Fine Arts: Visual Arts

Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques and Processes

• K-4 - Students use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories.
• 5-8 - Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas.

Standard 3: Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas

• K-4 - Students select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning.
• 5-8 - Students integrate visual, spatial and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks.

Source: National Standards for Arts Education

Support youngsters as they create crafty party décor for any holiday or occasion.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Supplies Used: Cardstock, Colored Pencils, Colored Pens, Decorative Hole Punches, Picks, Scissors, Tape

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Die-cut LG Bugs, Mixed from assorted colors of cardstock or construction paper.
2. Leave one color whole and cut along perforated lines on other colors to add highlights (Figures A and B). Use decorative hole punches to add additional detail. Bugs could also be cut from white and students could use crayons, colored pencils or pencils to add color.
   
3. Use tape to attach Bugs to food picks (Figure C).
   
4. Put the sticks into cupcakes or other food treats (see Main Photo), add them to a floral display or use them on a bulletin board to provide a three-dimensional look.