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!

Amanda Moore-Planeteers Capes

Materials You  Will Need:

-One Bottle of Paint for Each Primary Color (Red, Yellow, Blue).

-One white t-shirt

-Trash bags to cover the table.

-Green puffy paint (one small bottle will do).

-3 paper plates for dispensing paint and mixing paint.

Painting:

Step One: Tape a trash bag across the table to keep the paint from getting on the table. Lay the t-shirt across the trash bag with the back facing up.

Step Two: Put yellow, red, and blue pain on 3 paper plates (one color per plate).

Step Three: Allow the child to put a hand print in the center of the shirt facing horizontally across the shirt, any color will do.

Step Four: Have the child then put a hand print at an angle on each side of the first hand print, forming a triangle. The two hand prints should be in the two remaining colors.

Step Five: Write or have the child write “Planeteers” across the length of the top of the t-shirt.

Step Six: Have the child then decorate the shirt using the remaining paint. Mixing is allowed to create the secondary color (Orange, Green, and Purple).

Step Seven: Allow the shirt to dry over night.

Cutting:

Step One: To turn the t-shirt into a cape, estimate where the child’s collar bone would be in the shirt.

Step Two: Cute a straight line down each side of the front of the t-shirt where the child’s collar bone would be. BE SURE TO KEEP THE COLLAR OF THE SHIRT INTACT.

Step Three: I left the sleeves in his cape so the cape will stay balanced on his shoulders and not get twisted. This is optional.

Congratulations! You have now successfully created a "Planeteers" cape. 

Apple Patterns

Amanda McGuyer's Apple Patterns

Items you will need:


1.) One apple per child
2.) Paint (at least two differnt colors)
3.) Knife
4.) Foam plate
5.) Strip of paper

Now cut the apple in half.



Next put one half of the apple in one color and the other half in the other color.



Finally, let children create patterns using the apples.




 
 
 
 
 
 

MOST IMPORTANT, PRAISE KIDS FOR A JOB WELL DONE!