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Re: favorite fancy,takes awhile project

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From: mak MaryAnn Kohl (mak_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Wed Sep 17 2003 - 10:18:29 PDT

Let's here more favorite "fancy" projects -

Here's one I just saw at an early childhood conference - but easy to do (and
would be fun to see high school and middle school kids do this one):

I Am My Shoe
How A-Boot You?

The idea is to make little flags on sticks to stick into the shoe like a
flower arrangement, and the flags represent the child in some way
... each flag is an artwork or an object.

Kids bring in an old shoe (boots are fun) of their own, or find one at a
garage sale or value village type place.
Fill with rice to support stick flags.
Make "flags"... stapled, glued or taped (attach in any way)
  around 1/4" thick sticks from the woods.
  (Note: The shoes and boots I saw had about three or four flags per
boot/shoe.)
  Flags I saw:
        small baby sock
      leaf pressed between wax paper pieces
      melted crayon
      self-portrait drawing
      objects of child's...small toy, award, photo, etc.

Stick flags into rice in shoe and arrange somewhat like a flower
arrangement.
Use as a centerpiece or to enjoy in any way.

Objects can be returned to their original use ... shoes are not damaged or
ruined.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MaryAnn Kohl . . . .
         . . . . maryann@brightring.com . . . . ...

  

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