Cardboard Fish Project

I love underwater scenes and I thought fish would be awesome to create but I wanted the fish to be made from cardboard. Everyday materials that lay around or prepared to be thrown away can become excellent tools to create. 

Supplies

* Cardboard Boxes

* Dot Paint for children 2.5 to 4 years because the little plastic pieces can be hazardous and a choking

   hazard to the smaller toddlers

* Small pieces of plastic or paper or any colorful bits that can look like scales. 

* Glue

* Blue Construction Paper

 For older children it is fun to have them create an environment or backdrop for their fish. This can be helpful in discussions about habitat and things one might see in the water. Some students created stories and incorporated mermaids.

Bunny On The Block Collage

 

The Bunny On the Block Collage

Inspired by Lorna Simpson

 My Kindergarten class really enjoyed making hair for heads but we would be without this wonderful project if not for the great imagination of Lorna Simpson and her beautiful collection of collage faces with painted hair. A sample is below. She has been a photographer and artists for over 20 years and has a very interesting collection of work that is as inspirational as it is relevant to our social condition.

Supplies:

Magazine faces

white paper

glue

Watercolor