Scores of families joined a particle physicist and artist at a family fun day in Oxford.

More than 100 people flocked to Rose Hill Primary School in The Oval for the Big Draw Family Art Day on Saturday.

Children as young as five were encouraged to examine objects in extreme close up and from a vast distance by Dr Steven Biller and artist Miranda Creswell.

The pair showed the audience a film called Powers of 10, which explores what scenes look like from different perspectives.

Dr Biller, of Oxford University, then explained the science behind the images before the children were asked to draw and paint sections of a magnified rose.

Their artwork was then used to create a 2.5m square collage depicting the whole of the flower.

Laura Burt, a mum-of-three from Summertown, whose five-year-old daughter Olivia was among the tiny artists, said: "It was good and interesting. Olivia really enjoyed it.

"She had to paint a very detailed picture of a petal of a rose. She kept saying ‘can I do another one?’ because she was really interested in it.

"All of the kids were enjoying it. It was quite a big concept for them to grasp, but they liked it because they got to do something."

Caroline Winnicott, whose daughter Poppy, four, took part in the drawing, said: "The children had a great time — there was red paint everywhere.

"The pictures were put up on a big display and the children loved seeing that."

Ms Creswell, who is based in Jericho, said: "It was a fantastic and amazing event. We had a really good turnout — we couldn’t believe we had 100 people there.

"Events like these open people’s minds to new ideas."

The event was organised by Modern Art Oxford as part of its ongoing Art in Rose Hill project — a three year scheme funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Oxford City Council.

Previous Art in Rose Hill events have included a bus tour of historic places in Oxford for the estate’s residents and an exhibition of photos of the estate shot by local teenagers.