Monsters and Aliens
"The Forty Dot Monster"
We started by placing 40 dots on a large (18 x 24") piece of paper.
We then connected all the dots and looked at it for a
few minutes to determine what kind of monster was
hiding in that form. We then added details like eyes,
skin and scale patterns
and a extra limb here
or there
to balance things out. We then traced in black sharpie
and colored in oil pastel. When it was done we
cut it out and mounted it on a large piece of colored
construction paper.
*Editor's Note- The idea for this project was found at here at Teach Kids Art
"Miss Julie"
Now meet the name aliens. I originally saw this project over at Art Projects for Kids. It has become a favorite of my son's. It only takes a few little tweaks to end up with a totally different alien each time. These were done in marker as was the one at Art Projects, but I have found the procedure to much easier to do with crayon.
Start out by folding your paper in half. Sign your name in pencil as large as you can while still getting all the letters of your name. (You can print or use all capitals-hence the tweaks I mentioned- but it is important to connect all the letters.) When you are happy with it color over all the lines very heavily with crayon- a darker color like blue, purple, brown, or black will work best. Then close up the paper on the fold and use a tool(we used a marker with the lid on) to apply very firm pressure over all the crayon lines. It is best to make sure you are working on the back side of where you applied the crayon. This will transfer the lines to the other side to create a mirror image. Darken up the lines and decide what kind of alien is hiding in your name. Decide where the top and bottom are and add all the details!
These would be great activities to do after you see the new Disney /Pixar film Monsters vs. Aliens or as we know will happen soon- ALIEN AND MONSTER BIRTHDAY PARTIES!
Start out by folding your paper in half. Sign your name in pencil as large as you can while still getting all the letters of your name. (You can print or use all capitals-hence the tweaks I mentioned- but it is important to connect all the letters.) When you are happy with it color over all the lines very heavily with crayon- a darker color like blue, purple, brown, or black will work best. Then close up the paper on the fold and use a tool(we used a marker with the lid on) to apply very firm pressure over all the crayon lines. It is best to make sure you are working on the back side of where you applied the crayon. This will transfer the lines to the other side to create a mirror image. Darken up the lines and decide what kind of alien is hiding in your name. Decide where the top and bottom are and add all the details!
These would be great activities to do after you see the new Disney /Pixar film Monsters vs. Aliens or as we know will happen soon- ALIEN AND MONSTER BIRTHDAY PARTIES!
"Taylor"
"Ryan"
*Editor's Note- The idea for this project was found at here at Teach Kids Art
