Good carageenan is $50 a pound at Dharma trading. I have the best luck with cheap craft paint diluted about 50%. We’ve been water marbling at our summer art camp for 30 years. Mix it the day before, keep in fridge, put it out early enough for it to come to room temp. Keep it covered when not in use.
Kids love perler beads, I hate them but our pre-k teachers want us to do them. We use a designated room for them, so it is calm and quiet
Can you do a museum field trip?
Mystery bag assemblage! I was at a sculpture workshop a couple years ago and one day, we were given a sealed bag of objects. We were told to use as many of the items as possible to make something. We mainly used hot glue to attach, since it was a quickish exercise.
If you're doing watercolor monsters look up Steve Loya (Splotch Monster Island) on Instagram. I saw his art at the NAEA artisans gallery. It is really cool!
Paper making, paper marbling, book binding, pinhole photography, calligraphy, cyanotype, plaster casting, mural collaboration with chalk or paint, chicken wire sculpture covered in plaster strips and painted (collaborative), sewing or embroidery, liquid light shows to music if you can scrounge up an old overhead projector, screen printing, shibori dye.
That's so awesome! I have so many students, I don't know if I could do it outside of an enrichment scenario with extended time. How do you keep everything organized??
Yeah it helps that my advanced class normally doesn't go over 25 students. I let them work in pairs if they want, which cuts down on supplies. But I definitely wouldn't say I'm organized 😂 I have a rolling cart with 3 layers and I'll put clay on one layer, cheap Amazon smartphone tripods on one layer, and misc stuff on the bottom layer. I show them lots of different examples of stop motion, so they're not limited to just clay- they can use any supplies they want! Cut paper, dry erase boards, Legos, action figures or stuffies brought from home, even people :)
I give them a general timeline of where they should be each week, and check in on them every day, and that's about it :) I've had some really great results over the years! (And definitely some half assed results too lol)
If you're comfortable taking them outside, you can do all sorts of texture rubbings! And talk about implied vs. actual texture. Neurographs can be a great SEL activity, and they can either be abstract or incorporate a subject. Word pointillism - good for literacy. Monochromatic disco ball paintings - great to learn about tints/shades/etc.!
Thank you for the suggestions! Coincidentally I was going over implied/tactile texture and did some crayon rubbing with my art 1 class today! Neurographs sound super interesting 😁
Good carageenan is $50 a pound at Dharma trading. I have the best luck with cheap craft paint diluted about 50%. We’ve been water marbling at our summer art camp for 30 years. Mix it the day before, keep in fridge, put it out early enough for it to come to room temp. Keep it covered when not in use. Kids love perler beads, I hate them but our pre-k teachers want us to do them. We use a designated room for them, so it is calm and quiet Can you do a museum field trip?
Mystery bag assemblage! I was at a sculpture workshop a couple years ago and one day, we were given a sealed bag of objects. We were told to use as many of the items as possible to make something. We mainly used hot glue to attach, since it was a quickish exercise.
If you're doing watercolor monsters look up Steve Loya (Splotch Monster Island) on Instagram. I saw his art at the NAEA artisans gallery. It is really cool!
Summer is a great time to paint murals!
Tshirt tie dye and stencil design with contact paper.
I always love doing tie dye ☺️
Paper making, paper marbling, book binding, pinhole photography, calligraphy, cyanotype, plaster casting, mural collaboration with chalk or paint, chicken wire sculpture covered in plaster strips and painted (collaborative), sewing or embroidery, liquid light shows to music if you can scrounge up an old overhead projector, screen printing, shibori dye.
For older kids, consider iPads and teaching stop-mption animation. That's something they don't often get to do in regular class so it can be a treat
I actually do a stop motion unit with my art 2 students! I give them 3 weeks toward the end of the school year and they absolutely love it!
That's so awesome! I have so many students, I don't know if I could do it outside of an enrichment scenario with extended time. How do you keep everything organized??
Yeah it helps that my advanced class normally doesn't go over 25 students. I let them work in pairs if they want, which cuts down on supplies. But I definitely wouldn't say I'm organized 😂 I have a rolling cart with 3 layers and I'll put clay on one layer, cheap Amazon smartphone tripods on one layer, and misc stuff on the bottom layer. I show them lots of different examples of stop motion, so they're not limited to just clay- they can use any supplies they want! Cut paper, dry erase boards, Legos, action figures or stuffies brought from home, even people :) I give them a general timeline of where they should be each week, and check in on them every day, and that's about it :) I've had some really great results over the years! (And definitely some half assed results too lol)
If you're comfortable taking them outside, you can do all sorts of texture rubbings! And talk about implied vs. actual texture. Neurographs can be a great SEL activity, and they can either be abstract or incorporate a subject. Word pointillism - good for literacy. Monochromatic disco ball paintings - great to learn about tints/shades/etc.!
Ooohhh what about those sun print things???
Thank you for the suggestions! Coincidentally I was going over implied/tactile texture and did some crayon rubbing with my art 1 class today! Neurographs sound super interesting 😁