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This activity is special because it encourages you to make art not for yourself, but as a gift for someone else. You can make a card with a sweet message to brighten someone's day! Materials needed:
- paper (thick paper like cardstock is perfect, but anything will work) - waterbased markers - permanent markers - ziploc bag - spray bottle of water
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Typically during this time of year, our school is preparing for our International Cherry Blossom Festival. I like to teach a project inspired by Japanese culture to honor our sister school in Japan. This is a simple origami butterfly origami that also helps us celebrate Spring! Your family may have a watercolor set similar to this one. These are great paints for kids! You can get them at Wal-mart or the dollar store. We don't often use these kinds of paints in the art room at Hendrix, so students may not know how to use them. (The only reason we don't use them is that they don't last very long with many students using them, so other types of paint fit our budget better.) This video will teach you how to get started using this type of paint! This is what art teachers call a "guided lesson"- meaning that the students follow step-by-step along with the teacher. I don't do this type of project often, because I would rather my students develop their own ideas rather than copy my example, but it's a great way to teach skills. It also helps to build confidence in those students who feel like they "can't draw". This tutorial uses paint, but you could easily use crayons or markers instead! I originally made this video for a day that a substitute was teaching my class. It allows for lots of creativity with only a few simple materials! The goal of the activity is to draw a scene including something that starts with every letter of the alphabet. This would be a really fun family project... the whole family could draw one big scene together! We made these beads last year as part of the costumes for our Lion King musical, but they can be made into anything! They would make great necklaces or bracelets for a Mother's Day surprise or a homemade gift for someone special. Materials needed:
-long skinny triangles of paper (wrapping paper or scrapbook paper works well) -a pencil to wrap the paper around -good sticky glue (or a glue stick) -yarn or thread to string the beads on * If you want to make the beads more sturdy, you can paint them with clear nail polish or spray them with clear acrylic sealer- just make sure the beads are completely dry before stringing them! This is a project I like to do at the beginning of the school year to help me get to know my kids better. (The concept may be too abstract for most kids under 2nd grade. ) This is a good skill-builder lesson that I like to try with all ages. Here are some photographs to look at while you practice drawing! This is one of my favorite painting projects. Each painting turns out differently and they are all beautiful! You can use any kind of paint that you have, or try it with crayons or markers. This one is fun! Younger students will be more successful if a parent or older sibling helps with writing the name and doing the transfer. |
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