- like valentines
- puppet boxes
- and many dioramas!
So for this project it started with this little puppet and we then expanded using the concept of having something in the little box that we then reveal. Earlier in the year we made robots out of Dove soap boxes that had a message inside written by the robot.
This puppet uses a small treat box (Smarties) like the ones you give out at Halloween or in lunches.
Here are some other ideas using the same size box.......
and a robot dreaming about a vacation.
- piece of paper and pencil
- a class set of little boxes, containers
- white paint or gesso
- tacky glue
- acrylic paint
- odds and ends for embellishments
- hand written or typed text
Procedure:On the piece of paper sketch out a plan for your figure and one sentence poem. You need some sort of cover or flap to hide the opening in your box. I had arms, a wing, and a door.
Paint in a little scene for the inside of the box. If working with young kids just paint in a background. Add details by drawing/coloring them on plain paper and then cut and paste into place.
Glue box back together. I use elastics to hold it together when drying. Paint outside of the box with acrylic craft paint.
Find other pieces for your figure and paint if necessary. For the robot I painted 4 cubes for the legs, I wound 2 pipe cleaners around a pencil for the arms, and I painted half of a cork for a head. Look around at what you have on hand. The kids will amaze you with their ideas.
For the bird I had a pompom head, feather tail and wire feet.
See you later.