Prairie-Style Design

It’s easy to make Prairie-style designs, just like famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright did. Are any of his famous homes near yours?

1. Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous American architect, invented the Prairie style of houses. He often incorporated contemporary art into windows, using parallel and perpendicular lines to create geometric shapes. It’s easy to make similar designs with Crayola® Color Explosion™!

2. With a ruler and the color-reveal marker, draw a horizontal line all the way across a piece of Color Explosion paper. Draw a vertical line from the first line all the way up or down to the edge of the sheet.

3. Make a few more straight lines. Fill some of the shapes with color to finish your interesting design. Can you believe that Wright was famous for doing something so simple?

4. Display your Prairie design for all to see! Tell people about Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural style.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Color Explosion™ Black—Wash hands well with soap and water after use.

Wig Out!

Off-to-the-Circus Magnets

Goofy Mirror Faces

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Color Explosion™ Neon
• Color Explosion™ Rainbow

household supplies

• ruler or straight-edge (optional)

"Our art museum has a room by Frank Lloyd Wright rebuilt inside it. Visitors of all ages make these prairie designs during their visit."
Diane K., museum docent.

"Frank Lloyd Wright’s windows are always a hit when we talk about parallel and perpendicular lines. Such dramatic effects, yet so simple!"
Scott C., math tutor.

Fallingwater is the name of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous house, located in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1936 for Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. The house is built over part of a stream and has waterfalls inside the living room. It has been open to the public since 1964.