If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus a few extra) new ideas all inspired by art. 1. Vincent van Gogh 2. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus a few extra) new ideas all inspired by art. 1. Vincent van Gogh 2. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Learn about the most advanced ancient civilization in this fun, hands on Ancient Mesopotamia History Unit. This is fun for kids of all ages.
Michelangelo was one of the three great masters of the Italian Renaissance. Learn more about him with a free art history lesson and hands-on activity!
Elizabethan This is a collage project in which students need to research the traditional folk costumes or fashions of a country or culture of their choice. After choosing an outfit, they translate it into a paper collage. I usually do this project with Grades 9 and higher. Here's how we made them: I have a bunch of photocopies from an old vintage book showing traditional folk costumes and the fashions of different time periods that I let the kids look at. It's easier, though, to have students research for costumes on the internet and then print out a picture full size in black and white. Students can also choose to illustrate a time period (for example, Roman, Egyptian, or the Elizabethan period). I find maybe half the class chooses to do a costume from their own cultural background, and the other half chooses a culture they are simply interested in. But there's always a wide variety. So here's my example- I show students step-by-step as the whole process is a bit finicky. (at least the way I do it is! ha!) So here's my photo that I'll refer to in order to create my collage- it's from an old calendar- 16th century Spanish formal dress. On a white sheet of paper, re-draw the image in a very simplified manner, looking for the general shapes. I don't include super small details nor facial features. This is going to be my pattern or template, just like in sewing. Then I number each shape according to what type of paper I'm going to use. So, as you can see below, for example, there are two # 4 shapes- they will be the same paper. Once it's all numbered, I like to make a photcopy of everyone's plan, so they have a back-up sheet. During this time, I lay out an assortment of papers for the students to rifle through for ideas. I've used: painted paste papers, scrap colored paper, patterned origami paper, doilies (useful for lace), magazines, marbled papers, etc. This is a great project for using up all your saved paper scraps. Also have a few tones of skin colours. paste paper, doilies Ok- then you cut apart all the shapes, and use them as a template to trace over your chosen paper. This is the fiddly part, especially if you have really small pieces. I have to say, the kids always just seem to figure this out and learn by trial and error. Between classes, I have students save their pieces in a plastic page protector or manila envelope and paper clip pieces together if necessary. To assemble, well, it's rather like a jigsaw puzzle- re-assemble all the pieces onto a heavy sheet of colored paper. Refer to the original plan sheet. Use a glue stick for adhesive. don't lose any pieces! Here's a couple more of of the template plans... Here are some Grade 9/10 results: Ta-da! Swedish Roman: this student hot glued on a small stone to match the pose of the original photo. Japanese Elizabethan 18th century France Italy or Malta.. detail showing the various types of paper including paste paper, doily, and origami paper
Woman at center in a wooded area, she’s wearing a brown jacket, and white bloomer style outfit underneath. Rosebush behind to left. Currier & Ives occasionally poked fun at female fashion in their images. In the 1850s and 1860s, women began to participate in more outdoor activities and their...
Need inspiration for an artsy costume? Look no further than these 10 artist costumes! Who are you going to be?
1)LA GIOCONDA - "La Gioconda", also known as "Mona Lisa", is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci, datable around… by trevid
Miss Oetken's scratchtastic Greek Vase with Achilles from Greek Mythology We've moved on in our art history time line to Greek and Roman art and we're concentrating on Black Figure Greek pots and vases! We learned about some of the popular basic shapes of pottery and their functions for what they were used for back in Greek and Roman times. I made two types of hand outs and worksheets for students. One that explained the basic shape of the popular vases we were looking at and another that show different examples of popular patterns found on Greek pottery. I also found the link to this website (http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/preload.htm ) a wonderful tool for showing students via projector the types of pottery that existed, how it was made, and ancient history. They also had amazing, easy, and fun printable worksheets I photocopied on the back of the 'how to draw vases' hand out! I also explained that they would apply pigmented/colored slips to decorate with pattern and to create scenes of daily life events or scences from greek mythology. They would also use a 'sgrafitto' 'SCRah-Feet-oh' or scratch with a fine sharp tool to draw detail in the painted on slip. We also learned what 'slip' was, clay mixed with water and minerals to color it. We also wanted to scratch into art history so we made our own scratch board vases to draw into. I painted my vase with black acrylic paint after I colored it in and coated it with warm colored oil pastels. Ready to scratch a design into! Example of an ancient Greek Black figure Hydra vase We also talked how important patterns were in the culture and the process of making the vase and looked at where it was usually applied, around the neck, handles, and base of the vase. Our first step after drawing the vase/pot was to choose a warm colors or cool colors oil pastels and totally COAT the entire vase, pressing hard. If you don't, the black paint will stick and absorb to those areas and won't easily be scratched away. Then after oil pastel fully colored and coated the entire vase, I had students use black acrylic paint to paint over wherever they colored in oil pastel. Next time it would be ready for scratching! We used paper clip ends and wooden styluses to scratch away gently into vases and just remove the black paint exposing the colored oil pastel underneath. Check out some of the finished products! Greek Mythology scene scenes from daily life from our civilization for another civilization to discover! Soldiers resting Popular patterns soldiers in battle
You will love these Olympic-themed party ideas, from food to backyard games and lots of kid-friendly crafts! Who else is super excited about the Olympics starting? We cannot wait! Especially since it's now been 3 years since the last Olympic games. As a family, we decided that we're going to have an Olympic-themed party for the opening ceremonies, and my kids are already brainstorming ideas. There are so many fun ideas that we found, we just had to share with you guys. Which one of these ideas is sticking out to you? I want to make them all! This isn't
A friend asked me if I could gather some ideas for the unit she was about to do on the ancient Egyptians. I enjoyed it so much (I know I’m weird 😂) I thought I would share it incase it’…
Here are our collection of paper dolls and paper men that my daughters and I have created for our World History studies, Social Studies, Unit Studies, as well as for re-enacting Shakespeare plays, …
Does your child need to create a Greek Mythology Costume for school? See how my son, with a little help from me, created his DIY Ares Costume!
Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London). Date: 1883–84. Culture: American. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 82 1/8 x 43 1/4i...
I made this simple knight costume for Mr Z's medieval themed day at school, but it will work for any occasion when you need a quick and easy costume or fancy dress solution. You could
The medieval jester grew out of ancient traditions of the comic actor. Many diverse cultures around the world have had some form of the jester, but the medieval court jester is the most iconic.
What Did Daniel Boone Wear And Easy Fringe Shirt Activity for Kids. Studying about American Frontiersman Daniel Boone is fascinating.
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What is in your closet? The number of clothing we have today is massive compared to the limited wardrobes in the 1940s. With smaller incomes, higher quality clothing, less variety of clothing, and more home sewing skills, the pre-fast fashion years were one of careful planning and dedication to wearing clothes out completely. So, what
The artist Seurat showed us how a simple dot can create great art! Introduce kids to the science of color with these Georges Seurat art projects for kids.
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Présentation de la mode de la fraise des années 1560 à l'an 1600 Dans son sens le plus strict, la fraise désigne les collerettes plissées ou godronnées faisant le tour complet du cou, fermées sous le menton et constituant un vêtement indépendant de...
