Project 1: Shaving Cream Marbling
Materials:
Shaving cream, food coloring or acrylic paint, white cardstock or watercolor paper,
toothpicks or utensils , ruler
Instructions:
1. Spray shaving cream onto jelly roll pan or similar pan.
2. Level out shaving cream with spatula.
3. Squirt food coloring or acrylic paint onto the surface of shaving cream.
4. Swirl designs into your shaving cream.
5. Lay paper down and pat it gently so all of paper is covered on underside with
shaving cream/paint.
6. Gently pull off paper and lay down with shaving cream side up.
7. Scrape off shaving cream with ruler and let dry.
Materials:
Shaving cream, food coloring or acrylic paint, white cardstock or watercolor paper,
toothpicks or utensils , ruler
Instructions:
1. Spray shaving cream onto jelly roll pan or similar pan.
2. Level out shaving cream with spatula.
3. Squirt food coloring or acrylic paint onto the surface of shaving cream.
4. Swirl designs into your shaving cream.
5. Lay paper down and pat it gently so all of paper is covered on underside with
shaving cream/paint.
6. Gently pull off paper and lay down with shaving cream side up.
7. Scrape off shaving cream with ruler and let dry.
Project 2: Paper Mache Pinata
Materials:
Flour, Water, Balloons, Strips of newspaper, Glue, Tissue Paper, Paint, CANDY!
Paste:
Step 1:
Mix 1 part flour and 2 parts water
Step 2:
Stir until lumps are gone and mix is thin
Step 3:
Add more flour or water if mix is too thick
Step 4:
Store in the refrigerator
Paper:
Step 1. Rip newspaper into about 1 inch strips.
Step 2. Blow up balloon with air and tie it.
Step 3. Mix 1 part water with 1 part flour. Whisking will help it to be more smooth. ( If desired to use white glue, use 2 parts water to 1 part glue)
Step 4. Dip one side of newspaper piece into flour mixture. Run fingers down the length of strip to remove excess liquid. Place strip on balloon.
Step 5. Repeat step four until covered going one direction (ex. horizontal, vertical, etc.) The strips should overlap just a little bit.
Step 6. Once balloon is covered going one direction, continue covering the balloon in the opposite direction. (If you started placing your strips going horizontally, now start placing them vertically.)
Step 7. Once finished layering and covering whole object, let dry. (Usually overnight for full dry effect)
Step 8. Once paper is dry, pop balloon and remove balloon from inside.
Step 9: Decorate as you wish. You can paint the whole pinata or just glue on crepe or tissue paper
Step 10. Cut a hole at the top in order to add candy into the pinata. Poke two holes so
you can put some string through the top to hand the pinata. Fill with candy
Project 3: DIY Shrink Plastics (Shrinky Dinks)
Supplies:
● Clean #6 Plastic
○ (most plastic containers have a number at the bottom, you need to use
plastic that has a number 6, often found in deli containers) if you want to
just buy this plastic you can order Shrinky Dink film from Amazon or
Michaels.
● Permanent Markers
● Scissors
● Aluminum Foil
● Oven and Tongs or Oven Mitt
● Keychains and hole punch (optional)
Steps for making shrinky dinks
1. Obtain a piece of #6 plastic (polystyrene).
Most clear containers at salad bars, delis, and grocery stores will work. Just flip it
over and look for a “6” inside the recycling arrows. If you ask nicely, they’ll usually
give you a fresh one.
2.Cut any excess plastic away to make a flat sheet (use both the top and the
bottom), and recycle the excess. Now you've got your shrinky dink paper.
3.Draw or write your desired image or text on your shrinky dink paper using
permanent markers (Sharpies). You can always put a coloring page under the
plastic and trace on an image you like. The total image will shrink to about a third of
its original size, and five or six times its original thickness.
4. If you want to turn your piece into a key chair make sure to punch a hole near one
Edge
5.Pre-heat your oven to 350°, and place a rack in the lowest position.
6.Create a “tray” out of the aluminum foil by bending up the sides. Technically, you
could cover a baking sheet with foil, but the thinner surface allows for more direct
heat and quicker shrinking.
7.Place your art in the tray, then use the tongs or an oven mitt to place the foil on the bottom rack. "Cook" for about 3 1/2 minutes
For the first minute your art will curl up all crazy-like, but soon, it will flatten itself out.
If you have an oven door through which you can see, then just keep an eye on it. If
your door is solid, open it just slightly (as you would do when broiling) after 90
seconds. Total time for a large piece (5-6” starting size) will be about 3 1/2 minutes.
8. Using the tongs or oven mitt, remove the tray.
9.At this point, it’s still pliable, so if you want to flatten it more, or add waves or bend
the corners, do so CAREFULLY within the first ten seconds.
10. Once cool add a keychain in desired.
Project 4: Styrofoam printmaking
Materials: styrofoam plates, pencil or pen, washable markers, paper, spray bottle or
sponge, construction paper
Steps
1. Cut your desired shape out of the styrofoam plate
2. Using a pen or dull pencil draw a design in the styrofoam. It does not matter if
the pencil leaves behind a dark line, you just want an indentation in the foam.
3. Using markers, color directly on the foam.
4. If you have a spray bottle that can mist gently stray the foam so that it is damp, if
it is too wet and dripping it will not work. If you do not have a spray bottle you
can use a sponge to just dampen the paper slightly.
5. Press the foam onto the paper and rub the back well so that all the markers
bleeds into the paper
This is a great project to do to make easter cards or cards for any occasion!
Project 5: Agamograph
An Agamograph is named after the Israeli artist Yaacov Agam who makes paintings
that change when looked at from different angles. If you google Agamograph you will
find many tutorial videos
Supplies
Ruler, pencil, gluestick, markers or watercolor paint, 1 12x18 piece of construction
paper, 2 9x12 pieces of paper.
1. Take your two 9x12 papers and hold them vertically. Paint or draw on each of
them creating two seperate pictures.
2. On the back of each picture draw stripes one inch apart.
3. One one picture label the sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
4. On the second picture label the a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
5. Cut the strips from both papers, you should have 18 in total
6. Take your 12 x 18in paper and hold it horizontally.
7. Measure 1 inch strips all the way across , you should get 18
8. Label the strips in the following order 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D and continue until the end
of the paper
9. Carefully fan fold the larger paper so that you are folding on all the lines that you
drew.
10. Glue all the strips on to their corresponding section.
Or
You can fold the paper into equal sections and then draw one image on every other section and then repeat with a different image on the strips between the other image. This is done without cutting and gluing.
There are templates on line for color and fold options as well.
Materials:
Flour, Water, Balloons, Strips of newspaper, Glue, Tissue Paper, Paint, CANDY!
Paste:
Step 1:
Mix 1 part flour and 2 parts water
Step 2:
Stir until lumps are gone and mix is thin
Step 3:
Add more flour or water if mix is too thick
Step 4:
Store in the refrigerator
Paper:
Step 1. Rip newspaper into about 1 inch strips.
Step 2. Blow up balloon with air and tie it.
Step 3. Mix 1 part water with 1 part flour. Whisking will help it to be more smooth. ( If desired to use white glue, use 2 parts water to 1 part glue)
Step 4. Dip one side of newspaper piece into flour mixture. Run fingers down the length of strip to remove excess liquid. Place strip on balloon.
Step 5. Repeat step four until covered going one direction (ex. horizontal, vertical, etc.) The strips should overlap just a little bit.
Step 6. Once balloon is covered going one direction, continue covering the balloon in the opposite direction. (If you started placing your strips going horizontally, now start placing them vertically.)
Step 7. Once finished layering and covering whole object, let dry. (Usually overnight for full dry effect)
Step 8. Once paper is dry, pop balloon and remove balloon from inside.
Step 9: Decorate as you wish. You can paint the whole pinata or just glue on crepe or tissue paper
Step 10. Cut a hole at the top in order to add candy into the pinata. Poke two holes so
you can put some string through the top to hand the pinata. Fill with candy
Project 3: DIY Shrink Plastics (Shrinky Dinks)
Supplies:
● Clean #6 Plastic
○ (most plastic containers have a number at the bottom, you need to use
plastic that has a number 6, often found in deli containers) if you want to
just buy this plastic you can order Shrinky Dink film from Amazon or
Michaels.
● Permanent Markers
● Scissors
● Aluminum Foil
● Oven and Tongs or Oven Mitt
● Keychains and hole punch (optional)
Steps for making shrinky dinks
1. Obtain a piece of #6 plastic (polystyrene).
Most clear containers at salad bars, delis, and grocery stores will work. Just flip it
over and look for a “6” inside the recycling arrows. If you ask nicely, they’ll usually
give you a fresh one.
2.Cut any excess plastic away to make a flat sheet (use both the top and the
bottom), and recycle the excess. Now you've got your shrinky dink paper.
3.Draw or write your desired image or text on your shrinky dink paper using
permanent markers (Sharpies). You can always put a coloring page under the
plastic and trace on an image you like. The total image will shrink to about a third of
its original size, and five or six times its original thickness.
4. If you want to turn your piece into a key chair make sure to punch a hole near one
Edge
5.Pre-heat your oven to 350°, and place a rack in the lowest position.
6.Create a “tray” out of the aluminum foil by bending up the sides. Technically, you
could cover a baking sheet with foil, but the thinner surface allows for more direct
heat and quicker shrinking.
7.Place your art in the tray, then use the tongs or an oven mitt to place the foil on the bottom rack. "Cook" for about 3 1/2 minutes
For the first minute your art will curl up all crazy-like, but soon, it will flatten itself out.
If you have an oven door through which you can see, then just keep an eye on it. If
your door is solid, open it just slightly (as you would do when broiling) after 90
seconds. Total time for a large piece (5-6” starting size) will be about 3 1/2 minutes.
8. Using the tongs or oven mitt, remove the tray.
9.At this point, it’s still pliable, so if you want to flatten it more, or add waves or bend
the corners, do so CAREFULLY within the first ten seconds.
10. Once cool add a keychain in desired.
Project 4: Styrofoam printmaking
Materials: styrofoam plates, pencil or pen, washable markers, paper, spray bottle or
sponge, construction paper
Steps
1. Cut your desired shape out of the styrofoam plate
2. Using a pen or dull pencil draw a design in the styrofoam. It does not matter if
the pencil leaves behind a dark line, you just want an indentation in the foam.
3. Using markers, color directly on the foam.
4. If you have a spray bottle that can mist gently stray the foam so that it is damp, if
it is too wet and dripping it will not work. If you do not have a spray bottle you
can use a sponge to just dampen the paper slightly.
5. Press the foam onto the paper and rub the back well so that all the markers
bleeds into the paper
This is a great project to do to make easter cards or cards for any occasion!
Project 5: Agamograph
An Agamograph is named after the Israeli artist Yaacov Agam who makes paintings
that change when looked at from different angles. If you google Agamograph you will
find many tutorial videos
Supplies
Ruler, pencil, gluestick, markers or watercolor paint, 1 12x18 piece of construction
paper, 2 9x12 pieces of paper.
1. Take your two 9x12 papers and hold them vertically. Paint or draw on each of
them creating two seperate pictures.
2. On the back of each picture draw stripes one inch apart.
3. One one picture label the sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
4. On the second picture label the a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
5. Cut the strips from both papers, you should have 18 in total
6. Take your 12 x 18in paper and hold it horizontally.
7. Measure 1 inch strips all the way across , you should get 18
8. Label the strips in the following order 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D and continue until the end
of the paper
9. Carefully fan fold the larger paper so that you are folding on all the lines that you
drew.
10. Glue all the strips on to their corresponding section.
Or
You can fold the paper into equal sections and then draw one image on every other section and then repeat with a different image on the strips between the other image. This is done without cutting and gluing.
There are templates on line for color and fold options as well.