The Art Kit

Minimal Art, Mobile, Mosaic, Mural, and New Realism

1. MINIMAL ART
Materials: Wood Glue

Process: Construct a simple structure with the minimum of materials, glue in place.

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2. MOBILE
Materials: Construction paper
Fish line
Scissors
Glue

Process: Construct object from paper and hang with fish line to create a floating, swinging motion.
Option:
Stabile: Fulcrum:

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3. MOSAIC
Materials: Scissors Glue
Cardboard Magazines

Process: Cut colored pictures into little pieces — Draw design — Fill design with magazine pieces to create mosaic effect.

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4. MOSAIC
Materials: Construction paper Glue
Scissors or Paper Cutter Plastic Bags

Process: Cut mosaic squares of every color; Store each color in a plastic bag; give each child a small amount of each color; Glue pieces to paper.

5. MURAL

Materials: White paper Process: Staple background to bulletin
Art roll paper board — each child draws
Crayons something for the mural — Staple
Scissors in place on bulletin board.

6. MURAL

Materials: Paper from
art paper roll Any medium

Process: Divide class into five groups — Each group decides how to fill their section of the mural — Groups can work on one long strip of paper or on five different strips — Work on floor.

Materials: Paper
Any medium Magazines
Glue
Scissors

Process: Cut magazine picture in half — Draw or paint the missing half.

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