Melted Crayon Canvas

This is a creative inexpensive way to add color to any room and inspire artists of any age.

Supplies:
Crayola Crayons
Hot Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
Canvas of any Size (Mine is 16 x 20)
hair dryer



Step 1:  
Sort your colors and decide how you want to arrange them.  Be Creative!

Step 2:
Using the Glue Gun, glue the crayons on one end of the canvas with the points facing down.


Step 3:
Using the Hair Dryer on maximum heat, heat the crayons one section at a time. Alternating from back to front. By heating the canvas from the back it helps to eliminate clumping and gives a more even melt.   Notice the splatters caused by the blowing air. It can be a nice touch. I used my hair dryer on the lowest air setting to get the least splatter. 

Step 4:
Let Dry and Hang.
 Be sure to proctect your work surface. This has the potential to get messy!

By: Jordan Durban
Art 343

Snow Flakes and GingerBread Man Crayons

This is a neat way to recycle broken crayons or just to make coloring more fun.

Note: Children will need the assistance of an Adult!!!


Supplies:

Crayola Crayons
Silicon baking trays  (1 Snowflake design and 1 Gingerbread design)
Optional:  You may add some variety by adding glitter to the crayons before they melt.

 Step: 1
 Preheat your oven to 250 degrees.


Step 2
Remove all the paper is off of the crayons.
Add broken crayons to the molds in any color combination that you desire.

Fill the trays at least 1/2 to 2/3 full to keep from breaking on removal.



Step 3
Place in oven and check in about 10 minutes.

When completely melted GENTLY remove the trays so the colors do not mix. 


Step 4
Allow to cool then carefully remove from the molds.

 


These are super cute and can make great gifts for your little aspiring artists!

Created By:  Amy Caudill

Quilt Collage By Misty O.

Quilt Collage

This art activity can be incorporated into Social Studies topics such as Early Colonial America or Thanksgiving. Other subjects and lesson ideas are: Math - shapes, Science - recycling, English - quilt stories or poems. This would make an excellent group activity to help students with social skills as well. By placing students in groups to make quilts in "quilting bees" they can learn to work together. 

Materials Needed:

- 12 x 12 Scrapbook paper or cardstock ( 1 per quilting square)
- Scissors
- Glue or glue sticks
- Yarn
- Classroom scrap paper ( construction paper, tissue paper, magazine, wallpaper samples etc.)
- 3-hole punch
- Edging scissors, special shape hole punches, ruler (optional)

Procedures:

Give your classroom a common theme to unify the quilt. Sample ideas are listed above.

- Have students have a design in mind that goes along with the theme. My theme is Thanksgiving/Early Colonies.

- Each student receives a scrapbook sheet.

- Have students border the sheet using strips from the scraps of paper. Edging scissors may be used to give some texture to the design.

- Students should cut out various shapes and forms to make their design.Stress to use complimentary colors. ( refer to the color wheel)

- Have students place their different shapes or forms first before they glue them down in the center.

- Once everyone has completed their squares have students help with the placement of the squares. Look for similiarities and differences with shapes, colors, or designs that will help create interest in the quilt. 

- Once squares are in place use a 3-hole punch ONLY on the inward border strips of the quilt. You will NOT need holes punched on the outside edge of the whole quilt unless you want yarn tied there as well.

- Punch holes as even as possible to the squares above or beside it. (You can use a ruler if you'ld like, but I just "eyeballed" it.)

- Cut pieces of yarn and double knot it taunt, but not so tight that it pulls the sheets on top of one another.

 Your quilt collage is now ready to hang!

Melted Crayon Art Color Wheel

Supplies

·         Canvas (I used a 11x14)

·         Glue gun

·         Box of Crayola Crayons (I used one crayon of each color in the color wheel)

·         Garbage Bag or Old Towel (optional)

Instructions

While your glue gun heats up, pick out the color of crayons you are going to use in your color wheel. The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow. The secondary colors are orange, purple, and green.

Lay your canvas on a flat surface. You can lay your canvas on an old towel or garbage bag to prevent the crayons from getting on objects you don’t want them on.

In order to make a color wheel you will need to arrange the color of the crayons to be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. You can start with whatever color you want at the top of your canvas but the colors must remain in the order listed above to have an accurate color wheel.

Take the first color crayon in place in the glue gun. I recommend starting with one of the primary colors first.  Position the glue gun over the canvas where you would like to deposit the melted wax. Squeeze the glue gun handle to melt the crayon and cause the melted crayon wax to drip onto the canvas.  As the crayons melt move your glue gun to create the pattern you want on your page.

Repeat the last step over for each color of the color wheel until completed.

Remember Have Fun!! You are creating an unique piece of art!

Created by: R. Haley