The "other" Illusional/Delusional Hand Art Project- 3rd grade

My daughter's 3rd grade class had the option between the previous post, illusional hand & line art project or this one shown below (one of my favorites, Art Project for Kids.) 

So here's my optical illusion hand art model... and you should see what they came up with! I love how they are all so remarkably different, even if they tried to copy each other.

The instructions are simple:

• trace your hand or hands with pencil however you like on paper
• draw a bull's eye that covers the entire page
• color each "ring"/circle with only 2 "contrasting" colors (using a color for the hand and the other color for outside of the hand) 

(8 -9 years old)

I absolutely loved how some of the kids got a little distracted and morphed their hands into some of the circles...

Not one is the same, they all came up with a different style and perspective on the hand project... Love it.

One last item: with this hand project, you can document their hand size and age and throw it in your memory book!

Illusional-Delusional Hand Art - 3rd Grade

I found this easy little hand art project on theforestroom last week and thought it would be a clean and a simple project to do in my daughter's 3rd grade class... Well, it's not as easy as it looks- they had to really concentrate to complete. 

This is a really clever way to also document your child's hand size/age.

My lines were not the straightest!

Simple Instructions:

• With a pencil, trace your hand & fingers perpendicular (or exactly vertical) to the paper.
• Start at the top of the paper drawing straight lines horizontally, and repeat (any colors or all one color).
• When your lines touch your fingers or hand, make an arch and come down at the other side of finger or hand (refer to below).

(8 -9 years old)

 

     

The results were so varied from kid to kid, it's amazing! I think all of them did awesome! I wasn't able to post all of their hand projects.

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ArtPalooza week- day 1 - Stained Glass with kids! (DIY tissue paper window art)

I have done this with kids before, only this time, it is more specific to the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, only a lot less structured... because they are 3rd graders! I was inspired to create a project for the kids from  a "bubble" stained glass project I spotted on Harmony Art Mom featured by the Crafty Crow.

This is just a teaser for what is to come! The kids are collaborating (you know I love collaborative artwork) on a larger stained glass piece to hang in one of the school windows.

Each of these "windows" represent 4-5 kids working together.

Can't wait to see them all hanging in the window!

Stay tuned...

Abstract Mural - Our Contemporary Painted Quilt Blocks {tutorial}

Voila!

Yes, this took me forever to post, due to... maybe just lack of time! This was such a fun collaborative art project to do with all the 3rd graders at my kids' school. The 3rd graders were studying quilts and patterns, so we collaborated on a modern day quilt with 140 pieces in 42 blocks... out of paper instead of material and then into a mural for display at their school.

Here's a short tutorial:

Prep: Measure and pre-cut your masonite plywood(1/8" or 1/4" thick) to fit the number of squares or rectangles you want. Layout your shapes, pencil (free-hand works great) your lines in, number them so you can put them back together,  and then cut.

Pre-drill holes into masonite board, frame with 1"x 2"s and fasten with screws (nails eventually poke out) flush with board. Add corner braces/support (triangles).  Spackle front of board, dry and lightly sand.

 Paint: First draw with pencil, then paint (acrylic works best, not poster paint). There were enough cut shapes for each child to paint 2-3 shapes.

  

Collect: Look at all of those shapes on my table! I sorted them by number to each numbered rectangle, and joined the quilt blocks together with small pieces of tape to create each row. The entire masonite board was painted with black acrylic.

Adhere: I adhered each row by brushing Mod Podge on to the back of the paper, then pressing/flattening onto the masonite board. Lay plastic wrap on top of artwork, and then lay books on top with additional weight if needed. I adhered the taped-together rows, row by row to make sure they'd all fit.

(Go HERE to see a more detailed tutorial of adhering a mural with Mod Podge)

Patterns & A Modern Quilt: To help create a quilt look, I left a 2" black edge, creating a "binding".  After it was all adhered, I applied 3 light layers of Mod Podge for a protective coat.

This turned out really well... the kids were sooooooooooooooo proud to present this! They sang me a little "thank you" song at the end. (I'm standing in the back with an orange sweater holding onto my daughter.) Had a wonderful time!

Let me know if you make one, I'd love to see, whether great or small!

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Circles & Flowers with Oil Pastels - Summer Art Class

Repeating Patterns: CIRCLES and FLOWERS

Our Summer Art Class is over, but I still have a few photos to share...

(7 - 8 years old)

One of their favorite mediums... OIL PASTELS!