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Make a Foil Cross Project Inspired by Haitian Metal Art

By Cheryl Trowbridge 12 Comments

How to Make a Foil Cross Project Inspired by Haitian Metal Art

What is Haitian Metal Art? Haitian metal art is recognized worldwide as a creative, unique art form. It's made from recycled oil drums, which the artists open up, pound flat, and cut into metal "canvases". Designs are typically drawn first onto cardboard and then traced with chalk onto the metal. Then they use hammer and chisel to cut their designs out of the metal. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cross, Easter, Embossing, Faith, Haiti, Mexico, Mixed Media, Multicultural Tagged With: Haitian metal art, Mexican Repujado

Easy DIY Envelopes to Fit Any Size Card

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

Easy DIY Handmade Envelopes to fit any size card!

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I wanted to share this super-easy DIY envelope you can make to fit any size card! How many times have you or your students created a wonderful hand-made card for Valentine's Day (or Christmas, Birthday, Mother's Day, etc.) and then delivered it in an envelope that didn't fit correctly, or worse yet, no envelope at all??! An … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Easter, Father's Day, Folding, Greeting Cards, Mother's Day, Other, Paper, Paper Folding, Tips for Teaching Art, Valentine's Day Tagged With: envelopes, greeting cards, holidays

Haitian-Inspired Foil Cross

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This project was inspired by the metal art of Haiti, and makes a great project for Easter... or anytime!  I'll be doing this with children in a couple of orphanages in Haiti next week.  I'll try to post some pictures when I get back! "Foamies" and 3M foil tape are the secret ingredients for this project!  You can buy these thin sheets of foam in a 9x12 size at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cross, Easter, Embossing, Faith, Haiti, Holiday / Event, Lessons, Mixed Media, Multicultural Tagged With: Easter, foil embossing, Haiti, multicultural art

Crayon Resist Easter Card

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

Here's a quick and easy crayon resist project I did with some of my 1st and 2nd graders.  Students folded 12x18 paper in half and painted on the front, for a charming Easter card.  Inside, they wrote: "He is risen!  He is risen indeed!" Materials:12x18 heavy-weight white construction paperblack crayonswatercolors (I like the Prang OVL-8 set)watercolor brush (Don't use the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crayon, Cross, Drawing, Easter, Faith, Holiday / Event, Landscape, Lessons, Mixed Media, Painting, Watercolor Tagged With: crayon resist, Easter, Jesus, watercolor

Happy Easter – “Stained Glass” Cross

By Cheryl Trowbridge 1 Comment

This is a project I do every year with my Kinders for Easter. It requires a bit more prep than usual, but it's a great way to reinforce the concept of symmetry.... plus they look beautiful hanging in the windows!1. Fold a piece of 12x18 black construction paper in half vertically (lengthwise).2. Make a template for half of the cross shape and use a pencil to trace it onto the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cross, Cutting, Easter, Holiday / Event, Lessons, Paper Tagged With: collage, Easter, symmetry

Butterfly Symmetry with Crayon Resist

By Cheryl Trowbridge 3 Comments

Butterflies make the perfect subject for learning about symmetry and they're a great way to welcome the spring season. I love displaying them by putting a couple of staples through the body and pulling the wings out a little so they look like they're in flight! It's fun to let them "fly" off the bulletin board and onto the surrounding walls, or even right down the hall! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Butterflies, Crayon, Drawing, Easter, Faith, Holiday / Event, Lessons, Mixed Media, Painting, Watercolor Tagged With: butterflies, crayon resist, Jesus, symmetry, watercolor

My Good Shepherd

By Cheryl Trowbridge 5 Comments

Painting by Sydney, grade 1 When I taught Art at a private Christian School, I would do this lesson every year just before Easter with my first graders. This is one of those projects where the results are totally charming and everyone feels successful.... and the parents love them!! The idea for these adorable watercolor sheep came from a set of Usborne Activity Cards - "50 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animals, Crayon, Drawing, Easter, Faith, Holiday / Event, Lessons, Mixed Media, Painting, Watercolor Tagged With: cards, crayon resist, Easter, holidays, Jesus, watercolor

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