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What is Mixed Media?

Mixing Media Magic

Day 166of 180
Week 34of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that mixed media means using multiple art materials in one artwork

2

Explore different combinations of art materials

3

Develop creativity and artistic curiosity

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 35:31-32

“He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs,”

— Exodus 35:31-32 (WEB)

God gives creativity and artistic skill as a special gift, encouraging children to explore and enjoy making art

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colored paper
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Colored pencils
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • White drawing paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Yesterday, we created illustrations of our favorite Bible stories. Today, we'll learn about mixing different art materials together.

💭 Review Question: What materials did you use in your Bible story illustration?
2Teaching (12 min)

Mixed media means using more than one type of art material in the same picture. Just like God uses many different things to create beautiful world, we can use many art materials together!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Different materials can create exciting effects
  • We can combine colors, textures, and tools
  • There's no 'wrong' way to create art
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What materials do you see around our art space?
  • How might crayons and markers look together?
3Activity: Mixed Media Creation Station (14 min)
discussion and exploration

Create a colorful artwork using at least three different art materials

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a white paper as your base
  2. Start with colored pencils to draw an outline
  3. Add crayon details and colors
  4. Use markers to add final touches
  5. Optional: Tear and glue paper pieces into your artwork
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only two materials instead of three

Challenge: Create a picture that tells a Bible story using mixed media

4Closing (3 min)

Let's share our mixed media artworks and talk about what we discovered!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What materials did you use?
  • What was fun about mixing different art supplies?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn about crayon resist watercolor technique!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Mixed media encourages creative thinking and reduces pressure of 'perfect' artwork

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Praise effort and creativity over technical skill
  • Let child experiment freely
  • Display artwork to celebrate creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel uncertain about mixing materials

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement, willingness to experiment, joy in creating

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a mixed media prayer journal page
  • Make a collage illustrating God's creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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