Alesia’s Art Activities

Alesia Lacina has a long history of arts education in Grinnell. Here are some of her favorite art activities for you!

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Colorful Paper Bead Necklace

(Have fun--there are no mistakes!)

Supplies: Glue stick+scissors+magazines/catalogs or colored paper+string or yarn+small skewer or skinny straw

How to: 
1) Find colorful magazine pictures.
2) Cut long slender triangles.
3) Starting at the wide end, begin rolling up on a small skewer or skinny straw.
4) When you get near the end of the triangle, put glue on the point and finish rolling.
5) After you have made several beads, string them on string.
6) Wear the necklace or necklaces. 
7) Put on some music and dance!

Paper Beads
Paper Bead supplies
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Graffiti Collage / Say Something

Add words and images to say something provocative! 
(Have fun--there are no mistakes!)

Supplies: Glue stick+scissors+magazines and catalogs

How to: 
1) Find a background image you like.
2) Find words or individual letters.
3) Cut out images, words or letters.
4) Arrange them and glue them down.

Graffiti Collage
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Morning Flower Meditation

(Have fun--there are no mistakes!)

Materials:

  • Square paper

  • pen or penci

  • colored pencils

Instructions:

  1. Start with a square piece of paper

  2. Find the center. Draw a circle.

  3. Continue adding shapes as you move around the circle.

  4. Add more shapes and lines as desired!

  5. Color if you wish.

Flower Meditation 1
Flower Meditation 2
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Stress Relievers

(Have fun--there are no mistakes!)
Supplies: Balloons+flour+funnel+marker

How to: 
1) Fill balloon with flour to palm size. 
Balloon will naturally expand.
2) Tie balloon closed. 
3) Draw a face or design.
4) Squeeze to relieve stress!! 

Take a photo and post them, send to friends or to GAAC for us to post!

Stress Relievers 1
Stress Reliever 2
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Flower Sunshine Paper Mosaic

(Have fun--there are no mistakes!)

Supplies: Glue stick+scissors+magazines/catalogs/construction paper+paper plate

How to: 
1) Find paper colors and patterns that you like.
2) Cut out squares or shapes.  
3) Arrange them, glue them down.

Take a photo and post them, send to friends or to GAAC for reposting!

Paper Mosaic 2
Paper Mosaic 1
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Looking for all of our projects? Go HERE to the the complete project archive!