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Mixed Media Masterpiece

Collage Creations

Day 80of 180
Week 16of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to combine different art materials in one artwork

2

Practice creating a collage with added drawing details

3

Develop creativity and appreciation for God's artistic design

📖 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 us creativity to make beautiful things, just like we're doing in our art project today

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colored magazines
  • Colored paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Cardboard base
  • Crayons
  • Tissue paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we learned about tearing and textures in our previous lessons.

💭 Review Question: What special paper technique did we use in our last lesson?
2Teaching (12 min)

Today we'll create a mixed media masterpiece that combines different materials to tell a story or show something beautiful.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Collage means putting different materials together
  • We can use magazine pieces, paper, and drawings
  • God loves when we use our creativity
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What story might you want to tell in your artwork?
  • What colors make you happy?
3Activity: Mixed Media Creation (14 min)
project

Create a colorful artwork using collage and drawing techniques

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a theme for your artwork
  2. Tear or cut magazine pieces for background
  3. Glue pieces onto cardboard
  4. Add details with crayons or drawing
  5. Fill your whole page with color and creativity
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use larger paper pieces and fewer details

Challenge: Add a Bible story scene to your artwork

4Closing (3 min)

Share your artwork and talk about what you created

📝 Review Questions:
  • What materials did you use?
  • What story does your artwork tell?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore Georgia O'Keeffe's beautiful flower paintings

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Mixed media allows children to explore creativity without pressure of perfect technique

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage exploration over perfection
  • Help with cutting if needed
  • Ask open-ended questions about their artwork
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated with cutting or gluing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, creativity, enjoyment of process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a story about the artwork
  • Photograph artwork for BibleMouse portfolio
  • Display artwork in a special family gallery

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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