Today at Southward, our youth class reviewed the color wheel that we did a few weeks ago before we discussed light and dark colors. The students colored in another color wheel, but this time including light and dark. We also brought paint sticks and “people shaped” cutouts. On a blank piece of paper they painted light-colored backgrounds with the paint sticks and then they glued on their “people” to see the effect of contrast.
They really enjoyed using the paint sticks, and learning a fun new art style.
Our younger class celebrated Mardi Gras by making handprint masks. The students traced both of their hands on different colored paper and cut them out. They then glued the bottom of each hand together and cut out holes for their eyes. They finished by adding a popsicle stick to hold up their mask.
These turned out really cool, and the students loved the idea of masks. I think this was a good project because they each had to create their own mask from scratch, rather than using paper that had been cut out beforehand.
