Hi all!For art last week, I chose to do an activity which was a throwback to my childhood. I wasn't quite sure what the name was so I decided the best name for it would be "picture sketch." The reason I called it this was that all the children started with an image glued onto a large blank sheet of paper and then had to fill in the rest of the paper with their imaginations.
We began the activity by choosing which image we liked best; there was everything from a hamburger to a purse, even half a person! The kids quite enjoyed getting to choose a silly picture, some even chose two. Before we continued I explained to the kids the difference between sketching lightly and drawing long dark lines. We discussed how sketching is not only easier to erase, but it's also easier to draw hard shapes like circles.
After I did my demonstration, the kids were let loose and the pictures that they came up with were simply amazing. We had a winter scene with a gondola, a child telling stories, a person doing a one-handed handstand and even a delicious dinner platter. Check out the artistic works of the junior kids below.
Thanks!
Katie
