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
Explore various types of art
Stained glass color by number
Roman pots and terracotta
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.