
Jacqueline Wilson by the Sea - Blue Panels
Look carefully at this picture.
Can you spot 5 differences between these two pictures?
Can you draw the tail on the mouse and give him something
to eat?
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside - Blue Panels
A Big Dollop of the Red Stuff - Green Panels
Look at the illustration from Toddle Waddle. Now look at
this picture. There are 5 things missing from this picture.
Can you name them?
Match the food and drink by joining them with a
line.
Which of these things might you see at the seaside?
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Eat Your Peas - Green Panels
Pirate Pete and Pals - Blue Panels
Can you draw a parrot sitting on Mrs Pirate’s hat?
Draw your favourite food on Daisy’s plate.
Draw 3 things here that you can see in Mrs Pirate’s boat.
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Tracy Beaker Superstar! - Yellow Panels
Eat Your Peas - Green Panels
Give Tracy Beaker a new outfit.
Give Daisy a happy face.
Give Daisy a sad face.
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This Bit is Really Pants
Here isisaapicture
Streaker
but but
his ears
and lead
missHere
pictureofof
Streaker
his ears
andare
lead
are
ing. Can you
the picture?
missing.
Candraw
youthem
drawonthem
on the picture.
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Press the button and listen to the Pants song. Now have a go at designing your own fancy pants.
The Fastest Dog in the World - Orange Panels
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Dress Up Time - Yellow Panels
Let the Music Play - Orange Panels
Match the animals to their costumes by joining
them with a line.
Can you name the instruments that these animals are
playing?
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Big Ears and Big Feet - Orange Panels
Nick likes drawing elephants best.
Colour in the Wellyphant and give him some colourful
wellies.
Have a go at drawing an elephant here.
How many elephants can you count here?...........................
How many wellies is the Wellyphant wearing?
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