Wire and Tissue Paper Sculpture

I saw THIS picture and made a kid's version. (Sorry about the poor photo.)

Supplies:

Wire

Tissue Paper

Brushes

Water

Glue

Small containers

Plastic bags

Instructions:

1. Cut several lengths of wire for each child. Give each child a brush and a small container of white glue watered down.

2. Have kids bend wire into ovals and twist. (You could try more complex shapes too)

3. Rip small pieces of tissue paper

4. Wrap tissue paper around the wire ovals

5. Brush with glue/water mixture on both sides

6. Allow to dry on a plastic bag overnight.

7. Bend wires to attach together to make a sculpture. Consider how you care going to display. If you are going to hang it on a hook on the wall or from the ceiling, where/how does the sculpture attach to the hook?

Tips:

* Artist to relate to Alexander Calder

* If the wire is too easy to bend, it makes it difficult for the child to control the sculptures.

* Wire hangers are too thick and difficult to bend to make this project look nice.

* The plastic bag easily peel way from the dried tissue paper. (Other materials do not.)

* Challenge the students. Could you make it look like a peacock? Could you make it look like rain? Could you make it look like a dragonfly?