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Make a Zine

by Andrea Sanders | May 26, 2020 | Art Activities, Create

MATERIALS Pencil Paper Scissors or tear carefully as instructed VOCABULARY ZineA small booklet that can be easily reproduced. Some Zines have a specific topic, while others are a combination of interesting and fun ideas. Zines can be about anything and often include...

Melted Crayon Insects

by Andrea Sanders | May 26, 2020 | Art Activities, Create

MATERIALS Old crayons Mini pencil sharpener or a small paring knife be sure to have an adult help! Iron Ironing board and towel Scissors Parchment paper or a brown paper bag Paper Tempera paint or lightly colored markers optional Springtime is filled with colorful...

Paper Sculptures

by Andrea Sanders | May 26, 2020 | Art Activities, Create

Click through the steps in the box and watch the video below to create a paper sculpture. In 1975, the Hunter Museum commissioned artist Doris Leeper to create the Modular Wall Relief in Eight Colors , a geometric installation made of 160 individual pieces. Using...

Art the Mouse: Portraits

by Andrea Sanders | May 16, 2020 | Art Activities, Create

Art the Mouse: Portraits Hi, it’s Art again. Today I went on a tour at the museum. These are some portraits I saw on the tour.Portraits are drawings, photographs, or paintings of people. You can learn a lot about a person from their portrait. You can guess how they...

Surprise Drawing

by Andrea Sanders | May 12, 2020 | Art Activities, Create

Surprise Drawing MATERIALS Pencil Paper Use your imagination to transform random lines and marks into a drawing. INSTRUCTIONS Close your eyes, and make marks, squiggles, lines and more on the paper. Now open your eyes. What do you see when you look at...

Still Life Studies

by Andrea Sanders | May 12, 2020 | Art Activities, Create

Still Life Studies MATERIALS Table Objects from the house (plants, cups, toys, etc.) Paper Pastels or Crayons Pencil Marker or Watercolors A still life is a specific kind of artwork that shows an arrangement of objects. Usually, these items are set on a table and...

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