NATURE DRAWINGS

So far we've been doing a lot of drawing. For this activity we will draw in a completely different way. I've posted a few photos and videos of how to create "nature drawings" using weeds, rocks, sticks, or flowers that you find in your yard. I used white copier/printer paper as a background just so that I could achieve some contrast. Other colors of paper could work too. Be creative, portraits like I did are great but you could also create nature drawings of robots, dinosaurs, landscapes, still life, food portraits (cute donuts?), animal portraits, or really anything that you can imagine and draw.

MAKE SURE TO ASK PERMISSION BEFORE PICKING ANY WEEDS, FLOWERS, LEAVES, OR GRASSES FROM YOUR YARD OR GARDEN!

Please share photos of your work with me at mwgriffi@jeffcoschools.us

DRAWING (with) ROCKS!

If you happen to have access to small rocks, pebbles, pea gravel, or even small beads, this project can be a pretty fun art challenge. This project can be a bit messy so make sure to check with your parents before choosing a place to work.

Tape a sheet of paper or two to a workbench or table or even a patio floor. Taping your paper down will make it much easier to move your pieces around without messing up the rest of your work.

Start with something very simple, like a smiley face emoji or a peace sign or a Colorado flag, and try to arrange your rocks into lines on your paper to create your design. Please share your rock drawings with me at mwgriffi@jeffcoschools.us

ROCK ON, FAIRMOUNT KIDS!

Hello Rockin' Kitty and Tyrannosaurus Rocks

BOX MONSTER HATS!

This is a fun one. I used a Costco sized Cheez-It crackers box as my box hat frame. I have a much larger than average sized head. Since Fairmount students come in all shapes and sizes, I recommend FIRST FINDING A CORRECTLY SIZED BOX. Breakfast cereal boxes will be a good place to start for smaller and/or younger students. Do not waste or discard any food. Once the contents of a box have been used, making a box monster hat could be a fun way to reuse the box before or instead of recycling it. To check a box for size, carefully unglue the bottom flaps of the box so that it is open on both ends. Carefully try sliding the open box over the top of your head. If it is too large, you can either select a smaller box OR re-size the box using shipping tape or glue. I wanted to begin with a blank box, so I carefully unglued my Cheez-It box from top to bottom, then turned it inside-out. I used a single length of shipping tape on the inside of the box to re-adhere (reglue) the box from top to bottom. I reinforced the glue flap with a thin layer of Elmer's School Glue. I cut apart a few cereral boxes (mostly Froot Loops) to collect eyes, nostrils, teeth, horns, and other embellishments (decorations) for my box monster hat. If you would prefer to create a box monster hat using hand-drawn elements, then you could use pens, markers, or paints to either work directly on your main box or on cut-out pieces from other boxes. My monster's moustache was a drawn onto the unprinted inside of a Raisin Bran box, then cut out with scissors, then glued onto my box with Elmer's School Glue.

Since all boxes have two large sides, if you're feeling adventurous you could create a monster face on each side of the box. I'm starting with suns for eyes and raisin scoops for the nostrils on the second side of my monster hat.

If you'd like to share your monster hat or any other art projects, please share images with me at mwgriffi@jeffcoschools.us