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And here it begins.    11 six and seven year olds. 15 Classes. Arts and Crafts. Making things with  recycled stuff.    On the heels of a successful morning class that I led last spring, “Mini Mod Dollhouse,” the school asked if I would be interested in leading an after-school arts and crafts course. Sure! I said. I had a great experience making groovy dollhouses and furniture with 4th and 5th graders. We used a bunch of recycled materials and made some really spectacular stuff. Check it out at  makeitminimod.wordpress.com . I was psyched to replicate the experience.    It was only after I committed and was checking the schedule that I noticed the fine print –  K-2nd grade . Oy. That’s young! Too young to handle my most critical tool: the glue gun. How was this going to work? And I had also promised using recycled materials again. Can a 6 year old cut cardboard?  After a quick pivot from dollhouses to animals, several consultations with my mom (former art teacher) and days of experimenting and trial runs—I was ready. Or not.   Class 1: Peacock     CDs. My office is moving downtown and we are charged with purging, so old archive disks looked shiny and fun  Wine corks. I’ve got plenty! Pre sliced in half for the feet  Construction paper  Plastic bag stuffed in a plastic bag for the body   Paper, paint, straws and of course, GOOGLE EYES!

And here it begins. 

11 six and seven year olds. 15 Classes. Arts and Crafts. Making things with recycled stuff. 

On the heels of a successful morning class that I led last spring, “Mini Mod Dollhouse,” the school asked if I would be interested in leading an after-school arts and crafts course. Sure! I said. I had a great experience making groovy dollhouses and furniture with 4th and 5th graders. We used a bunch of recycled materials and made some really spectacular stuff. Check it out at makeitminimod.wordpress.com. I was psyched to replicate the experience. 

It was only after I committed and was checking the schedule that I noticed the fine print – K-2nd grade. Oy. That’s young! Too young to handle my most critical tool: the glue gun. How was this going to work? And I had also promised using recycled materials again. Can a 6 year old cut cardboard?

After a quick pivot from dollhouses to animals, several consultations with my mom (former art teacher) and days of experimenting and trial runs—I was ready. Or not.

Class 1: Peacock 

  • CDs. My office is moving downtown and we are charged with purging, so old archive disks looked shiny and fun
  • Wine corks. I’ve got plenty! Pre sliced in half for the feet
  • Construction paper
  • Plastic bag stuffed in a plastic bag for the body
  • Paper, paint, straws and of course, GOOGLE EYES!

November 5, 2015
Tags recycled, crafts, diy projects, kids crafts
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