Today was a big day for my 2nd graders! We finished off two 3-dimensional projects and selected "our" best works to display in this years 2012 Spring Art Show! Below you will find our Kinetic Sculptures that we constructed out of toothpicks and Crayola Model Magic. It was a tedious job but we finished them up and they look pretty cool! Each student began by constructing one unit using 3 toothpicks and Model Magic to secure their pieces. These multiple units were then assembled to create a kinetic sculpture. Awesome job!
We also finished their Silly Clown Sculptures today. This was a fun project with lots of giggles, oo's, and ah's as their little characters began to evolve. This was a great project to teach them how the human figure can bend, twist, and turn. We started with 2 pieces of aluminum wire to create the body, twisting with colored pipe cleaners after we gave each character a little color. Next, we used Model Magic to sculpt our hands, feet, and a head (be sure to make a mouth by pressing the end of a paint brush into the material.) Once everything was attached with a little dab of glue, we let it dry. The next class period was for giving color to our faces. This was accomplished by coloring with skin toned crayola markers. Coloring the feet and hands was optional since some were very fragile with fingers and toes. Lastly, feathers, puff balls, and wiggle eyes were attached to the face. Final presentation was accomplished by attaching their figures to the base with help from an adult. We painted the bases prior to this class so everything was dry, bases were donated by our Tech Ed teacher. Thanks Mr. Maloney! Hope you enjoy our Silly Clowns!
