Llanbedr Church in Wales Primary School children have taken part in an innovative new project being run by Dogs Trust.

The Dogs Trail Wild in Art project is designed to get young people excited about the arts and literacy, and engage them in important topics, from citizenship to health and wellbeing.

The pupils at Llanbedr CIW School all used different art forms to create designs on a representation of the character Snoopy in support of Dogs Trust.

The children also studied their local environment and expressed in art form what their community meant to them. They worked together to look at all of the designs and combined them to create a theme around Rural Communities - which is the title of their Snoopy sculpture.

The Snoopy sculpture was then drawn, decorated and painted by the school children and is now on display in the National Museum in Cardiff as part of the Snoopy Dogs Trail, alongside larger sculptures designed and painted by contemporary artists.

Llanbedr CIW School’s Snoopy sculpture depicts the beautiful surroundings of the school, set in a rural, farming community in the Black Mountains. Within the artwork you can find words and pictures that demonstrate the loyalty and companionship that dogs provide whilst also helping out on the farms.

Children at Llanbedr CIW school are now fundraising to support Dogs Trust and have already made items, using nature and recycled materials, for a stall, as well as planned events to raise money in the summer term.