Mandisa shows Vanier and Zanna how we can make a rainbow cupcake with "puffy paint" fun paint made from shaving cream and food colouring that jumps off the page.
Firetruck craft to the rescue! Mandisa shows Ellie and Sebastian how a cardboard box can make for a good Firetruck with a coat of red paint and some bottle caps for sirens.
Mandisa shows Arjay and Georgia how to make a Rocking Shark - a folded paper plate that rocks back and forth, making it look like it's swimming in the ocean. It will need fins and some sharp-looking teeth, of course!
Mandisa has some treats in store for her friends Nia and Jaxon - Ice Cream Cones! These crafted cones are made from paper plates and all sorts of fun toppings.
Mandisa shows her friends Arjay and Piper that crafts aren't just for decorating, you can wear them too! The crew make their own fashionable Teddy Bear bags.
Mandisa shows Luke and Zanna how to make their own dream house craft with a paper bag. With construction paper, the kids choose different coloured doors, windows, roofs, and chimneys for their houses.
Unicorns are mythological creatures that make fun hand puppets to play with. Mandisa shows Xander and Piper how to make their own with construction paper, yarn for the mane, and most importantly a sparkly golden horn!
Americans Kim and Chuck believe their landscape painting is by one of the founders of impressionism, Alfred Sisley. Can the team help them build a case and prove its authenticity?
Art Works regular Rowdie Walden hosts our NAIDOC Special. We check out emerging First Nations artists in WA; meet artist Bobbi Lockyer; slam poet Dominic Guerrera performs; plus a masterclass in the yidaki from King Stingray.
What zoo animal has spots and a looooong neck? A giraffe! Mandisa shows Colette and Connor how to fashion a giraffe craft with a paper towel roll neck, yellow construction paper, and brown paint for spots.
Buzz buzz! Today in the crafting room Mandisa reveals a bee craft to her friends Ellie and Luke. This bee is made with torn pieces of black and yellow construction paper, which give it a fun texture.
Have you ever seen a craft that jumps? Mandisa shows Arjay and Nia how to make a frog craft that can leap right off the table! With the power of some cups and elastic bands, our green amphibian friends achieve major lift off.
Aunty Fay Clayton Moseley was taken by authorities when she was 10 and told her parents didn't want her. It would be years until she learnt the truth. Fay shares her painful past, and how she's found healing through painting.
Mandisa shares with River and MJ an idea for what you can do with an empty milk carton - paint it yellow and turn it into a school bus!
Hoot hoot! Mandisa shows Abbey and Sebastian the fun of using recycled items by turning a toilet paper roll into a new owl friend.
Penguins get around by waddling, so Mandisa has made a penguin craft from a paper plate that does just that. Xander and Piper follow along and make penguin a with soft, fluffy cotton balls, black paint and a paper plate.
Mandisa brings a dinosaur to life as a paper plate craft, and shows friends Colette and Connor how to make their own. The kids have fun painting their dinosaurs green and making their best dinosaur sounds. Roar!
Henrietta Sitwell inherited a sketch she believed to be by the 20th century artist Amedeo Modigliani, but she's been told it might not be genuine. Can the team find some answers?
Namila visits the enterprising not-for-profit, The Social Studio; we dive into the ABC archive in search of food; meet South African musician Desire Marea; get a lesson on managing envy; plus, Cash Savage performs.
30.06.2023 Warm Strangers
Ivan Sen (Mystery Road) directed the stunning short film Warm Strangers while a student at AFTRS. In the last moments of his life, Jess, a young Aboriginal man, attempts to reunite with the father he has not seen for years.