Tuesday, May 3, 2011

In my neighborhood

Children enjoyed creating colorful neighborhoods and cities with me at the OKCMOA last weekend for Drop-in Art.

We talked about architecture and our neighborhoods and immediately began to get to work.

Think about what is in your neighborhood: houses, apartment buildings, sky scrapers, dog houses, schools, hospitals, museums, trees, parks, etc.

Cut your buildings from colorful cardstock.

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Arrange cut buildings, trees, etc and glue down in three levels.

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We use oil pastels to add details to our buildings. Oil pastels can be messy. Don't take too much paper off the pastel at a time and try to keep the back of your hand off the paper to avoid smearing.

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So much fun. They are all so different, I love them all!

You will need:
-Cardstock
-Oil Pastels
-Scissors
-Glue sticks
-Pencils and erasers optional

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4 comments:

  1. Oh my!! What a fabulous neighbourly project! I love it. I can't wait for my 3yrs old to be that little bit older. How wonderful!

    I would for you to link up to Kids Get Crafty (every Wednesday with and for kids) http://www.redtedart.com/2011/05/04/kids-get-crafty-loo-roll-monsters/ old posts welcome!

    Hope to see you there!

    Maggy

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  2. Maggy, thank you! I will take a look! :) Have a great day and I appreciate the kind comment and invitation.

    Erin :)

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  3. Those came out super cute! This is my first visit to your blog. Your projects look like they're so much fun to do!

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  4. Rachel,
    I have been a fan of your site for quite some time! I am so happy you stopped by! :) Have a great week!

    Erin

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