Amazon rain sticks. We talked about the origin of rain sticks and looked at examples. Students were given paper and paint and designed their paper in any way they wanted. In the last week, the sticks were assembled. Nails were poked into wrapping paper tubes and card stock circles were glued onto each end after beans were added. Nails were covered with glue and the paper was also glued to the stick. They made such a cool sound!
Snowflakes. Two thin papers were watercolored and left to dry. Another paper was painted gold and was left to dry as well. In the following week, students learned how to fold and cut snowflakes. They chose their favorite to glue onto the gold paper. The gold paper was cut out and glued onto a white frame. The last week was spent adding the colorful mosaic paper. We talked about symmetry in adding the small details. These turned out so beautiful!
Snowy Day Winter Scene. We read the book The Snowy Day and talked about the kind of artwork in the book. A background was painted and left to dry. In the following weeks, paper and fabric was put out and stud oiled create whatever they wanted in their winter scene. The art was glued onto a frame and " snow" was added to complete the creation!
Hearts. Lots of colored paper was put out and students traced a heart onto their paper. They used oil pastels to design their heart however they chose. They cut their heart out and glued it onto a different color of paper. These turned out very vibrant and festive !
