Pop Art Popsicles with Kindergarten

So, I never use popsicle sticks, but I finally found a project that allows me to use them that isn't rinky-dink!

Day One: We learned how to mix primary colors together to make secondary colors...
I had them fold their paper in half a couple of times to make 8 boxes. They painted the primary colors first, then we mixed them together to fill the other boxes. They had 2 extra boxes they could paint a color or pattern of their choice in.

Here's a modification I made for one our students with special needs.

 

Day Two: Making Popsicles!

 

I started by telling the kids we were going to cut up our paintings from last week....the sheer looks of terror I got....

We drew a simple "U" shaped popsicle in each box. Some of my art challenges were to draw one with a bite taken out, one that was melting...etc.

We added shadows to each popsicle and a little white highlight. I think they understood what we were doing....haha. I explained that popsicles are frozen and ice is shiny, so to show that texture we needed a little reflection of light. Maybe that stuck with some of them...who knows, but they did it and their popsicles look awesome!

Thiebaud Gumball Machines

To continue our Pop Art unit, the 3rd graders are creating Wayne Thiebaud inspired Gumball Machines.

Day One: Drawing and Painting the Machine

We looked at Thiebaud's paintings of gumball machines and sketched one in our books.
I let them use butter lids to trace the circle, and we drew the rest of the machine referencing Thiebaud's.

I have this awesome red latex paint that's high gloss, which looks really good for a gumball machine.

 

More photos coming soon!

Collaborative Cityscape Collage by 2nd Grade- Auction Project

I had each kid make a building for the auction project. I arranged them to build a cityscape inside frames I found at the thrift store. I spray painted the frames black to unify them.

 

Pop Art Vases - 3rd Grade Auction Project

 

 

 

I just so happened to find 5 vases exactly alike from the thrift store!

I had the kids create 2 different pop art words using onomatopoeia. They draw out a word with block letters on newspaper with sharpies. We discussed the connection to Roy Lichtenstein working from comic strips and newspapers and how we were creating pop art on newspapers.

I have a Ziploc bag for each class. One class splits up and travels with other classes during specials which makes auction projects very complicated. So to keep everything straight I label EVERYTHING!

I used gloss-luster Mod Podge to adhere their pieces to the vase.

 

Tada!

Faces on Plates - 1st Grade Auction Project

 Pre-heat oven to 425, put plates in for 30 min, turn oven off and leave plates in there to cool. This system worked great!

 

 

 

 

I needed something "easy" this year...so I saw this idea on Pinterest and I hope that the baking process goes well! Apparently, all you do is draw on a plate with a sharpie and bake it the oven to set the ink. Fingers crossed!

I had the kids draw a realistic self-portrait and write their name underneath.

Pretty cool!

 

 

Kindergarten Flower Pots - Auction Project

 

 

 

This year for Kindergarten's auction project I decided to use the usual Old Time Pottery Terra Cotta flower pots...but to change things up, I painted them with black chalkboard paint that I made myself.

 

All you do is mix non-sanded grout with any color of paint and voila...chalkboard paint!

So I started by printing everyone's thumbprint in white acrylic paint. I wrote their names with a silver paint pen.

Not sure what to do with their thumbprints this year, I just went with dandelions and I love them!

I used a white paint pen to draw the dandelions and they are looking super fun.