Harmony Week

Our Harmony Week (previously known as Harmony Day) craft ideas help gain a better understanding of the many different people who call Australia home!

Harmony Day People Chain

Harmony Day is a day for cultural recognition and respect for all people who call Australia their home. Create a culturally diverse people chain this Harmony Day and gain a better understanding of the many different people who share our beautiful country. 

  • Create a skin tone colour by mixing a touch of brown paint into white paint. Add more brown paint to create a darker complexion.
  • Step 1Paint your paper person a skin tone colour of your choice. Allow to dry.
  • Step 2Pop all of the paper body parts from their packaging.
  • Step 3Punch holes in the tops of the arms and legs and on the shoulders and hips.
  • Step 4Join the limbs to the body using paper fasteners.
  • Step 5Continue this process and create lots of different bodies.
  • Step 6Using an assembled paper body as a template, create clothing from felt. You can create any clothes you like, just attach your felt to the cardboard with glue.
  • Step 7Add extra decoration using foam stickers and CleverGlitzâ„¢
  • Step 8Create hair for your paper people using felt or yarn. Attach with glue.
  • Step 9Add a face to each of your paper people. Use a marker to draw on a mouth and add some wiggle eyes. Attach with glue.
  • Step 10To string your paper people together, punch a hole in their hands and join with a paper fastener. Repeat this process with all of your paper people to join them all.

Materials used in this activity

Felt Squares - Pack of 100
Optional
Product Code: 10785
EACH $54.99 (inc GST) $49.99 (ex GST)
4 to 7 $47.29 (inc GST) $42.99 (ex GST) 8 or more $41.24 (inc GST) $37.49 (ex GST)
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Paper Fasteners - Pack of 100
Optional
Product Code: 11243
EACH $6.59 (inc GST) $5.99 (ex GST)
5 to 9 $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST) 10 or more $4.94 (inc GST) $4.49 (ex GST)
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Product Code: 11311
EACH $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST)
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CleverPatch Glitter Glue - 35g - Pack of 24
Optional
Product Code: 11541
EACH $27.49 (inc GST) $24.99 (ex GST)
5 or more $19.24 (inc GST) $17.49 (ex GST)          
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Cardboard Dancing People - White - Pack of 20
Optional
Product Code: 14897
EACH $15.39 (inc GST) $13.99 (ex GST)
5 or more $10.77 (inc GST) $9.79 (ex GST)          
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CleverPatch Triangular Maxi Coloured Markers - Pack of 10
Optional
Product Code: 16523
EACH $10.99 (inc GST) $9.99 (ex GST)
10 or more $8.79 (inc GST) $7.99 (ex GST)          
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Product Code: 17137
EACH $5.49 (inc GST) $4.99 (ex GST)
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Foam Geometric Stickers - Pack of 600
Optional
Product Code: 17665
EACH $13.19 (inc GST) $11.99 (ex GST)
5 or more $10.55 (inc GST) $9.59 (ex GST)          
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CleverPatch Junior Artist Paint - 500ml - Set of 11 Colours
Optional
Product Code: 20806
EACH $108.78 (inc GST) $98.89 (ex GST)
3 or more $84.58 (inc GST) $76.89 (ex GST)          
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