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Making a gingerbread house is a special holiday tradition! They are festive and unique. (And delicious!) Here are some photographs of professionally-made gingerbread houses to give us some inspiration. Now it's time to draw your own gingerbread house. Here are some paintings and drawings to help you get started. Remember, don't copy another artist's work- just use these examples to help you create your own! Draw along with me while we create a gingerbread house artwork! Here are some easy steps to follow: For more of a challenge- follow along with this step-by-step method. As you are working, this video might give you some fun ideas... it's a compilation of a lot of different decorating techniques! This next video shows you the process of making the gingerbread- mixing the dough, rolling it out, and baking it. This is a video of a professional food stylist (an artist who works with food) and his experience putting together a gingerbread house from a kit. I like how he shows us that even when things don't go as planned, there's always a way to fix it! This time-lapse video shows the creation of a life-size gingerbread house at Disney World! It's amazing to see how much work (and how many people) it takes to create! This is a sweet story of a little mouse and how she made a gingerbread house into her home.
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There is nothing better on a cold winter day than a steaming mug of delicious hot chocolate! This drawing activity is inspired by the work of folk artist Heather Galler, who uses colorful designs and patterns in her paintings. Here are some Hendrix student artworks inspired by Heather Galler's style! Notice the bright colors and variety of patterns: stripes, dots, checks, squiggles, and more! Follow along with this guided drawing to create your own mug! And here are more images to give you ideas . . . Remember, it's the little details that make it special: think about adding marshmallows, whipped cream, sprinkles, cookies, and more! For a little extra inspiration, here's a video showing some famous hot chocolate recipes from restaurants in London. (It's a very long video- when we watch this at school, we will only watch a couple of minutes instead of the whole thing.) If you are interested in how ceramic mugs are made, here's a video showing the whole process from start to finish. Have you ever made a "hand turkey"? It's a traditional thing for kids to do during this time of year. But- can you be MORE creative? What ELSE could you make? Trace your hand and turn it into anything you want- anything OTHER than a turkey! Here are some examples to help you get started. (If you see an idea you like, think of how you can make it your own idea instead of just copying the artist!) Just remember- no hand turkeys!! Thanksgiving is not really about turkey... it's about remembering what we are thankful for! This book, Thankful by Eileen Spinelli, will remind us of some of those things: Try making a "Gratitude Board"... a drawing showing all the things you are grateful and thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving! 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 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. ) |
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