Booklet #2: Toolbelt Projects

Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Cat

Lesson Idea and visual directions from http://artprojectsforkids.org Time Frame: 20-30 min Skill Level: Age 4+ Goals -To create a 3D object from simple 2D materials.

-To learn and practice precise cutting and gluing.

Materials One sheet of Cardstock, Watercolor Paper, or Scrapbooking Paper (any size or color) Scissors Glue Stick Black Marker Optional: Google eyes, scrap paper Steps 1. Cut your paper in half widthwise. Set one half to the side.

2. Fold the other piece in half, widthwise. On the bottom straight edge (not the crease,) starting about a finger’s width from the side, cut an arch that begins and ends at the bottom edge. The portion you cut away is the area between the front and back legs of your cat. Save your scraps!

3. On the crease edge, cut two slits about ½” long: one on either side of the arch you cut. Stand this piece up on its straight edge, with the crease at the top. It will be the cat’s body.

4. With the other half of the paper turned like a portrait, cut away the bottom 1/3 of the paper, leaving a remaining 2/3 piece. Cut the smaller piece into a tail shape and set aside.

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Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Cat 5. Fold the larger piece in half. Place it in front of you with the crease at the top.

Cut a slightly curved line from the left side of your paper to the right side, just above the bottom edge. Unfold.

6. On the left side of the paper, just below the fold, cut a diagonal line starts at the left edge, angles toward the top center of the paper, and ends at the crease. Repeat on the right side, with the opposite angle. Refold the paper along the crease—these cuts will create the cat’s ears.

7. Use Black marker or paper scraps to draw or collage the cat’s face. Cut long skinny rectangles from the paper scraps for whiskers.

8. To assemble your cat, slide one side of the folded head in the slit in the cat’s back. Slide the tail into the other slit. Spread the legs apart to balance it.

9. If your kitty is having trouble standing, fold up the bottom ¼” of each leg to create flat feet. Glue the feet to a piece of scrap cardstock.

Tweak It! -You can use almost any paper you like, as long as it is sturdy enough. Try painting or coloring a plain white piece of paper first, or using scrapbooking paper.

-Use paper scraps to jazz up your cat—give him a hat or a necktie, a collar, or shoes!

-Try making a horse, a dog, or a hippo—or any four-legged animal!

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Black Paper Cat by Art Projects for Kids

5.5” x 11” card stock

Body

Head and Tail

8.5” x 11” card stock

Body

scrap Supplies: Black, green, yellow paper

1. Cut black paper in half.

2. Fold one side in half.

Cut out half circle.

3. Fold toes on all four legs.

Head

Tail

4. Glue toes to green paper.

Head

8. Fold head paper in half.

12. Fold and cut two eyes.

Use marker for to finish.

5. Cut two slits on back fold.

Head

9. While folded, cut curve for chin.

14. Cut whiskers from scraps.

6. Cut off bottom strip.

Tail

7. Cut out tail as shown.

Head

Head

10. Open up and cut two slits.

11. Fold and press ears up.

15. Glue eyes and whiskers to face.

16. Insert back head and tail into slits.

Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Lizard

Time Frame: 20-30 min Skill Level: age 4+ Goals -To create a 3D object from simple 2D materials.

-To learn and practice precise cutting and gluing.

Materials One Piece of Cardstock or Construction Paper, any size, color, or pattern Straight Edge Pencil Scissors Glue Stick Optional: Google Eyes, Scrap Paper Š Arts For Life / artsforlifenc.org

Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Lizard Steps 1. Fold your paper in half vertically (like a hot dog).

2. Use a straight edge and a pencil to draw a straight diagonal line from the top left corner of your folded paper to the bottom right corner. (Or the really either corner to the corner that’s diagonal to it, it doesn’t matter) 3. Cut along that line.

4. You’ll end up with three pieces of paper: One large, and two smaller triangles. Set the two smaller triangles to the side for now.

5. Unfold the large triangle and lay it flat in front of you, white side facing up (if using one-sided paper,) and with the pointed end toward you.

6. Fold the right side of the triangle in so that the edge lines up with the center crease. Do the same with the left side. Crease both well and unfold.

7. Fold the big triangle back in half along it’s original crease.

8. Using scissors, and starting about 2” from the thick end of the triangle, make a series of cuts along the folded edge, about ½” apart. These cuts should go down to—and a little over—the crease lines you made in step 6. Be careful at the small end of the triangle not to cut all the way through!

9. Unfold.

10. Use a glue stick to spread glue all over just the right outermost section of your triangle.

11. Pick up the triangle in both hands. Fold it toward you along the center crease. With your left thumb, push down the left outermost section, allowing it to fold on the crease you made in step 6. Push the right outermost section down over top of the left, and pinch the two papers to stick them together.

You should have triangular shaped tube; this is your lizard’s body.

12. Flex your lizard’s body to make sure it can move well. If needed, make some of the cuts a little longer. Set it aside.

13. Return your attention to the two smaller rectangles. Line these two up together so their edges match. Use a pencil to draw curved line (hump) that begins and ends on the flat edge.

14. Cut along this line. Cut both pieces of paper at once. You’ll end up with two small semicircle-like shapes 15. Rub glue along the straight of one of the semicircles—on the top (or colored) side (the side you want to show).

16. Curl this pieces into a u-shape and insert it flat edge first into the wide end of your lizard’s body. Press it to the top of the body, pinching to make it stick.

17. Repeat step 16 with the other semicircle. Only this time, press it to the bottom of the lizard’s body.

18. Cut four skinny rectangles from the remaining paper for legs. Fold the bottom ½” of rectangle to make a foot, then fold the whole thing in half to make a bent knee. Repeat with all of them and glue to the underside of the lizard’s body.

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Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Lizard 19. Cut a tongue, small humps to hold the eyes, teeth, (or whatever other embellishments you like) from the remaining paper or other scraps. Add them on with glue stick.

Tweak It! -Don’t add legs; keep it a snake.

- Apply the same technique—making a series of cuts along a folded edge, then folding the outer edges in and gluing to make it 3D—to make a bracelet. Or put a series of these together to make an animal!

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Toolbelt Lesson: One Piece of Paper Elephant Goals: • To use 1 piece of paper to create a 3D elephant • To practice the fine motor skills of intricate gluing • To practice on method of creating three dimensions with paper Materials: • 1 sheet of paper • glue stick • scissors • marker • pencil (optional) • ruler (optional) Directions: * For all cutting- you may using folding to measure, a ruler OR just wing it!* 1. Choose a sheet of paper-any color!

2. Cut your paper in half long-ways.

3. With both of your long halves: cut in half short-ways. Cut each of those in half. You should now have 8 little rectangles that are roughly the same size.

4. With 5 of your small rectangles, you are going to make paper tubes: rub a generous amount of glue on a short edge of one of the rectangles. Roll the paper into a tube, and press the edges together to adhere. Repeat with four more rectangles.

5. Glue the legs into a cluster of four tubes: rub a generous amount of glue onto the seam of one paper tube. Press it against the seam of another tube, so that two tubes stand together. Repeat with two more tubes. Then glue the legs together to create a cluster of four that stand together.

6. Rub a generous amount of glue onto both short sides of a rectangle. Drape this rectangle over the leg cluster, to create the back.

7. To create the ears, cut one of the remaining rectangles in half short-ways. On one of them, draw a U shape, using the entire piece of paper. Stack them together, and cut out the U. 8. Rub glue on the straight edge of one of your ears. Curl it a little, and stick the glued edge to the INSIDE of your remaining tube. Repeat, on the other side, with your other ear.

9. Rub glue to the center of the paper tube head, and attach the head to one end of the elephants back.

10. Cut the remaining rectangle, long-ways, into three long strips. One will be your tail, and one your trunk.

11. Curl two strips a little, then glue the tail to the backside, and the trunk to the middle of the elephants head.

12. With the remaining strip, with scrap papers, or with someone-elses-differentcolored-remaining-strip, cut eight little U shapes. With 6 of them, glue (upside down) to the bottom of the front legs, to create toenails.

13. With the two remaining U’s, draw eyes onto them, and glue them (upside down) onto the face of the elephant.

14. With any other scraps, you can create little hairs- glue to the back of the head, and onto the edge of the tail! © Arts For Life / artsforlifenc.org

Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Stand-up Neighborhood

Time Frame: 15 min+ Skill Level: age 3+ Goals -To encourage creative thinking through cutting, gluing, and drawing.

-To create a unique, dynamic work of art that can be as simple or as detailed as the artist would like.

-To engage in a simple project that can be more complex by adding other materials and media.

Materials One Piece of cardstock, preferably white Scissors Glue Stick Colored Pencils, Markers, crayons, or pastels Optional Paper scraps, embellishments Steps 1. Orient your paper like a portrait (small edge closest to you.) Make a fold about 1/3 of the way over from the right edge of your paper. No need to be exact. Cut along your crease. Set the larger piece aside.

2. Cut the smaller piece in half vertically—again, don’t worry about being exact.

You should have two strips of paper that are roughly the same width.

3. Use a glue stick to glue these two strips together, overlapping them a litte.

4. Fold your new one long strip back and forth accordion-style. You don’t need to make your folds even. Stand the strip on its edge. Set it aside. © Arts For Life / artsforlifenc.org

Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Stand-up Neighborhood 5. Return to the larger portion of paper. Cut this in half. (however you like— just to make it easier to work with.)

6. From these two papers, create the houses of your neighborhood. If you want to keep it simple, cut squares or rectangles four houses and triangles for roofs. Or get more complex if you like!

7. Use paper scraps to cut windows, doors, bushes, trees, doghouses—whatever you want in your neighborhood! Glue them on with gluestick.

8. Decorate your neighborhood using colored pencils, markers, crayons, or pastels. *see visual instructions after the Tweak It! Section Tweak It! -Use a big piece of paper and make a BIGGER neighborhood!

-Add several strips together and make one long neighborhood.

-Turn it into a collaborative project: have kids work on one neighborhood together.

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Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Animal Mask

Time Frame: 20 min + Skill Level: Age 3+ Goals -To learn an easy and ingenious way to create a dynamic animal mask from one piece of paper.

-To learn practical art skills like precise drawing, cutting, and folding.

Materials 9 x12 or 8 ½ x 11 cardstock or construction paper Pencil Scissors Paper Scraps (+sequins, buttons, stickers, etc—OPTIONAL) Hole Punch Elastic String or Yarn © Arts For Life / artsforlifenc.org

Toolbelt Lesson One Piece of Paper Animal Mask Steps 1. Fold your paper in half horizontally (like a hamburger.)

2. Starting your pencil at the very top of your paper at the crease, draw a diagonal line about 2.5” long. From there, draw a line that runs roughly parallel to the crease and is about 6” long. (see below) 3. Starting from the end of the last line, draw a curved horizontal line that arches up gently and ends an inch or two from the edge of your paper. This will be the top of your mask. Draw a line straight down from there, about 2.5” long.

4. From the end of that line, draw a curved line that looks like a stretched out wave. This line should end in a crest at the creased edge.

5. Draw a circle/oval about 1.5” away from the creased edge to be the eye hole. (you could also use a 1.5” circle punch if you have one)

step 2

step 3

steps 4+5

6. Cut on all your pencil lines. Make sure you are cutting through both layers of paper at the same time. Teachers may need to help with the eye hole.

7. Open your mask completely. Fold the center section down between the eye holes.

8. Use paper scraps to decorate your mask.

9. Punch a hole on either side of the mask (not too close to the edge that it might tear.) Tie on a piece of yarn or string to make your mask wearable.

Tweak It! -This is a very basic template—you can use the same concept to make a mask of any shape. Just follow the same general steps, but make different kinds of lines, and see what you get!

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Toolbelt Lesson: One Piece of Paper Book Goals: • To use one piece of paper to create a book!

• To practice the fine motor skill of precise folding • To practice following directions Materials: • One sheet of paper- any size/color/material • Scissors • Glue stick Directions: 1. Fold your paper in half, long-ways.

2. Fold each of those sections in half, long-ways. Unfold. You should be left with 4 equal sections.

3. Fold your paper in half, short-ways.

4. Fold each of those sections in half, long-ways. Unfold. You should be left with 16 equal sections.

5. With your paper unfolded, and oriented in front of you vertically, note the left-most vertical crease. Cut this crease, going up only 3 rectangles/sections. So, when you are done cutting, your paper should still be intact.

6. Repeat this cut on the right-most crease.

7. Starting from the opposite edge of the paper, repeat this cut with the middle crease. You should be left with a completely intact paper, that is in a zig-zag or W formation.

8. Starting from one free end of you paper, you will begin accordion folding. You are not making any new folds, but folding on the existing folds. You will have to fold some of these folds the opposite of their original direction. Accordion fold all the way until the end. You should be left with a stack of rectangles, all connected.

9. Spread glue all over the top-most rectangle. Fold this glue rectangle over the edge, wrapping it around the stack, holding the book together.

One Step Further: cut the edges of your book, to create a different shape. Just be sure to leave some portion of the folded edges intact, or our book will fall apart.

Tweak(s): you can make the book in horizontal orientation, too. In step 5, just change the orientation of your paper.

Everything else remains the same!

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Toolbelt Lesson M-Fold Puppets

Goals:

To create a dynamic, interactive work of art from simple 2D materials To encourage creative thinking by starting with a simple base and adding layers of materials to create a character.

Materials Needed • 9x12 Construction Paper • Paper Scraps (+sequins, buttons, google eyes, OPTIONAL) • Glue Stick Directions: 1. With your paper oriented portrait-style (vertically), visually divide your paper into thirds (this DOES NOT need to be perfect—just eyeball it). Fold the right third over and crease well.

2. Fold the left third over (it should overlap your last fold) and crease well.

3. With the side with the flaps of paper face down, valley fold your new rectangle in half.

4. Then mountain fold both the top and bottom sections back to this center crease. (turn your paper sideways to see the “M”) 5. To operate your puppet, slide four fingers into the slot in the top section, and your thumb in the slot in the bottom section.

6. Use paper scraps (and other embellishments, if you like) to decorate.

One Step Further • Try with different size paper—how big of a puppet can you make?

• Introduce other embellishments to add (mirror board, pipe cleaners, etc) Simplify • Try the “I hold, you fold” method to help younger kids with folding • Have pre-cut pieces for eyes, teeth, horns, etc

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Toolbelt Lesson Paper Roses

Goals:

To learn to make a simple embellishment from a 2D material.

To work on fine motor skills and dexterity through paper rolling.

Materials Needed: • Paper • Pencil • Scissors • Liquid Glue (tacky glue preferred) Directions: 1. Begin with a piece of paper—any size, shape, or weight. (The roses pictured here were made with pieces of diffusion paper, watercolor paper, and cardstock no larger than 4.5”x6”.

2. Using scissors, cut a circle from your paper. It doesn’t have to be perfect.

3. With a pencil, draw a spiral that starts on the circle’s edge and goes in.

4. Cut along your pencil line.

5. Beginning with the outside end of your spiral, roll your paper. You can keep it from unraveling by holding it between your thumb and forefinger.

6. When you get to the middle of the spiral and can’t roll anymore, gently let go of the paper. It will unravel some, but that’s okay.

7. Squeeze a dab of liquid glue in the center of circle at the end of the spiral. Press the rolled paper down into the glue and hold for several seconds.

8. Allow the glue to dry before handling your rose too much.

One Step Further • Instead of cutting right on the line, cut a scalloped edge to create petals.

• Add a rose to a handmade card or cardstock picture frame, • Use felt instead of paper.

Simplify • Use bigger paper (will make big roses) • Use pre-cut spirals

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Toolbelt Lesson Paper Robots

Goals:

To create a 3D sculpture from 2D materials To make a piece of art from scrap materials that may otherwise be thrown away.

To practice fine motor skills through precise folding, rolling, and gluing

Materials Needed:  Paper Scraps  Scissors  Glue Stick Directions 1. Begin with the body: cut scrap paper into a rectangle (the final result will end up being about twice as small as your paper.)

2. With the paper face-down (ie side you want to show facing the table,) fold each side of the paper in about 1”. Crease and unfold.

3. Your creases will line out a square in each corner of your original rectangle. Cut along one side of the top left square, on the crease.

4. Repeat with the corresponding lines on the other squares.

5. Fold in just the squares. Rub glue on the front sides of these squares.

6. Fold all sides up to create a box. Press the gluey flaps together to stick them.

7. Use the same method to make a head. Accordion-fold arms and legs. Use scraps to embellish.

One Step Further  Roll paper tubes for legs or a head. Attach legs with tape  Use foil, beads, buttons, etc to embellish.

Simplify • Have pre-cut, pre-folded rectangles for bodies and heads, strips for arms and legs.

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Toolbelt Lesson: Double Accordion Fold Snake Goals: • To use simple materials to create a three dimensional snake • To learn and practice double accordion folding.

Materials: • One inch paper strips • Scrap papers • Scissors • Glue Directions: 1. Start by choosing 6-10 paper strips.

2. Place two paper strips in front of you, and form them to create a right angle.

One strip should be vertical, the other horizontal. Now, overlap the ends & glue them together.

3. Fold your vertical strip over the horizontal strip. (This strip should stay vertical, pointed upward, or downward.)

4. Then fold the horizontal strip over the vertical one. (This strip should stay horizontal, pointing either left or right).

5. Repeat this pattern of folding, switching from the vertical strip to the horizontal strip.

6. When you get close to the end of the strips, attach another strip to it’s end with glue.

7. Continue this for as long as you would like.

8. Use scrap papers to draw and cut a head and a tail. Glue these onto the ends of your double-accordion strip!

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Toolbelt Lesson Paper Strip Ball

Goals:

To create a dynamic 3D work of art using simple 2D materials.

To practice fine motor cutting, gluing, and hole punching skills.

Materials Needed • Paper (any color, pattern, or weight) • Scissors • Small Hole Punch • Brads • Yarn or Fishing Line • OPTIONAL—ruler, markers, paint, pencils, etc, to decorate plain paper) Directions 1. Cut paper into 8 equal-length strips about 1” wide. Use a pencil and ruler if you like.

It’s okay if they’re not perfect.

2. Punch a hole in the middle of the first strip, in the middle on both ends. Then use these holes as a guide to punch holes in the rest of the strips. You may be able to punch multiple strips at a time.

3. Stack the strips (face-up if using one-sided paper), lining up the holes.

4. Push a brad through the holes of one end, through all the strips. Turn over and spread out the prongs to secure the in place. Repeat on the other side.

5. To open—divide the stack in half—four strips in one hand, four in the other. Pull your hands away from each other, pivoting the strips on the brads to create a circle.

Then one-by-one spread the strips apart.

One Step Further • Paint, draw patterns, or use a variety od media on you paper first. Allow to dry completely before cutting.

• Smaller versions make great ornaments or garlands.

• Try a different watercolor or blending technique on each strip.

• Thankful balls for Thanksgiving, Pumpkins for Fall, Planets for solar system Simplify • Pre-cut and pre-punch paper, and decorate each strip

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Toolbelt Lesson 3D Paper Circle Ornament & Garland

Goals: To create a unique ornament or garland to decorate for any holiday or celebration Materials: Paper circles, glue sticks, makers & crayons, beads, string

Steps: 1. Choose 3 or more circles, and fold them in half.

2. Unfold and use markers to decorate the inside of the fold, if you would like. Refold.

3. Spread glue on one folded side, and stack the next circle on top of it, lining up the folded edges & the round edges. Continue this until you have an accordion stack of all your circles.

For an ornament: 4. Tie a bead to a loop of string, and lay that loop in the crack created between the outer folded circles. The bead should hang out of one side, the loop of string should hang out the other.

5. Spread glue on both circle halves, and stick together, securing the string on the inside.

For a garland: 4. Lay a string in the crack created between the outer folded circles.

5. Spread glue on both circle halves, and stick together, securing the string on the inside.

6. Repeat with more circle ornaments to create a garland!

Toolbelt Lesson 3D Paper Circle Ornament & Garland

Other Project Ideas:

Toolbelt Lesson Abstract Paper Strip Mobiles

Goals:

To create a unique, free-form, organic mobile using paper strips.

To practice gluing skills

Vocabulary: 3D: three dimensional: an object that has height, width AND depth. (compare paper (2D)

with your body (3D))

Sculpture: the creation of artistic objects (figures, designs) in three dimensions.

Abstract: art that does not look real, but often represents real things using shape, line and/or color.

Symmetrical: when an object or image is the same on both sides, a mirror image In the Bin:

1� wide paper strips in a variety of colors, monofilament, paper clips

Prep note:

The basic elemental shapes of these mobiles fall into three main categories,

pictured here: Take a strip, form it into one of these shapes, securing with glue stick.

Repeat with another strip. Glue them together in a formation of your choice.

Continue adding strips together, using paper clips to keep them together if needed. Or you may choose to make a more symmetrical configuration, in which case you would shape the strips, then arrange them on the table, then glue them together.

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Toolbelt Lesson 3D Paper Rainbows

Goals: • To learn to bend and fold paper in order to give it a 3D quality • To practice folding, and gluing in a precise area Vocabulary: Teaching Aid: In the Bin: • Pre-cut strips of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple paper • Blue half-sheets of paper • Cotton balls In the Caddies: Teacher Prep: Directions: 1. Each color strip will be a different length from the other colors. Begin with the shortest strip (purple.)

2. Laying the strip flat on the table, fold just the strip up at about the ½’ mark.

3. Spread glue on both folded sections and glue down onto the turquoise paper, pushing the rest of the strip into a nice arc.

4. Continue doing this with the other colors, gluing the folded sections on top of one another.

5. Once all strips are glued, use craft glue to secure cotton ball clouds at the ends of your rainbow.

One Step Further (to add complexity/time to the project): • **To lengthen the project: use the same color marker to draw a different pattern on each strip. Or draw what else is in the sky on your turquoise paper.

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Toolbelt Lesson: 3D Paper Strip Collage Goals: • To use simple 2D materials to create three dimensions • To practice precise folding and gluing • To explore various methods of creating 3 dimensions Materials: • Full sheet of paper- base • 1 inch paper strips, various lengths • paper scraps • glue stick • scissors (optional) Directions: 1. Start with any color paper strip of any length. Bend and/or fold and/or twist your paper.

2. Glue the ends of this paper shape/formation onto your base paper, so that it stays in its shape.

Use a generous amount of glue, and HOLD your paper in place until it is dry.

3. Repeat, repeat, repeat!

One Step Further: 4. Try and make as many shapes as you can imagine!

5. Build onto existing shapes.

6. Collage onto the base, too!

Tweak(s): Make something, instead of leaving it abstract! Roller Coaster, Playground, a landscape?

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Toolbelt Lesson Model Magic Creatures + Other Quick Projects Goals: • To learn about and examine the elements of 3D sculpture using a pliable medium • To learn how to create one unified object by piecing together simple 3D shapes Vocabulary: 3D: three dimensional: an object that has height, width AND depth. (compare paper (2D) with your body (3D))

Teaching Aid: • Silly Creature example sheet • Several different project examples In the Bin: • Packets of white and colored Model Magic (use colored sparingly!)

• Support sticks Teacher Prep: Have your own glob of white model magic to show kids how to make certain shapes/characters- so if they ask you how to make a certain shape or thing, you show them with your white model magic blob, and then they copy you, to build their own! If you make an entire character in white, you can then roll it back together, and use it again. *** TIP: after explaining the project to your students, tell them to just PLAY with the clay for a few minutes while they think about what they want to make- this encourages material exploration AND limits the amount of kids that squish their creations “because its just so fun!”

Directions: 1. Looking at the project examples, and the creature example sheet, think about what kind of creature YOU want to create!

2. Break off about half a pack of model magic to create the base, or bulk, of the body.

No matter what shape creature you would like to make, start off by rolling out a ball. With your ball, roll out, squish, square off or pinch into the body shape that you want 3. With the other half of your model magic, you can create appendages: legs, arms, tails, horns!

4. Use markers or little bits of model magic to add details to your creature.

One Step Further : Play with color mixing! Mix the colored model magic together to create new colors. Or use markers to add color to white model magic!

Simplify: Simply play with the model magic!

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Toolbelt Lesson Model Magic Creatures + Other Quick Projects Tweak: Quick Model Magic Owls

Tweak: Quick Mini Cupcakes

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Toolbelt Lesson Model Magic Butterflies

Goals: • To create an original sculpture using Model Magic and cardstock • To talk and learn about symmetry • To use an oil pastel and rubbing technique to create symmetrical butterfly wings Vocabulary: Symmetry: the exact same, on both sides of an axis (think Mirror Image) In the Bin: • Pre-cut and folded butterfly wings • Craft sticks • Model magic Directions: 1. Decorate your butterfly wings with markers, crayons or oil pastels. Try to make them symmetrical (have your designs mirror each other) like real butterfly wings!

Oil Pastel Transfer Method: a. You can use oil pastel to create exact symmetry: use a dark oil pastel to create a pattern on one wing. b. Fold the wings in half and rub the backside hard with your hands; this will transfer your pastel lines to the other wing. c. Open your wings again—you will have a light impression of the lines on the other wing. Go over your lines again with the same pastel you used on the other side. d. Fill in between your lines with more oil pastel.

2. For the butterfly body, center a craft stick on the wings and secure with tape.

3. Select a color of Model Magic (or make a color!) and mold almost a whole packet (reserving a small bit for antennae and eyes, etc.) around the stick, on both sides, so that none of the stick is showing.

4. Use the remaining Model Magic to create details.

Simplify: skip the model magic and use the craft stick as the body of the butterfly.

Tweak(s): You can also use pipe cleaners to create fuzzy antennae- just cut, twirl, and stick into half dry model magic!

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Toolbelt Lesson: Jack-O-Lantern Masks

Goals: • To make a wearable piece of art for HALLOWEEN! Vocabulary: Jack-O-Lantern: carved pumpkin with a candle inside.

In the Bin: Pre-cut pumpkin masks, pre-cut jack-o-lantern eyes/nose, precut leaves, elastic string, pipe cleaners Teacher Prep: Pre tie elastic string through blank masks Directions: 1. Use markers, colored pencils, or crayons to decorate your mask.

2. Gluing just the top point of the triangles, attach three black triangles to create two eyes and one nose. Be sure the two eyes have a small hole punched in them- just big enough for you to see out!

3. Tie the string through the holes and put it on. Scare each other!

One Step Further: This is a great project to practice crayon resist: use light colored pumpkin-y colors first, to show the highlights of a 3D pumpkin. Press your crayon down hard. Go over with orange and dark orange markers and watch how the crayon shows through!

Tweak(s): You can also choose to make your mask a plain pumpkin mask. Attach a green leaf and a twisted pipe cleaner to add flair!

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Toolbelt Lesson: Coffee Filter Diffusion Flowers

Goals: • To use the method of diffusion to create unique and beautiful paper flowers.

• To use everyday materials to create a unique work of art.

Vocabulary: Diffusion: the spreading out of something more widely. In this case, the application of water diffuses, or spreads out, the marker more widely on the paper.

In the Bin: Coffee Filters, Pipe Cleaners (Green and other colors) Teacher Notes: Show your students an example of what the coffee filter should look like colored with markers, and then what it will look like after water has been sprayed, and it had dried. Encourage them to scribble, with several different colors to get the most out of their diffusion! Pictures will be ruined, and if there isn’t enough ink, the coffee filter will end up washed out & bland.

Directions: 1. With a paper towel or newsprint laid over your workspace, color two coffee filters with markers. Use at least two colors! Using your darkest color, draw a line around the edge of your coffee filter.

2. Teacher, hand your student the spray bottle, and ask them to stay put. Walk a few steps away hold out one coffee filter. Have your student spritz the filter until wet, but not dripping! Repeat with second filter.

3. Students, hold your coffee filters for a minute before laying it on your newsprint, so your colors don’t diffuse onto the newsprint. Lay down and let dry.

4. Once dry (they don’t have to be completely dry, just not soaked!) lay one filter on top of the other. Fold both filters in half, then in half again, and in half once more.

5. Take a pipe cleaner and wrap around the pointed end of the filters a couple of times.

6. Spread out the filters and scrunch with your hand to create the flower!

One Step Further: • For one more step, add leaves to your flowers!

Toolbelt Lesson: Coffee Filter Diffusion Flowers Simplify: • You can make a flower with just one coffee filter.

• If there is no time to allow filters to dry, you can make the flower while wet!

Tweaks: Diffusion Bunting • Follow steps 1-3, with three coffee filters • Cut each circle in half so you’ll end up with 6 half circles • Attach to a string and hang Diffusion Sun-Catcher • Follow steps 1-3, with one coffee filter • Once dry, hang on a window and see how the sun shines through the colors!

• You could make a “frame” if you wanted, by tracing the circle onto a piece of construction paper, cutting out & attaching to the coffee filter Diffusion Snowflake • Follow steps 1-4, with one coffee filter • Cut into the folded coffee filter

Toolbelt Lesson Scratch Foam Marker Prints

Materials: Precut 6” X 4.5” watercolor paper, 6” X 4.5” scratch foam, pens, paper towels, a small bin to fill with water.

1. Draw a simple picture on your scratch foam with a pen. (Don’t write words or numbers, for they will be backwards when you print!) Make sure that as you draw, you are pressing down to create a groove in the foam. Wherever there is pen on your foam, there will be white on your print!

2. Once you are done with your drawing, use markers to color the entire foam sheet! Leave no whitespace, or your drawing will not turn out very clearly. Use the side of the marker to ensure you don’t make extra grooves in your foam.

3. Teacher: dip a sheet of watercolor paper into the water bin, let it drip off, and place onto the paper towels. Wipe the paper with a damp paper towel, so there are no puddles, but it is still wet.

4. Carefully place your foam sheet onto the paper, face down. Be sure not to move your foam sheet AT ALL once it is touching the paper, or your lines will be blurred. Holding the foam still, rub the backside of the foam to ensure the ink has transferred to the watercolor paper.

5. Gently lift the foam off to reveal your print!

6. To keep any wet spots from bleeding, press a clean paper towel onto your new print, and press.

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