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It was a very messy art club today! Glue everywhere! We are in the process of making some heart boxes from clay molds. First, students formed a heart shape with clay, then covered it with plastic wrap, and finally added two layers of gooey papier mache. Next week, I'll slice the boxes in half and students will use acrylics to paint them. Thank you to Kathy @ art projects for kids for this idea.
Here are some pictures from the following week when I sliced the boxes open. I used a sharp utility knife to do so. Students then wiggled the hearts off of their molds, removed some of the plasic wrap that remained and then used acrylic paints to finish them. A couple of coats were needed.
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how are you going to slice them open?
ReplyDeleteI sliced them open with a brand-new utility knife. It worked ok, but I had to really concentrate on cutting a straight line! :)
Deletehey, i didn't know you had a blog! I went through some of your art projects looking to see if i could do any of them with naomi, but i think she is still a bit too young. but they are very cool :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes-I've had it for a while now. Keep checking in-maybe they'll be something you can do with her in the future. :)
DeleteThis looks manageable, thanks for this idea. I started paper mache birds with a class of 8 year olds last week. Some look like they've been run over. I might have to do a sneaky recovery job on some before the class returns.
ReplyDeleteHaha-I can totally relate to that. I've had to do some sneaky smoothing/patch-up jobs in the past as well. Thanks for following my blog!
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