http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog How to Make Cool Stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2011/11/how-to-make-paper-sculptures-%e2%80%93-drawing-with-paper/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2011/11/how-to-make-paper-sculptures-%e2%80%93-drawing-with-paper/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:55:50 +0000 Shana http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=7821 If children have not had much experience with 3-dimensional work, you can introduce them to paper sculpture through "drawing" with strips of paper. This method can be the basis for developing an understanding of sculpture, or form in space. Since children are familiar with line drawing, the transition to drawing in space would be logical. Strips of construction paper, cut to one inch widths on the paper cutter, can be made in advance. Demonstrate how a strip can be a straight line, a curved line, or by folding the strip it can be a zig-zag line. Everyone can try it and see how many different kinds of lines they can make. A line can enclose space so that basic geometric shapes —triangles, circles and squares—can be formed. These outline shapes can be combined with scotch tape, paste, or with a stapler. What can we make with these shapes?]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2011/11/how-to-make-paper-sculptures-%e2%80%93-drawing-with-paper/feed/ 0 http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/04/sculpting-with-fimo-the-goldfish-crafts-project-for-kids/ http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/04/sculpting-with-fimo-the-goldfish-crafts-project-for-kids/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:00:30 +0000 sirena http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/?p=163 In this craft, I will teach you how to create a very basic fimo sculpture fish that most children will enjoy making again and again.]]> http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/04/sculpting-with-fimo-the-goldfish-crafts-project-for-kids/feed/ 0