Fluttering Focus
Look at a flower garden from the butterfly's perspective.
1. Study how artists portray flowers and gardens, such as Georgia O'Keeffe's exaggerated scale and boldly colored floral shapes.
2. Imagine what a butterfly sees when flying around a dense, magnificent garden or rain forest. Walk through a flower garden and take notes about what you see. Examine leaf and flower details with a magnifying glass. Draw flowers with details using Crayola® Colored Pencils.
3. Cover a work surface with newspaper. Fill in any background areas using Crayola Washable Watercolors and Brushes.
4. Complete the drawing with the pencil techniques that best convey a butterfly's perspective of the garden.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
- Find out what colors butterflies actually see. Draw two flower gardens-the scene that humans see and what butterflies see.
- Collect poetry about flowers. Find out the traditional meanings of various flowers.
- Grow pots of flowers or other plants. What care do they need to thrive?
- Younger children and special needs students may benefit from short practice sessions experimenting with watercolor pencil techniques before participating in this activity. Children might cut out their favorite flowers and attach them to construction paper using Crayola Washable Glue Sticks.
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