Art at Home

Welcome to Art Class with Mr. Giannetto

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Please find a few art resources below for this week

1. Apple Art Expressions Collage

Click the link below for the step-by-step directions to make an apple expression.

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/apple-feelings-art-project.html

2. Recycled Stegosaurus

Click the link below for the step-by-step directions to make a dinosaur. 

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/recycled-stegosaurus-dinosaur-craft.html

           3. Kusama Pumpkins   

Click the link below for the step-by-step directions to make a pumpkin. 

     

   https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/kusama-inspired-pumpkin-collage-art-project.html 

    

Remote Art Class

 Welcome to Remote Art Class with Mr. Giannetto

June 6-10

Please choose one of the art activities below for Art class:

1. Found Object Snowman

2. Disguise a Stuffed Animal 

3. Found Object Snow Castle

4. Found Object Plate Portrait

5. Origami Paper Dogs

6. Valentine Bumble Bees- click the link below

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/bumble-bee-valentines-art-project.html

7. Paint with "Snowballs"

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/snowman-art-painting-with-snowballs.html

8. Winter Cardinals 

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/cardinal-winter-art-project.html

9. Fork Painting: Paint a Chick

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/fork-painted-spring-chick-art-project.html

10. Recycled Flower Collage

https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/spring-flower-collage-art-project.html

Please reach out to Mr. G if you have any questions or concerns.

Mr. Giannetto's email is vgiannetto@burltwpsch.org

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1. Found Object Snowman

Build a snowman with various objects you can find around the house! 

Step 1: Pick three plates and collect an array of objects from your house including small toys, kitchen items, office supplies, and more! 

Step 2: Identify parts of a snowman and sort the items into categories such as eyes, noses, mouths, hats, scarves, arms, buttons, and such. 

Step 3: Create a snowman using the objects. Move the items around to see what works best! Have fun! 

Step 4: Draw a picture of your snowman. 

Step 5: Return all items where they belong.

2. Disguise a Stuffed Animal

Challenge: Create a disguise for a stuffed animal. Use construction paper, scissors, and tape to turn your stuffed animal into a different animal. 

Step 1: Choose a stuffed animal from your collection and decide how you can disguise it. Maybe turn your teddy bear into a bird or your doll into a rabbit. 

Step 2: Begin to cut out various items and tape them onto your stuffed animal. 

Step 3: Quiz your family and see if they can guess who is in disguise. 

Modifications and Additional Activities

 1. Use clothes from another toy and repurpose them.
 2. Sketch a drawing of your finished work.
 3. Compare and contrast your toy before and after its transformation. 

3. Build a Found Object Winter Wonderland, Snow Castle, or Snow Fort  

Collect an array of white items from around the house and use them as blocks to build a Snow Castle.

Suggested materials: white items from around the house such as mugs, cups, tissue paper, paper towels, cotton balls, or anything white

What type of building did you make? Is it a house, school, skyscraper, or castle?

Did you make doors and windows? 

Who lives inside the building?

4. Found Object Plate Portraits

Build a portrait with various objects you can find around the house!

Step 1: Pick a plate and collect an array of objects from your house including small toys, kitchen items, office supplies, and more!
Step 2: Identify parts of the face and sort the items into categories such as eyes, noses, mouths, hair, ears, and such.
Step 3: Create a portrait using the objects. Move the items around to see what works best! Have fun!
Step 4: Take a photo so I can see your creative one-of-a-kind portraits!
Step 5: Return all items where they belong.

5. Origami Paper Dogs

Materials: paper, pencil, crayons markers

Step 1: Begin with a paper square and fold it in half to create a triangle. Please make crisp, clean folds and line up the corners of the paper. 

Step 2: Bend down the top triangles to create the ears of the dog. Push them down hard. Fold back a small portion at the bottom to make the chin. 

Step 3: Draw the dog’s face and add details such as a bow, spots, a collar, a bone, and fur. 

Step 4: Color the dog.