Chapter 2 (the complete guide education arts and crafts for kids)
Transformed art
These are activities where you take any old box, juice can, glass plate,
things made out of wood etc and then use a crafts skills like decoupage, mosaics
or at times paper mache to transform the product into a piece of artwork that you
can actually use. (These are crafts that can easily be done with young children)
Some crafts people call these activities altered art.
I will explain how to do each of these three activities in detail. When an
activity calls for transformed art even though I may suggest one of these three to
use you can feel free to substitute one of the other two. Sometimes you can
combine two of the activities like making an object out of paper mache and then
using decoupage to decorate it.
1-Decoupage
Decoupage is the art of decorating objects with cutout pictures and printed
designs, then adding a glasslike finish to cover, seal, and protect them. . In the
19th century, fashionable ladies on the continent used embossed and die cut designs as
ornaments for boxes, screens, panels and furniture.
The pictures or paper are glued onto the object you want to transform and then
covered by a few layers of glue or a special substance specific for decoupage that gives it
a very shiny, glassy, decorative finish.
When doing decoupage you will use all sort of picture from many sources:
Photographs
Pictures from magazines
Wrapping paper
Pretty napkins
Tissue paper
Cellophane
Wallpaper scraps
any pretty and attractive pieces of paper that you may like.
2-Mosaics
Mosaics have been a creative way to enhance decor as long as people have
been collecting rocks and breaking pottery. Some of the earliest mosaics can be
traced back four thousand years. when people pushed clay into their walls for
decoration and protection. The Greeks used worn pebbles to mosaic their floors.
It was common practice in By zantium to use mosaics to illuminate the ceilings of
churches.
Mosaics were even preserved in the floors and walls of Pompeii.
In our modern times architects and designers use computers to create
mosaic patterns and envision their effect in homes and buildings. However, it is
still rare to find two identical mosaics.
For our purposes we are not going to be using the traditional craft of
mosaics that need real grout and hard pieces. We will be substituting for the most
part seeds, tissue paper pieces or other items that you can think if you do not
have small tiles or colored pieces of stones.
3 -Paper Mache
With paper mache you can create many items. OR you can use it to cover
over old items to transform them into art.
It can take a while to make as you need to allow layers to dry before going
on to the next one. Often a project can take up to a week. (It’s great if you want an
ongoing project but not if you need something quick)
To make basic paper mache you need three basic things. Paper, some form
of mold and some kind of paste.
For paper you can use:
Old newspapers cut into strips
Paper towels cut into strips
Brown paper towels cut into strips
There are a few different pastes you can use
1. Regular glue mixed with glue. One part water to two parts glue.
2. Wallpaper paste. Just follow directions and use a drop less water than
instructed. If too thick add bit more water
3. Liquid starch
4. Mix one part flour with about 2 parts of water until you get a consistency
like thick glue. Add more water or flour as necessary. Mix well to get out all the
bumps. Add a few tablespoons of salt to help prevent mold!
Process only art activities
The activities in this section can be used for the projects labeled process
only art activities. There are art purists that believe that art should only be done with
children that is for the process only and not the product. These activities are not product focused but concentrate on the process of the activity itself. However these pieces of artwork can then used to be made into projects like cards, wall hangings, placemats, book covers, wrapping paper etc.
Blotto Art
MATERIALS:
• Paper (the thicker the better)about 11x18
• Small pieces of paper cut into squares and rectangles
• Tempera paint
• Scissors
• Glue
DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut a number of paper squares and rectangles of various sizes. 5" by 5", 7"
x 8", 3" by 2" etc.
2. Crease each paper square in the middle so that later you can fold them
easily.
3. Sprinkle a few drops of paint onto one side of the crease.
4. Fold the paper on the creased line with the paint inside.
5. Press down with your hand.
6. When the paper is opened, strange and interesting shapes will appear.
7. Work with the blottos and arrange them into a larger picture, allowing
whatever comes into your mind to take over.
8. Glue the blottos down onto a larger paper if you wish to create a big blotto
work of art!
Crayon Crackle Painting
MATERIALS:
• White copy paper
• Crayons all colors
• Paintbrushes
• Water
• Black paint a bit thinned
• Glue
DIRECTIONS:
1. Have the children make drawings and picture on the white copy paper
2. When done let them crumple the pages and then smooth them out.
3. Have them then paint over their pictures with the watered down black
paint. The paint will fill in all the white spaces and give a crackle effect
Thanksgiving
IDEA: Turkey’s
CATEGORY: Cafeteria style
MATERIALS:
• Feathers of more than one size
• Sequins
• Small pieces of paper cut into circle
• Pieces of felt oval and round sizes
• Crafts sticks
• Thin pieces of paper
• Straw
• Pieces of felt cut like a hand
The point is to give pieces that are suggestive of turkey and they will of
course make their pictures according to their level.
DIRECTIONS:
Discuss with the children what a turkey is and what it basically looks like
and then just let them create one from their materials.
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These are activities where you take any old box, juice can, glass plate,
things made out of wood etc and then use a crafts skills like decoupage, mosaics
or at times paper mache to transform the product into a piece of artwork that you
can actually use. (These are crafts that can easily be done with young children)
Some crafts people call these activities altered art.
I will explain how to do each of these three activities in detail. When an
activity calls for transformed art even though I may suggest one of these three to
use you can feel free to substitute one of the other two. Sometimes you can
combine two of the activities like making an object out of paper mache and then
using decoupage to decorate it.
1-Decoupage
Decoupage is the art of decorating objects with cutout pictures and printed
designs, then adding a glasslike finish to cover, seal, and protect them. . In the
19th century, fashionable ladies on the continent used embossed and die cut designs as
ornaments for boxes, screens, panels and furniture.
The pictures or paper are glued onto the object you want to transform and then
covered by a few layers of glue or a special substance specific for decoupage that gives it
a very shiny, glassy, decorative finish.
When doing decoupage you will use all sort of picture from many sources:
Photographs
Pictures from magazines
Wrapping paper
Pretty napkins
Tissue paper
Cellophane
Wallpaper scraps
any pretty and attractive pieces of paper that you may like.
2-Mosaics
Mosaics have been a creative way to enhance decor as long as people have
been collecting rocks and breaking pottery. Some of the earliest mosaics can be
traced back four thousand years. when people pushed clay into their walls for
decoration and protection. The Greeks used worn pebbles to mosaic their floors.
It was common practice in By zantium to use mosaics to illuminate the ceilings of
churches.
Mosaics were even preserved in the floors and walls of Pompeii.
In our modern times architects and designers use computers to create
mosaic patterns and envision their effect in homes and buildings. However, it is
still rare to find two identical mosaics.
For our purposes we are not going to be using the traditional craft of
mosaics that need real grout and hard pieces. We will be substituting for the most
part seeds, tissue paper pieces or other items that you can think if you do not
have small tiles or colored pieces of stones.
3 -Paper Mache
With paper mache you can create many items. OR you can use it to cover
over old items to transform them into art.
It can take a while to make as you need to allow layers to dry before going
on to the next one. Often a project can take up to a week. (It’s great if you want an
ongoing project but not if you need something quick)
To make basic paper mache you need three basic things. Paper, some form
of mold and some kind of paste.
For paper you can use:
Old newspapers cut into strips
Paper towels cut into strips
Brown paper towels cut into strips
There are a few different pastes you can use
1. Regular glue mixed with glue. One part water to two parts glue.
2. Wallpaper paste. Just follow directions and use a drop less water than
instructed. If too thick add bit more water
3. Liquid starch
4. Mix one part flour with about 2 parts of water until you get a consistency
like thick glue. Add more water or flour as necessary. Mix well to get out all the
bumps. Add a few tablespoons of salt to help prevent mold!
Process only art activities
The activities in this section can be used for the projects labeled process
only art activities. There are art purists that believe that art should only be done with
children that is for the process only and not the product. These activities are not product focused but concentrate on the process of the activity itself. However these pieces of artwork can then used to be made into projects like cards, wall hangings, placemats, book covers, wrapping paper etc.
Blotto Art
MATERIALS:
• Paper (the thicker the better)about 11x18
• Small pieces of paper cut into squares and rectangles
• Tempera paint
• Scissors
• Glue
DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut a number of paper squares and rectangles of various sizes. 5" by 5", 7"
x 8", 3" by 2" etc.
2. Crease each paper square in the middle so that later you can fold them
easily.
3. Sprinkle a few drops of paint onto one side of the crease.
4. Fold the paper on the creased line with the paint inside.
5. Press down with your hand.
6. When the paper is opened, strange and interesting shapes will appear.
7. Work with the blottos and arrange them into a larger picture, allowing
whatever comes into your mind to take over.
8. Glue the blottos down onto a larger paper if you wish to create a big blotto
work of art!
Crayon Crackle Painting
MATERIALS:
• White copy paper
• Crayons all colors
• Paintbrushes
• Water
• Black paint a bit thinned
• Glue
DIRECTIONS:
1. Have the children make drawings and picture on the white copy paper
2. When done let them crumple the pages and then smooth them out.
3. Have them then paint over their pictures with the watered down black
paint. The paint will fill in all the white spaces and give a crackle effect
Thanksgiving
IDEA: Turkey’s
CATEGORY: Cafeteria style
MATERIALS:
• Feathers of more than one size
• Sequins
• Small pieces of paper cut into circle
• Pieces of felt oval and round sizes
• Crafts sticks
• Thin pieces of paper
• Straw
• Pieces of felt cut like a hand
The point is to give pieces that are suggestive of turkey and they will of
course make their pictures according to their level.
DIRECTIONS:
Discuss with the children what a turkey is and what it basically looks like
and then just let them create one from their materials.
#READING
Post Intermediate reading
#pendidikan bahasa inggris
#UNSIKA
#SharingAndCaring
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