Grade levels: Preschool

All 10 episodes of the second season of Art Ninja.

Ricky Martin – AKA the ‘Art Ninja‘ – has the skills to make amazing art everywhere. Swapping martial arts for paints, pens, and PCs, Ricky creates mini masterpieces and has big laughs with friends in and around his Bristol flat.

Ricky makes art you can recreate, is set challenges by kids, and demonstrates DIY digital animations. On his trusty skateboard, Ricky also ventures out and about to make epic art with a twist.

The 10 episodes are:

1. Day of the Prank
2. Day of the Game
3. Day of the Six Pack
4. Day of the Spider
5. Day of the Diamond
6. Day of the Time Machine
7. Day of the Dragon
8. Day of the Baby
9. Day of the Band
10. Day of the Werewolf

Gavin can’t find the right animal costume to run in in the local Marathon. Ricky helps him decide by making a piranha fish bag and a baboon chalk picture inspired by artist Georgia O’Keeffe, but it’s only when they go to the safari park to make art that inspiration comes from an unlikely source!

Ricky’s never been good at football so he’s horrified to hear ‘his Dad’ has entered him and his ‘make-believe’ girlfriend into a family tournament. Ricky makes a ‘Flickball game’ and a dotty football boot inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama before persuading a reluctant Gavin to don a wig and pass as his sweetheart. But how will Ricky turn a thousand balls he’s accidentally ordered online into some striking art on the pitch?

Ricky thinks he’s got nothing to spread on his toast until a giant egg is mysteriously delivered. Worried it could contain a baby T-Rex, Ricky distracts himself with art including a prehistoric mask and a wall plaque inspired by Rachel Whiteread. At the park he uses his leftover toast to make a loaf-ly picture, but what will happen to the massive egg!?

Ricky hears that a yeti has been spotted in Bristol, but there’s no way it would be hiding in his flat, right?! After making a camouflage picture inspired by Rousseau and a piñata shaped like an ice cream, Ricky’s determined to lure the mysterious beast and be the first to photograph it. Heading to the woods with Michelle and Rich might be his only chance to capture the abominable beast!

Ricky’s having really weird dreams, which lead to him to make surreal art including giant hands and a burger hat inspired by Rene Magritte. After scoffing some cheesy snacks Ricky and Gavin both fall asleep and instead of his “Ninja”, Ricky gets his “pyjamas on” to create some illuminating dream art.

Gavin thinks that he could get rich and famous by filming a vlog about being the Art Ninja’s annoying best friend. Ricky wants in… but not before creating a graffiti pin board and a camera print inspired by Andy Warhol. To score a load of likes they decide to make an unforgettable pixel picture with memo notes, but will their art go viral?

Sarah’s bought a onesie that turns her invisible and she and Ricky use it to plays tricks on Gav. Ricky conjures a geometric kite design and fashions a stained glass rocket inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, before heading off to rescue Dad who’s got tangled up at the campsite. This inspires Ricky to use guy ropes to make intense art with a heroic twist.

Ricky’s always wanted to be a spy, but when he starts receiving mysterious phone calls full of code words he’s not so sure. Making a secret book and selfie collage inspired by David Hockney, he agrees to a rendezvous at the Tate Modern where he makes art that’s licensed to thrill.

Ricky researches his family history to uncover his ninja ancestors. He is inspired by Grayson Perry to make an autobiographical vase and a photo frame that’s less family tree, more family cactus, before Ricky discovers that he’s descended from a famous pirate. Can he make some arrrr-t to treasure at the seaside?