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Origami Lotus Book

By Cheryl Trowbridge 10 Comments

Here's a fun project that both kids and adults really get excited about!  The Lotus Book may look complicated, but its folds are actually very simple.  Don't be intimidated by all the steps.... once you've made one you'll have it down.  It's so much easier than it looks!Materials:Heavy-weight paper or card stock for pages (5 pieces, 8½” x 8½”)Heavy-weight paper or card stock … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookmaking, Japan, Lessons, Multicultural, Origami, Paper Tagged With: bookmaking, origami

A-Mazing Maze Books!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

Maze books are fun and easy to make.... it’s almost magical to see 16 pages appear from a single piece of paper!Materials:12” x 18” white construction paperScissorsCard stock or heavy-weight paper, cut to 4 3/4” x 6 12” Ribbon or raffia, about 2 feet per book"YES! Paste" (or Avery Permanent Glue Stick)1” foam brush for spreading pastePencil, markers, etc. for illustrating or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookmaking, Lessons, Paper Tagged With: bookmaking, books

Summer Workshops for Teachers!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 7 Comments

Summer is here, and I've created two new "Teacher Workshops" which I'll be presenting in July at Palace Art in Capitola, California.  If you happen to live on the Central Coast, I hope you can join us!  (Each workshop will be offered twice!)  Join us for:  Teach Kids Art: Haiku Tunnel Books   Tues. July 12, 9am-11am OR Sat. July 23, 9am-11am • $20 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Workshops Tagged With: bookmaking, Haiti, Palace Art, teacher workshops

Haiku Tunnel Books

By Cheryl Trowbridge 19 Comments

Tunnel books are fun and unique!  We made ours using a postcard for a prompt and wrote a haiku to go with it.  I've made these with grade 4 and up, but younger students could enjoy this activity in "centers", with the help of parent volunteers, or by having the various parts prepped for them ahead of time. There are lots of different directions you could take this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookmaking, Colored Pencil, Drawing, Lessons Tagged With: bookmaking, colored pencil

How to Make Colorful Textured Paper

By Cheryl Trowbridge 1 Comment

It's easy and FUN to make this colorful textured paper! We made lots of it in a recent teacher workshop I taught. To make this amazing-looking paper, all you need is a small piece of plastic (an expired credit card or gift card works well) with notches cut into one side of it, and some tempera paint. Pour some of two different primary colors (red, yellow, or turquoise) onto a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carle, Eric, Collage, Lessons, Painting, Teacher Workshops, Tempera Tagged With: bookmaking, collage, Palace Art, teacher workshops

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