Fische sind als Bastelarbeit eine gute Wahl. Flach, aber ein schönes Profil und die meisten glitzern so toll. Aus bunt und glitzernd bemalten Papier, einen Ast und Goldfäden entsteht ein tolles Mobile für den Sommer! Inspiriert vom Buch Fische, Fische überall von Britta Teckentrup
DIY shape building toys made from recycled cardboard.
Posted on November 8, 2015 Have you ever been shown some ink blots and asked, “What do you see?” Sometimes you might be warned, “What you see in this picture says a lot about you...” These pictures are a part of a “projective test,” a personality test that allows people to talk about the deep thoughts and subconscious worries – because they “project” those thoughts onto a vague picture or other stimulation. We can thank Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach for the inkblot test (usually called the Rorschach test). When Rorschach was growing up in northern Switzerland, his friends called him Klecks. That means “inkblot.” You see, even back then he was into making inkblot “pictures.” There was an entire art form, pioneered by a fellow named Justinus Kerner, of making pictures out of inkblots, and it was called Klecksography. I'm imagining Rorschach as a child, with fingers all smudgy with ink, and even a bit on his clothes or face once in a while. I mean, if your nickname is inkblot, it is only fitting! At any rate, Rorschach wasn't sure whether to go into art or science for his university studies and career. He ended up choosing science, of course, but he brought his art into his scientific career. Rorschach was interested in the fact that everyone sees different figures and objects in inkblots. While he was a medical student, he began to show inkblots to school children and then analyze their responses to the blots. He wrote a book based on his findings, but many consider his assumptions about and explanations for people's responses to inkblots are faulty. Some consider the inkblot test to be pseudoscience – something that LOOKS scientific but actually doesn't follow the scientific method. Have fun with inkblot art, in honor of Hermann Rorschach's birthday! Here and here are some ideas. Here are the original inkblots Rorschach used in his test. BUT the “results” given by this so-called inkblot “test” are not original - they are not anything to do with Rorschach's analyses - they are not in the least real - they are just for fun! Also on this date: Domino Day Parents as Teachers Day Anniversary of the Louvre opening Constitution Day in Pohnpei, Micronesia Anniversary of Montana becoming a state Plan ahead: Check out my Pinterest boards for: November holidays November birthdays Historical anniversaries in November And here are my Pinterest boards for: December holidays December birthdays Historical anniversaries in December
Observando la obra "Cuadrados con círculos concéntricos" de 1913, del pintor ruso Wassily Kandinsky , este otoño los artistas de primero y...
This African sunset shadow tracing art is a great actvity for kids. A fun way to use toys in arts and crafts for kids.
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Today we are making Picasso works of art to hang on our Christmas tree. This homemade tree ornament art project for kids of all ages is great at home or
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Welcome back to school! Over the summer, my husband and I played an Escape Game. If y'all aren't familiar, the concept is that you are "locked" in a room that is filled with clues to help you escape. The clues usually involve code-breaking, riddle-solving and just plain old hide-n-seek. We had so much fun that I decided to bring the concept to the art room. I thought it would be a great way to introduce my kids to the rules, routines and the space that we call the art room. It was such a blast that I thought I'd share it with y'all! As the students entered the art room, I had one kid stand at the door and pass out these small slips of paper. There were 7 different colors with about 5 of each. This year I average about 32 third and fourth graders per class so I needed to make sure I had enough for everyone. Once seated on the floor, I started this video: A whole lotta (poor) editing went into this bad boy. Apparently I forget to edit the part where I adjust my wig. AND, if you make it all the way to the end of this video, you'll catch a look of how I really felt wearing that too-tight head piece and super-sweaty pleather jacket. Regardless, the kids ATE.IT.UP. Just before I let them have at it, I read them the wee rules of the game... Now, if you're worried that the kids will get a lil to wild playing this game, I found a sure-fire trick: Tell them there are SPIES watching. I fibbed to the kids and told them that before class had started, I had pulled aside a couple of kids to be my spies. Their job was to listen and share the secrets they overheard with other teams. Oh my goodness, y'all. Those fourth graders took that so seriously it was bananaz! My only other rule was no running...I have a big room and there was A LOT of excitement. But we can't be running in the art room, y'all. Once I gave them the go-ahead, the kids immediately teamed up and went to their coordinating table. There they found this: To make things easy for myself, I made all the puzzles identical. Some kids figured out that they were just to look for the yellow heart...but my rule was that all puzzles had to be solved before moving on to the next. My favorite was when one team said, "our puzzle is too hard!"...and I'm all, "Dudes. They are all the same." Once the puzzles were solved, the kids went in search of their heart. I made sure to hide these pretty well so it was a bit like an Easter egg hunt. Once they found their box, the kids discovered the following inside: A dry erase board and marker, a decoder and a code to solve. Each of the seven boxes contained riddles which revealed the class rules. They were to solve the riddle and return to our spot on the floor with their dry erase board. Just in case you'd like to use the code feel free! The Rockin' Riddle Rules the kids solved here: have fun, be respectful, follow directions, raise your hand, take pride and be nice. They were highly engaged, that's for sure! Once everyone had their rules, I played the next clip in the video where I chat about each rule. Then we were on to a self-guided room tour complete with a back-stage pass. (Yes, we refer to the place to put our dirty paint brushes as a "hot tub". Don't judge.) I tried to think of the places in my art room where the kids would visit the most. I also came up with fun clues to help them find those places. I had specific dry erase marker colors in each spot so they couldn't just write the answers in. Also, I had them go to the places on their pass in the order listed so we wouldn't have any traffic jams. A peek at how I labeled the places and placed the markers. Where we play the Smartest Artist game. After the passes were full, we met again on the floor. In the next part of the video, I take them on a tour explaining the different places in the art room and emergency procedures. The final phase of the game was a "solo mission". Each artist was given three Post-It's and a Sharpie. They could pick from any of the six questions on my board to answer in a complete sentence. Once finished, they returned to the floor where we played a quick round of Smartest Artist before heading out the door. You.Guys. I hadn't had a chance to read what they had written until this morning. It made my day! I mean... This was only after a couple of classes had a chance to write. I can't wait to see these filled up! I plan to hang them around the school for our Open House Night. Because my focus is Peace, Love and Kindess this year, this is an important question for my kids. Their responses let me know that they KNOW the answer...we just gotta make it happen. Thank you for allowing me to share this super fun way to kick off the school year! Feel free to steal any ideas you see here. I'd LOVE to know if you do this kind of thing with your students. The kids told me that they are excited to play this kind of game again...which can only mean that this will be a new and fun way to introduce new concepts to the kids. An Elements of Art Escape Game, anyone?! YES, PLEASE!
