Sunday, January 1, 2012

Jingle Bell Art!

Here's a super quick art exploration that the children love doing quite often.  At first glance, this may look surprisingly similar to golf ball art!  But, we've added a twist to this.  We've put HUGE jingle bells inside plastic cake boxes with clear lids. 


We've added paper cut to fit the bottom and several colors of paint.  The children work together or take turns bouncing, shaking and moving the bells around the box in order to paint the paper with the paint and bells.

We used red and green in these pictures, but I think we may try white paint on blue construction paper during January!  I'm imagining it may look a bit like snow on the paper! 


I especially love the fact that we were able to add the auditory component of listening for the bells to an art exploration! 

And now, after looking at these pictures again, I realize there's a great adaptation just waiting to happen!  If a child is not able to easily move the box on his/her own, attaching a string or piece of yarn and a large bead to the end, would give the child the chance to hold the bead and PULL the box around!  Hmmm...we may have to call that "train painting"!

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10 comments:

  1. Love it. I'm going to Pin it so I remember to do this next year.

    Mandy

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  2. Don't you just love pinterest!? :)

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  3. This is a really nice idea, Pam. I know my children would enjoy this.
    Brenda

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  4. Oops, I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year, as well, Pam!
    Brenda :)

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  5. Happy New Year to you as well Brenda!

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  6. I love using the plastic cake box. What a great repurposing idea! Thanks Pam!

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  7. oh yes- best part of recycling cake boxes...you have to empty that cake box first :)

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  8. very coool! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Pam- this rocks on SOOOOOO many levels! Thanks for taking the time to link up to my linky party We LOVE Paint over at PreKandK Sharing today!

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