New Project for Little Ones!
Here's a easy, fun project designed for young children! I did this project with two of my younger classes last week (ages 3-5) and loved the results! It's easily modified for older students as well!
I used illustrations from Elmer the Patchwork Elephant by David McKee as inspiration. Elmer is the story of a colorful elephant celebrated for being different!
Materials:
*Bristol Paper
*Practice Paper (for older students who will draw their own Elmer)
*Pencil
*Oil Pastels
*Watered down Acrylics
*Brushes
*Markers, Colored Pencils, or Crayons
*Scissors
*Glue
(This project can be done with only paper, Elmer print out, scissors, glue, and crayons/markers. Paint, Bristol, and Oil Pastels are not necessary, it's just how we did it at the studio!)
Step One:
Start by creating a background for Elmer. Draw lines from one end of Bristol paper to the other with different colored oil pastels. Next turn the paper and draw another set of lines from one end to the other. You should end up with a grid of squares. (make sure lines go all the way to the end of the paper for complete squares).
Paint squares with different colored acrylics. Encourage lots of different colors in different squares, colors will bleed into each other, that's OK!
Step Two:
While background is drying start coloring in your Elmer print out with markers, colored pencils, or crayons. Encourage stripes, patterns, or just lots of color. This part should be fun and left up to the artist! To modify for older students just have draw Elmer instead of using print out. Any type of paper will do!
Step Three:
Once Elmer is completed, cut out and glue onto background. Feel free to add jewels or sequences! Check out these cute Elmer's!
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