Celebration of Art Activities and Fireworks

April 2-6

Workshop Activities

1. Craft – Abstract art

2. Key Points – Famous artists matching game

3. Collaborative – Art gallery scavenger hunt

4. Writing – Describe This For Me - adjectives

5. Math/Logic – Art Auction

6. Genius Principle – Stream of Consciousness Writing

7. Big Activity - Pinata

8. Movement - Frozen and Posin' game

Minecraft Activities

  1. Explore various types of art

  2. Stained glass color by number

  3. Roman pots and terracotta

  4. Build Challenge – Landscape design

Upcoming Activities

  • Weekly Teen Hang Outs – Wednesdays in Santa Ana https://www.facebook.com/events/384701815307729/

  • 4/11 Leonardo's Birthday https://www.celebrationeducation.com/celebrations

Fireworks

Read through the fireworks and choose five that you think might interest your child. Allow him or her to select 1-3 of them.

  • Carve (and maybe cast) a statue.

  • Make some artistic patterns: http://www.kinderart.com/drawing/patternsgalore.shtml

  • Trace a map of your neighborhood. Use this as a design for a painting.

  • Do some more modern art:

  • http://www.thecraftyclassroom.com/ThemeFamousArtists.html

  • http://artsycraftsymom.com/art-appreciation-10-claude-monet-art-projects-for-kids/

  • http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/real-story-of-art.html

  • http://www.artyfactory.com/portraits/pop-art-portraits/pop-art-portrait-examples/mr-spock.html

  • Do some silkscreening: http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/2014/10/silk-screen-printing-made-easy.html

  • Color a coloring book page in Pointillism style.

  • Discuss with family or friends, “What is art?” Write their responses in your journal.

  • Notice art in every-day life. How much art is there in the things you see and use every day? Put sketches and commentary about these artworks in your journal.

  • Visit the The Salvador Dali Gallery: http://www.daligallery.com/

  • Make a timeline of photography. Here is a great reference: http://smithsonianeducation.org/images/educators/lesson_plan/every_picture/every_picture.pdf

  • Write a poem that tells the story of the history of art.

  • A metaphor is something that represents something else, like a lion can represent a king, or a fire can represent destruction. Make your own art piece that is a metaphor for your life.

  • What is your favorite style of art? Why? Practice some of that art style.

  • Make up your own story, poem, song, or dance about a painting that you observe.

  • Draw a comic strip about some people looking at an odd piece of art.

  • Have a discussion with an art curator. What criteria are used to decide what art to collect? What criteria would you use?

  • Pretend you had a conversation with the subject of a painting. What painting would you have a conversation with? Why? What would you discuss? Write your conversation in your Journal.

  • Write a critique of a piece of art of your choice.