4 Inside the rainbow
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Repetition and colour, imagination and concentration. This activity captures the imagination and takes you to a happier place. The rainbow appears in most children’s drawings, even in places where rainbows are unlikely to occur. As a result of this, children still understand the universal image and meanings associated with the rainbow, possibly because it is used continuously in TV, film and literature.
Inside the rainbow considers this in more abstract terms. Clear your mind of what a rainbow looks like and imagine the DNA, the molecules, arteries and atoms that make up its internal structure and life force. The rainbow is the packaging for hundreds even thousands of drops, dots, spots, dashes and/or blobs all in repeating colours and shapes. Fill the entire page if you can with non-uniform repeating ‘circular’ forms and do not try and make it a ‘rainbow’ shape. Consciously or unconsciously we continue to make certain positive associations with rainbows throughout our lives. The process of repetition with shape, colour and a loose pattern will really focus the mind and help to slow you down.
Being creative keeps you well
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