Fun Hanging Sculpture inspired by Ruth Asawa project for kids.

What better theme than ice-cream when summer vacation is just around the corner!? Enjoying our ice creams! Following our previous Shorty Pencil sculptures using plaster, I wanted to introduce my students to another sculpture medium. Our ice-cream cones were made with the most basic materials possible: paper mache and newspaper. And they were SO MUCH FUN! 8-14 year olds 8-11 year olds 6-8 year olds Day 1 Cone: We began with the cones. I pre-traced large circle templates on cardstock and cut…

This classic Seuss-inspired project is usually done with small balls of play dough. I did not want to use our play dough and wanted the children to explore a different medium and so I came up with this. Our pool noodle slices are fantastic! They are great for water play, make for super fun stampers, are fun to build with when you add shaving cream, and have even become fried fish out in our play yard. After poking a few holes in them with some acrylic cocktail stirrers I picked up they…

Use your cast off cardboard, egg cartons, plastic cups, and costume jewelry to make these fun recycled art sculptures.