I modified this lesson plan slightly:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/AboriginalBarkPainting.htm
Supplies:
- Brown butcher paper
- Tempera paint
- Paint brushes
- Q-tips
- Black crayon
- Pencil
- Paint containers
Instructions
1. Tear butcher paper in rough squares. No scissors; just crease and tear!
2. Crumple up and run ball of paper under water. Unfold and lay somewhere to dry. This will take a few hours to be totally dry.
3. On the day of craft provide supplies as well as books about Australian animals and example of Australian Aboriginal art. I printed out picture of Australian animals.
4. After the children draw a picture of their animal in the middle of their paper they outline it in black crayon.
5. They paint their animal.
6. They use Q-tips and white paint to paint dots around their animal. I also provided a handout with tribal symbols they could use
7. When done I lay the art on top of the shelves to dry and they pick it up when they are ready to go home
8.
They had a great time!
J
Alma N. Chavarria
Librarian II
Central Youth Services- KIDS
Central Library
500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77002
832-393-1626
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