A really great project for making use of all the bits and pieces is African masks. Not only can you teach students about recycling, it is a fun way to teach about the famous abstract artist, Pablo Picasso. They will also learn how to use recyclables to make simple lines to create faces and then rearrange them to appear like abstract faces in the style of Pablo Picasso.
It's a fun mixed media project that involves several techniques and can be tied to literacy when you include West African Folklore.
It is also great for integrating math by discussing how geometric shapes are in elements of art.
Supplies:
Cardboard boxes
Hot Glue
Tacky Glue
Paint of your choice
Assorted Ribbons, Pipe Cleaners, Buttons and Jewelry Pieces, etc...
First, you will want to pre-cut the corners of a sturdy corrugated box and punch/drill out holes for hanging your finished mask.
Next, have students paint the cardboard masks and let dry.
Now for the fun part...using Tacky Glue have students embellish with buttons, ribbons, bits of jewelry, etc...There' no right or wrong, just let that imaginations take over. Have an adult use hot glue for heavier pieces.
TIP: For additional texture and dimension, prime your corrugated box corner with Plaster-of-Paris before painting. (Take plaster-of-Paris and add water until it looks like the consistency of glue.)
We made the masks above as part of a school wide fundraiser two years ago. By incorporating recyclables into our projects it kept our supply cost at $300 for school of 550 students.
How about you? Any upcycled projects to share?
It's a fun mixed media project that involves several techniques and can be tied to literacy when you include West African Folklore.
It is also great for integrating math by discussing how geometric shapes are in elements of art.
Cardboard boxes
Hot Glue
Tacky Glue
Paint of your choice
Assorted Ribbons, Pipe Cleaners, Buttons and Jewelry Pieces, etc...
First, you will want to pre-cut the corners of a sturdy corrugated box and punch/drill out holes for hanging your finished mask.
Next, have students paint the cardboard masks and let dry.
Now for the fun part...using Tacky Glue have students embellish with buttons, ribbons, bits of jewelry, etc...There' no right or wrong, just let that imaginations take over. Have an adult use hot glue for heavier pieces.
TIP: For additional texture and dimension, prime your corrugated box corner with Plaster-of-Paris before painting. (Take plaster-of-Paris and add water until it looks like the consistency of glue.)
We made the masks above as part of a school wide fundraiser two years ago. By incorporating recyclables into our projects it kept our supply cost at $300 for school of 550 students.
How about you? Any upcycled projects to share?
