Sunday, February 5, 2012
Homeschool Art: The Melted Crayon Project
You know the project. Odds are if you are on Pintrest, you have it pinned to a board. Lately, its been circling the blogosphere. We finally had the chance to do it. And while its "fun" there is also a lot of learning that can take place during this activity. Teachable moments include:
- Colors of the rainbow
- White light refracted through a prism
- States of matter
- Physical changes to matter (solid to liquid and back to solid)
- Melting point of wax (and extend it onward to other items with melting points)
- Artist expression
- Layering
- Color blending
Start to finish it took a little more than an hour. The supplies for each child cost us $3 at Michael's. Here's how to do it:
Step One: Take small sections of crayons and put them into color order. Add small sections of crayons to the color-ordered group.
Step Two: Hot glue crayons onto canvas.
Step Three: Experiment with hairdryer at different heights, distances, and speeds to achieve the type of melting that your child wants most. Experiment with layering by heating and cooling newly melted wax.
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2 comments:
What a unique creative craft/art idea! I am defintly going to try this, Thank you :)
Keri- A mom who is enjoying the homeschool elementary stage, of her homeschool journey!
I can't wait to try this one! Thank you for sharing.
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