Faces

I saw these faces on a Google image search looking for something else but they got me thinking...

This could be a great opening activity. Give the kids a printed sheet of spheres then have them draw a face on each one.

Or a great little kids sculpture idea. Give each little kid a large bouncy ball or small outdoor ball to draw a face on with Sharpie!

Photo Fun

I just came across these photos on a Google image search for something else. I think, this could be a cool photo assignment. You have to have an photo that you some how interact with. I would love to see what the students come up with.

I wonder how you would word this for young children. Maybe the first instruction would be to draw a person or animal and cut him out. Then I would have them think of something to do to the person or animal.

Person-Tree-House

This is a psychological test. We have used it as a fun drawing activity to get to know each other. Students are not intimidated to draw these things.

We talk about:

Who is this person? How old are they? What do they like to do? What don't they like to do?

Who lives here? Who visits the house? What do the people in the house want to add to the drawing?

What season is it where the tree is at? What kind of tree is it? How old is the tree? Has anyone tried to cut down the tree? Who waters the tree?

Students like this activity and it is a great way to start them talking about their own art work in a fast and non-intimidating way.

Painting a Still Life

Here students are painting musical instruments with acrylic while listening to Jazz music.

Paper Mache

Unguided Paper Mache

I would like to add, my volunteers HATE paper mache.

Collage

Unguided collage

Acrylic Drying

It is a good idea to have students paint a background of a landscape then allow time for it to dry. You have to have the space for this and label student work with masking tape.