{"id":2857,"date":"2014-01-26T18:25:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T02:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museofthemorning.com\/museblog\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2020-03-31T13:17:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T20:17:39","slug":"art-activities-for-any-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/museblog\/art-activities-for-any-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Activities For Any Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/museblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/artanytheme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/museblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/artanytheme.jpg\" alt=\"Art ideas for any theme or unit - from Muse of the Morning homeschool resources\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you just can&#8217;t find a perfect activity to fit the theme that you&#8217;re working with. Here are art activities that you can adapt for any unit. <\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Adapt These Activities<\/strong><br \/>\nTo adapt these activities to any unit that you&#8217;re working on- encourage the children to create something that reminds them of the unit that they&#8217;re studying.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Mix up the different art mediums that you set up for the kids to use. You can encourage your kids to draw something related to the unit you&#8217;re studying. Here&#8217;s a list of different art mediums to try:<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<table class=\"art_mediums\">\n<tr>\n<td>\ncharcoal<br \/>\ncolored pencils<br \/>\ncrayons<br \/>\nmarkers<br \/>\nfingerpaints<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\ntempera paint<br \/>\nwatercolor paints<br \/>\noil pastels<br \/>\nchalk pastels<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/li>\n<li> Mix it up by changing the surface that your kids are creating art on. Try one of these ideas instead of what you&#8217;re used to:<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<table class=\"art_mediums\">\n<tr>\n<td>\nsketch paper<br \/>\nwatercolor paper<br \/>\nprinter paper<br \/>\ncardstock<br \/>\nconstruction paper<br \/>\ntissue paper<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\npaper plates<br \/>\ncoffee filters<br \/>\ntissue paper<br \/>\nfabric<br \/>\npaper doilies<br \/>\nreceipt paper or fax paper (found often at thrift stores)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style:disc; \">\n<li> Use a shaped or colored piece of paper that coordinates with the theme you&#8217;re working with to paint or draw on.<\/li>\n<li> Use a large sheet of easel paper, cut in a shape that goes with the unit for painting on the easel.<\/li>\n<li> Use stamps!<\/li>\n<li> Get out the scissors and magazines and see what you can find on the topic.<\/li>\n<li> Try some <a href=\"http:\/\/bestactivitiesforkids.com\/salt-painting\/\">salt painting<\/a> from Best Activities For Kids<\/li>\n<li> Water color resist &#8211; use crayons or oil pastels to draw a design, then use watercolors to &#8220;wash&#8221; over it or to paint in between the lines.<\/li>\n<li> Dip chalk in buttermilk and draw on construction paper<\/li>\n<li> Or try dry chalk on wet paper.<\/li>\n<li> Use perler beads to design something related.<\/li>\n<li> Use cut shapes of tissue paper. Use a paint brush and glue to stick them to black construction paper in a design that goes with the theme.<\/li>\n<li> Or glue tissue paper shapes to wax paper. When it&#8217;s dry you can cut out outlines of black paper and glue the tissued wax paper in the center area to make a &#8220;stained glass&#8221; to hang in the window. Alternatively, use contact paper and no glue instead of the wax paper.<\/li>\n<li> Draw with a crayon on paper set on a hot plate, set on low.<\/li>\n<li> Make some collage with bits of torn construction paper or pieces torn from magazines.<\/li>\n<li> Provide the children with a sheet of paper divided into a grid or with a doodle design.<\/li>\n<li> Use light colors on dark colored construction paper<\/li>\n<li> Use wiki stix and bottle caps <a href=\"http:\/\/frugalfun4boys.com\/2013\/06\/17\/diy-paint-stamping-with-wiki-sticks\/\">to make your own stamps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Make and use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeplayhouse.mumsinjersey.co.uk\/2013\/02\/homemade-modelling-clay.html\">this clay with glue and cornstarch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specific Articles About Art:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Try <a href=\"http:\/\/playfullearning.net\/authentic-art-materials-for-toddlers-introducing-clay\/\">allowing toddlers to use authentic art materials, such as clay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do you create art and creative activities for a theme or unit when they aren&#8217;t obvious?<\/p>\n<p>This post was published on Muse of the Morning.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you just can&#8217;t find a perfect activity to fit the theme that you&#8217;re working with. 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