PDF Collage Workshop for Kids: Rip, snip, cut, and create with inspiration from The Eric Carle Museum Ipad

PDF Collage Workshop for Kids: Rip, snip, cut, and create
with inspiration from The Eric Carle Museum Ipad

PDF Collage Workshop for Kids: Rip, snip, cut, and create with inspiration
from The Eric Carle Museum Ipad
Description :
Workshop 3: Playing Dress Up What’s more fun than playing dress up? This
workshop is a super fun play on a photo collage. Start by taking three pictures
of each child with a phone or camera and printing them out in black and white
on ordinary printer paper. Cut out the pictures as silhouettes so that they’ll
stand out against a clean, neutral background. If you’re working with older
kids, feel free to have them take over some of the cut-out prep work. Set out a
heavier-weight sheet of background paper for each child. Give the children
their cutouts first, before offering trays of washi tape, stickers, and other
materials. Thoughts About The Project The washi tape and colored stickers
are great in this workshop because they’re self sticking and eliminate the need
for glue: you might choose to offer only those two materials, which could be
especially helpful for younger artists. I loved watching one of the children,
Maeve, carefully rip and cut pieces of patterned washi tape to use on each of
the dresses she created. The bold colors were striking against the black and
white photo and were all Maeve needed to create a really special work of art.
Tools And Materials Black and white photos of each artist Scissors + Kid
Scissors Heavier neutral colored paper for a background surface Gluesticks,
White glue Brayer Washi tape Colored stickers/labels + paper Fabric scraps +
Feathers Read more Steps for Workshop 3: Playing Dress Up The Process
Have the children arrange their photos on the background sheet. Move the
background out of the way while children coat the backs of their photos with a
gluestick. A colored gluestick makes it easier to see that the whole surface has
been coated. As the children press their photos onto the background with their
fingertips, its helpful to offer a brayer so they can smooth each photo
completely. Now For The Fun Part It’s time to play dress up. For this
workshop, I offered a variety of materials in trays. Each child approached
dressing up their photos differently. Kids can rip and cut washi tape, trim
scraps of fabric and colored paper and stickers, or attach other little odds and
ends. They’ll arrange as they go, gluing lighter materials with a gluestick and
heavier pieces with white glue (or hot glue with some help). Other Projects To
Try Prompt children to be visually descriptive in their art making. Ask them to
imagine what it might look like to get dressed for a cold, snowy day, a special
awards show, or a dig for dinosaur bones. What materials might you offer for

each? Dress up other black and white pictures of animals, family, celebrities,
or objects. What might a cactus wear? How about a goldfish? Create an
environment for the dressed-up photos. Invite children to draw, paint, or use
more collage to fill in the neutral background. Read more Artists from Collage
Workshop for Kids: Rip, snip, cut, and create with inspiration from The Eric
Carle Museum Read more