DIY Zoo Collage
Get kids to make a zoo collage to remind them of the animals they see there. Use either just one medium, such as cut-out magazine pictures, or use different types of animal representations to make the collage. Display the colorful, animal-packed collage on the wall afterward. The project takes up to 1 hour and, apart from a few magazines and some optional animal crackers and stick-on wobbly eyes, requires just ordinary art materials.
Things You'll Need
- Old newspaper
- 12-by-18-inch sheet white construction paper
- 18-by-24-inch sheet white construction paper
- Magazines (zoological, preferably)
- Animal crackers (optional)
- Poster paints
- Stick-on wobbly eyes (optional)
- Paper scissors
- Non-toxic art glue
- Yellow, brown, green and gray colored pencils or felt-tip pens
Instructions
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Cover a work surface with newspaper. Paint zoo animals on a 12-by-18-inch sheet of white construction paper using poster paints. Leave to dry and cut out these images with paper scissors. Add stick-on wobbly eyes available from craft shops for added interest.
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Cut out zoo animal pictures from magazines. Also select some animal crackers that represent zoo animals if you like.
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Clear the work surface and put all the animal representations to one side.
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Put a new layer of newspaper over the work surface and lay an 18-by-24-inch sheet of white construction paper on top.
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Cover the sheet of construction paper with the magazine cut outs, painted animals and animal crackers. Stick them on with non-toxic art glue.
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Color in the spaces around the zoo animals with yellow, brown, green and gray colored pencils or felt-tip pens. These colors represent the sand, earth, grass and rock colors found in the background of zoo scenes.
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Tips & Warnings
Create clusters of penguins, tigers, hippopotami, or any zoo animal you prefer. Glue equal lengths of gray-colored yarn down over the special animal groups at 1/2-inch intervals to represent the bars of their cages.
Include cut-outs, or paintings, of trees, rocks and water pools for added interest. These are all found in the background scenery of zoos.
Supervise children doing art projects.
References
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