Categories
6 - 8 Art Lessons 9 - 12 Art Lessons

Book Sculpture

Materials:

  • Unwanted book
  • a popsicle stick or pencil to create sharp creases.

Process:

Using the tutorial in the link, create an altered book sculpture. Be sure to use a book that is no longer wanted and you have permission to alter.

National Core Arts Standard, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 1: Create and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Categories
6 - 8 Art Lessons 9 - 12 Art Lessons

Design Challenge: Cardboard Chair

Materials:

  • Cardboard
  • scissors

Process:

Use the link for a tutorial and design challenge to build a chair out of cardboard.

National Core Arts Standard, Visual Arts, Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons 6 - 8 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Design Challenge: Build a Boat

Materials:

  • A variety of recyclables
  • plastic wrap
  • aluminum foil
  • straws, etc.

Process:

Use a variety of recyclables to build a boat that can hold 10+ pennies without sinking. Use the video for additional instructions.


National Core Arts Standard, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 10:
Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Categories
K - 2 Art Lessons

My Dream House

Materials:

  • Small paper bag
  • newspaper or scrap paper filling
  • construction paper,
  • scissors
  • glue
  • stapler or tape

Process:

Make a 3-Dimensional Dream House. Fill a paper lunch bag with wadded up newspaper about ⅔ full, fold the top over and staple or tape closed, cut and glue construction paper to the outside of the bag, add a roof, windows, a door and other details to make it look like your dream house.


National Core Arts Standard, Visual Arts, Anchor Standard 1: 
Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Design Challenge: Build a Robot

Materials:

  • A variety of recyclables
  • cardboard boxes
  • plastic wrap
  • aluminum foil
  • straws, etc.

Process:

Design and build a robot using the recyclables. Create sketches when planning your robot. Use your sketches to build the robot. What is the purpose of your robot? What special things can it do?

National Core Arts Standards, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.