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Construction Art
1-11-01Have the children pretend to be bulldozers while they paint. Supply each child with a piece of finger-paint paper, finger paint, and a wide craft stick. Have each child choose several colors of finger paint to put on the paper. (Review colors). Then show the children how to place the craft stick horizontally on the paper and push the paint - just like a bulldozer! while the children work, encourage them to talk with you about their creations. Help them recognize that they are pushing the paint with the craft stick much like a bulldozer pushes dirt with its blade. ( or snow to clean the streets.)
10-17-000At a party store or craft store purchase yellow plastic construction hats and have children personalize them with letter stickers for their name and other construction theme stickers like cars, trucks, etc.
5-29-00I have not done this project yet but I am currently planning a construction theme and plan on using this idea that came to me. Get actual blueprints and point out to the children the lines on them that indicate walls, windows, doors, etc. Point out that this is what architects (new word) use when they are planning buildings before they are built. Then at the art table have large pieces of blue paper with white crayons or white colored pencils and rulers. Let them go to town making their own blueprints.
5-28-00Have the children be "architects" (talk about what this word means first) and have them design their own building, skyscraper, house, etc... out of marshmallows and toothpicks. The creations can get to be very imaginative. It's great to see what they come up with!
5-28-00Gather as many different types of trucks, cars, diggers, etc... whatever you can find. Have the children print all the different wheels with paint on the large size construction paper. (8x14?)
5-28-00Tape crayons to the back of some of your cars from the construction area and let the children "draw" with them. Tape as many different crayon combinations on the cars as you can. It's fun to do this on a huge piece of paper that many children can work on because it gives them more room to drive the cars around. You can also do this on smaller paper so the children can take one home.
5-18-00Popsicle Stick Buildings First discuss the properties of some buildings. Sides, roofs, doors, windows, etc. Show them pictures of different kinds of buildings asking about the different types of roofs, etc. Then let children glue Popsicle sticks onto paper to make building shapes. They may want to have smaller sizes so let them break them in half. Have paint and small brushes to let them paint their constructed "buildings." Then ask them to tell you about the buildings they created and write down what they say to add to the project. These projects always turn out so interesting and original.
4-26-00To familiarize my students with construction materials, we made stepping stones from Quick-crete (a concrete mix) and plastic pails. It is as easy as mixing a cake. Spray the pails with cooking spray, mix enough concrete for two stepping stones at a time. The stuff sets up too quickly for any more than that. Place stones, broken tiles, coins, etc at the bottom of the pail and pour the cement on top of it. Let it dry for a couple of days. Turn the pail over with your hand inside of it to support the stepping stone. Pat the pail on the bottom until the stepping stone releases. It makes a great gift for parents.
4-26-00My class covered a small house I made out of cardboard with graham crackers and icing as a fixative. They used candy and cookies to make windows and doors. You can be assured that there will be much snacking as the house is going up. With all of the sticky fingers at work, I would not advise letting them eat the final project. However, it looks great on display.
4-13-00Get a large box, maybe an appliance box (you can ask the store for these), cut a hole for a door, and cut some windows (Adult!). Give the kids crayons, paints, and markers to color the "house" any way they choose. Also, cut pictures out of children's magazines (Adult!) and then paste or tape them to the house. We have had our "house" for over a year! It is kept in the children's bedroom (now 2 and 3 years old). Have fun!
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