The children looked at the patterns and imagery adorning West African tribal masks, before creating their own striking examples. Each child was given a mask shape cut out from brown paper, which th…
Our silhouette mural is finished! It went pretty quickly once we got started. Each of the figures represents different subject areas at school. Students in grades 4-6 did most of the painting and I had some students in 7-8 grade do touch-ups, edging and fine details. I made a video slideshow of the steps we made to paint the mural to show for the whole school. The school presentation has lots of photos of students in it. I made … Read more... →
Resist painting is a great way to create an interesting piece of artwork. It is perfect for any age level. My daughter was not yet 2 when she made her first resist painting out of Cool Whip paints. We have been playing with yarn a ton the past few days. We took some of that […]
Creative happenings in the Art Room
This was an after school program that I put on for kids. (See all my kids' programs here! )
Vessapaperirullan hylsystä tuli linnantorni. Ja linnantornista neulenuken korvaaja. Koristele linnantorni halutessasi tusseilla. Pujota langanpää tornin keskeltä alas. Kierrä sitten lankaa tornin pylväiden ympäri yksi kerrallaan. Kierrä sitten lanka lenkkien yläpuolelle ja nosta silmukka langan yli keskelle. Varo, että linnan pylväät ei taitu. Nosta järjestyksessä silmukoita kierretyn langan ja pylväiden yli, kun olet tehnyt viisi kierrosta vedä alhaalla pilkottavasta langasta varovasti. Tee niin kauan kuin lankaa riittää tai niin pitkän pötkön kuin intoa riittää. Voit vaihtaa myös väriä välillä.Vedä lopuksi lanka silmukoiden läpi.
Har ni sett filmen Trolls? Själv är jag uppväxt med penntroll och det värmer ett mammahjärta att se dem igen. Idag pysslar vi egna Trolls, eller penntroll, av toarullar. Det är ett pyssel som inte kräver massa dyra material men väl lite fingerfärdighet. Trollens hår är perfekta att öva saxmotorik på. Blir frisyren för kort är det bara att byta ut håret och börja om! Ni behöver färgat papper, toarullar, klister och sax. Vi har också använt självhäftande ögon, men det går lika bra att måla ögonen direkt på rullen med en penna. Pappret vi använder är origamipapper och finns i vår låda från Make & Create. Origamipappret är lagom tjockt att jobba i och kommer i många härliga färger. Börja med att täcka rullen med det pappret som ska vara ansiktsfärg. Limma sedan på ett papper som ska funka som hår. När limmet torkat är det dags för ögon, nästa och mun. Våra ögon är självhäftande och lätta att sätta på. Näsan har vi klipp till av ett annat papper. Klipp öronen dubbla med flikar, som på bilden. På så sätt är det lätt att klistra på dem på rullen. Nu kommer det roligaste momentet – klippa hår! Klipp […]
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This is my version of a pipe cleaner skeleton created years ago to make a little boy happy. Why was this young man obsessed with skeletons? Pyrates. Not POTC pirates, but MegaBloks Pyrates. Later MegaBlocks did make a few POTC sets, but they didn’t have the same magic. Here’s a little taste of that magic where you can see the whole skeleton crew in action. Enough about pirates, it’s time for skeletons. You will need 6 pipe cleaners or chenille stems, 2 googly eyes and a bit of glue. Step 1 – The Skull Make a circle with the center of the pipe cleaner, leaving a 2.5" tail on either side. Fold the end pointing down, across to the left. Then fold it in half, tucking the end back around to front. Now your circle should be smushed into an oval, with a smaller portion (the jawbone) hanging below the fold. Shape your smushed oval into a skull shape, and make sure the tail you just wrapped around is flat and tight. Now take the remaining tail, give it a little squiggle and twist the end around the top of the skull. Step 2 - The Pelvis Leave 4" of pipe cleaner for a spine and make a small loop for half the pelvis. Make a second loop and wrap the end over and around at a diagonal to hold everything in place. If this picture made you giggle, we all know what you're thinking. Fold a half inch of the spine over the jawbone and give it a couple of good twists. Step 3 - The Arms Find the middle of your pipe cleaner, leave a little neck room and twist it around twice. Step 4 - The Ribs For the first two ribs start by making a half inch bend at the end of a pipe cleaner. Point it down, against the spine. Give it twist all the way around and then pull it to the right. Bring it around to the left making a loop. To gauge the size of your loop, loosely wrap the remainder of your pipe cleaner around to make two loops about the same size, then go a tad smaller than that for your first loop. Secure it in place by wrapping the pipe cleaner around the spine again. Make your second loop, and again wrap the end around to hold it in place. Repeat again for second set of ribs. Start by wrapping around the half inch bend. Make two more ribs, securing them with a full wrap around after each loop. Place two fingers inside the rib cage and pull in opposite directions to the side to shape them. Step 5 - The Legs Find the middle of a pipe cleaner and bring through both sides of the pelvis. Wrap the legs around once to secure them. To finish up make a little horseshoe bend to make a hand. Then twist the end or the thumb around to keep it in place. Bend the shoulders, elbows, knees and feet. The last touch is to add the googly eyes with a dab of glue. He's actually a durable little fellow, we have a rainbow of skeletons that have been joining us for Halloween the last five years with only the occasional minor reshaping.
This is one of my favorite "go to" lessons that I have done many different ways with many different ages and sizes of classes. I l...
Cement can seem like quite an uninspiring medium, so you might be surprised at the amazing things that these people have done with just a bit of cement and some hard work!
Après avoir écouté l’histoire de Japara (une peinture de rêve) et après avoir observé la peinture Aborigène, nous allons réaliser en classe notre propre « peinture de rêve &r…
Want a fun activity to keep your kids busy? Try doing some 3-D drawings and make a pair of 3-D glasses for your kids. They will love this fun project. This is a science and
Dora from Plenty of Paprika sent in a link to this project she designed- DIY Mix & Match Color your own Robot Blocks for Kids! I think these are pretty cute, she even includes the free printabl…
So I had this idea, because I love dogs and I love collections of things, to do a poster with 30 of my art card dogs, which I’ve been enjoying very much lately! I’m also planning to add…
Has anyone else noticed an upward trend in diminutive cardboard dwellings, or is it just me?
My grade 6 classes are exploring the art of Ancient Egypt this term. They made these masks in Art for a class assembly item, wh...
Dnes jsme ve škole třídili obrázky a největší nadšení se ozývalo při přebírání výkresů tvořených technikou vymývané klovatiny, tak jsem si říkala, že vám je sem pro potěchu oka i pro inspiraci taky dám. Třeba je pro někoho tahle technika ještě nepoznaná a ač se to může zdát trochu jako prasárnička, po níž budete půl dne uklízet, tak vás můžu uklidnit, že taková hrůza to není a zvládnou to i menší děti s asistencí. Já sama si na tohle kouzelné malování pamatuju ještě ze svojí dětské výtvarky, kdy jsem tu magii odehrávající se pod tekoucí vodou úplně milovala, a když jsem s ní seznámila školáky, byli stejně zaujatí jako já 😊 Ale dost okecávání, pojďme na věc. Potřebovat budete: Čtvrtky Klovatinu (lepidlo, k sehnání běžně v papírnictví) Štětec Suché pastely Nejprve si na čtvrtku pomocí štětce namalujete klovatinou obrázek. Je třeba myslet na to, že to, co namalujete bude tvořit bílé obrysy. Po zaschnutí (doporučuje se přes noc, ale my jsme pokračovali už po hodině a měli jsme sucho) vybarvíte celý výkres suchými pastely. Je dobré dotahovat až ke klovatině a klidně i přes ní a nenechávat na obrázku bílá místa. A nakonec přichází ta nejvíc vzrušující část. Výkres strčíte do umyvadla pod tekoucí vodu a vymyjete jak klovatinu, tak přebytečný prach z pastelů, a budete sledovat, jak se z ušmudlaného papíru vyloupne kouzelný obrázek. Pak už stačí jen nechat opět uschnout a nezbývá než se kochat 😊
My Third Grade students have been working on a mixed media collage with a bird theme. We looked at the art of Allison Strine. She is a Georgia artist. She's not really famous. From what I understand, she is a mom and lives a pretty normal life as a working artist. The kids loved looking at her work and can appreciate her humor. I like showing my students the work of current working artists. It's important for them to understand that not all artists are dead, lived in Europe, and lived eccentric lives. We spent a lot of time talking about symbols and how artists use them to tell a story. I wanted my students to use the birds as sort of a non traditional self portrait and although they don't look at all like them, this art could tell a story about them. I offered the kids a huge variety of materials to work with like newspaper, painted papers, magazines, fabric, scrapbook paper and buttons. I didn't give them to them all at once but offered a new material each week. They are turning out really quirky and fun and I love them.
You need: drawing sheet A4 size pencil ruler indian ink brush saucer dip pen Master Cat or The Booted Cat commonly known as Puss in Boots, is a French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master. The tale was published in 1697 by Charles Perrault as part of his collection Mother Goose's Tales. How would it be if the animal you like most, wears boots? What kind of boots would he wear - rain boots, cowboy boots, thigh boots, high-heeled boots? Draw a frame at 1 cm from the edges with a pencil. Sketch the contours of an animal in boots with pencil. Make sure the boots stand out well. Trace the pencil lines with a dip pen and indian ink. Draw details and a simple background. The colouring has to be done with indian ink too. Put a few drops of ink on a plate and dilute it with water. More water will give a ligth grey, a little water will give dark grey. Finally, fill the page edge with a pattern or a shade of gray. Both artworks are made by students of grade 6
There are certain units in art class that take on a life of their own and just GROW! My Cave art unit turned out even better than I had anticipated and grew into a Pre-K – Grade 5 theme due…
Greek columns, aren't they great. the children worked in groups to produce them, think they learned quite a lot about Greek Architecture too!
Takéto jednoduché koláče - béleše piekla naša babka. Ako deti sme ich milovali. Nepiekla len tvarohové, ale aj lekvárové, orechové, makové a ovocné. S olejovým cestom sa veľmi dobre pracuje, vôbec nelepí, netreba pri vaľkaní podsýpať a krásne sa prepečie. Rozpis surovín je na dva veľké okrúhle koláče. Vaječné bielky nevyhadzujte, dajte ich zamraziť a použite pri ďalšom pečení.
Comuns em festas bem decoradas, as guirlandas de bandeirinhas e bolinhas ganharam uma nova versão
Greek columns, aren't they great. the children worked in groups to produce them, think they learned quite a lot about Greek Architecture too!
Fun and Easy Summer Art Activities and Spring Craft Projects For Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary Students and Kids of All Ages – My kids and now my grandkids have the BEST time doing these things! Below are summer arts and crafts activities for kids of all ages that are sure to be a lot of fun...
For many of my fifth grade students, learning about and creating their own Hundertwasser inspired art was the best ever lesson.
Wow! This is by far my favorite out of the 3 murals I have made this year. I think the bigger the better. We've done circles, hearts and ...
Materials required Scissors Glue Various Cardstock (the shinier the better) Assorted Buttons Pipe cleaners Sticky dots Scatter stars (or sticker stars) Black heavy paper for background Method: 1. Firstly cut out a oval head shape. 2 Just below the centre cut the oval in half 3 Assemble it so that it looks like the robot has an open mouth. When happy glue it onto the paper....see below: 4. Then cut out some feet, hands and a rectangle body. Place them slightly apart on the page and glue down 5. Between the body and hands/feet glue down pieces of pipecleaner. You can twirl them if you wish. 6. Stick on the 2 stickers for eyes and add some button eyes. 7. Cut a smaller rectangle and place it onto the body of the robot and then glue it down. Add some buttons for the robot components and also glue in place. 8. Finally add some scatter starts to the page so it looks like the robot is standing against a twinkling sky. You can also add other items such as rockets etc :) The Girl Robot The Boy Robot
