The Creative Hour

ELEMENTS OF ART: The visual components of color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value. 

PRINCIPLES OF ART: Balance, emphasis, movement, proportion, rhythm, unity, and variety; the means an artist uses to organize elements within a work of art.
VISUAL ARTS
Encourage speaking, listening, and vocabulary development skills.
Connecting spoken words (zigzag, sculpture, portrait, etc.) with a visual model helps students grasp new vocabulary.
​Students share their work and practice their presentation skills. 

Props

Video Game Boxes
​Action Figures
Miniature Toys
Magazines
Stuffed Animals
Sports Gear
Comic Books
​Stickers
Literature Books
Fruit

Art Materials

Any piece of Paper will do.
No 2 Pencils are Great.
Crayola Markers
Crayola Pencils
Construction Paper
Lined Paper
Canvas Paper
Tempura Paint
Paint Brushes
Paper Towels

Activities

Acrylic on Canvas Paper
Paper Quilt Drawing
Table Top Sketching
Pop Art Drawings
Holiday Art Paper Projects
School Mural on Paper
Whiteboard Drawing
Sidewalk Chalk
Coloring Session
​Paint By Numbers
remember this:
Art is an Experience. the main purpose of art is live the creative experience and find that which gives us joy. 

Let's Have Fun

PENCIL BATTLE
This creative exercise will have everyone involved and quiet for ten whole minutes!
​This activity is for all, especially for those who say they can't draw. 

Pick a current subject that inspires curiosity and excitement, it can be pop culture, cartoons, comics, current movie opening or upcoming holiday. You will look around the room and see heads down focused on the paper and pencil, all trying to draw something. 

At the end of the activity, the students will look forward to the next Pencil Battle! 

MATERIALS 
  • Pencils, No 2 pencils are perfect. 
  • Paper. Any scrap of paper will work. 

WHAT WE DO
  • Everyone gets a piece of paper and a pencil. 
  • Announce the Theme of the drawing.
  • Start the timer, 10 - 15 minutes, depending on the amount of time you have available. Longer time periods work well with teens. 
  • Announce the time every 5 minutes.
  • Announce the time at the 1 minute mark, 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. DONE! 
  • Pencils down. Every drawing must have a name written on the back of the paper. 
  • Turn in the drawings and hand out a second scrap of paper where they can write in their vote. 
  • Line up the artwork on a table or a corner of the room where everyone can see the artwork and vote on their favorite.
  • Collect the votes and announce 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. 
PASSION BOARDS 
​What is your child passionate about? What are your child’s hopes and dreams? Making a dream board can be a fun and visual way for your child to express their dreams and inspire them to pursue them. All you need is some construction paper, an old magazine or two, and some glue.
Then let your imagination take over! 

MATERIALS
    •    A large piece of construction paper or poster board. (You can even use an old cork memo board.)
    •    Old magazines, Internet pictures, pamphlets, etc. (Libraries often sell their old magazines for a small fee. Ask the neighbors for old magazines. Use the Internet by searching for a specific type of image or theme. Websites such as www.istockphoto.com or Getty Images are great sites to explore.)
    •    Glue or other adhesive.

WHAT WE DO 
    •    Have the children go through the magazines and cut out any pictures that motivate them or make them feel ambitious.
    •    You can also divide the board into four sections. Here are some ideas for what to include:
    ◦    Do: What do you want to do this summer? What do you enjoy doing? What would you like to learn to do?
    ◦    Be: What do you want to be when you grow up? What kind of person do you want to be? (Help them find photos of smiling faces, people helping others, etc.)
    ◦    Go: Where do you dream of going? Where have you already been? What’s your favorite place to visit? How will you get there?
    ◦    Love: Who do you love? Family? Pets? What makes you feel loved?
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Help them avoid filling their board with toys and material possessions. Place their dream board in their room where it can serve as a daily reminder of their goals.
PAPER MURAL
Find a common theme that will unite the classroom to work together on a big drawing. Promotes teamwork, organization and communication. 

MATERIALS
  • Large sheet of paper, preferably 4 feet tall and 10 feet long. 
  • Pencils
  • Erasers
  • Pencil Sharpeners
  • Makers
  • Tempura Paint
  • Paint Brushes
  • Water cups 

WHAT WE DO 
​Move some tables together to support the large sheet of paper. 
Organize the room into teams to take over each of the sheets.
Select students to help draw, outline and others to color in the designs. 
WHITEBOARD DRAWING 
Let the kids loose on the whiteboards with markers. Erasable Markers! 
Builds teamwork and gets the whole room to participate. 

MATERIALS
  • A wall with a whiteboard.
  • Whiteboard markers. 

WHAT WE DO
Everybody gets a small piece of paper and each person will write a them or subject on it.
Put all the papers in the hands a small bucket.
The room is divided in half.
Each half sends a student to the board and is given a different piece of paper from the bucket. 
The student starts to draw and each side tries to guess what the their student is drawing. 
The side that guesses correctly first wins a point and can start guessing the other student's drawing for an extra point.