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Grades 1 & 2
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15. Gifts & Wrapping – KidsART B
DEC 8 – 12
Students will make 3D ornaments out of cardboard and paint them. These will stand up on a table or hang on a tree and can follow non-Christmas themes if needed. Afterwards, they will make their own stamps and use them to create original wrapping paper.
Grades 3 - 5
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15. Printed Gifts of Art – Foundations B
DEC 8 – 12
Everyone loves to get art for the holidays, so we’ll create Christmas (or other holiday) gifts for friends and family. Small works on paper are fun and easy to create, and make personal connections that are remembered for many years. Students create a drawing for a small piece of line art and then create a duplicate, or mono-print, using the original as both artwork and a printing plate. Then they paint both to make each one unique.
Grades 6 - 12
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15. Printed Gifts of Art – Foundations B +
DEC 8 – 12
Everyone loves to get art for the holidays, so we’ll create Christmas (or other holiday) gifts for friends and family. Small works on paper are fun and easy to create, and make personal connections that are remembered for many years. Students create a drawing for a small piece of line art and then create a duplicate, or mono-print, using the original as both artwork and a printing plate. Then they paint both to make each one unique.
Grades 1 & 2
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14. Gingerbread Houses – KidsART B
DEC 1 – 5 • Students will all bring candy to create a huge candy “store” that everyone can “shop” at for their houses. A half-gallon paperboard milk carton is cut in half to make the house, which is glued to a small cardboard base. Icing and candy cover the entire house! Kids love creating this holiday tradition.
13. Amazing Cats! – KidsART B
NOV 17 – 21 • Students will look at artwork of cats and photographs. They’ll make some realistic drawings and cartoon cat drawings too, discussing the features that make them look like cats. A drawing will be used to glue yarn onto, creating a yarn-drawing print block that can be used the following week.
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 3 - 5
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14. Gingerbread Houses – Foundations B
DEC 1 – 5 • Students will all bring candy to create a huge candy “store” that everyone can “shop” at for their houses. A half-gallon paperboard milk carton is cut in half to make the house, which is glued to a small cardboard base. Icing and candy cover the entire house! Kids love creating this holiday tradition.
13. Artists’ Choice – Foundations B
NOV 17 – 21 • Students will have a day of artist’s choice, where they can do whatever they want. Anyone who is not finished with the little patches watercolor should do that before they move into their artist’s choice. Total freedom can be hard to handle, so there are plans that help students stay on track and not become overwhelmed with options.
Grades 3 - 5
Grades 6 - 12
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14. Pre-Printing – Foundations B++ (alternative)
DEC 1 – 5 • For adult classes – this week’s special lesson gets ready for printing next week.
14. Gingerbread Houses – Foundations B+
DEC 1 – 5 • Students will all bring candy to create a huge candy “store” that everyone can “shop” at for their houses. A half-gallon paperboard milk carton is cut in half to make the house, which is glued to a small cardboard base. Icing and candy cover the entire house! Kids love creating this holiday tradition.