ART EXPLORATION #6 - Representing My Identity and the World Around Me

scissors

Children learn a great deal about identity through reflecting on photographs of family, friends, and themselves. They develop a sense of whom they are through learning to look and internalizing what they find pleasing. They discover their interests and develop a sense of self through exploration of colours, images and while interacting with people. Inspired by Henri Matisse's painting with scissor project, I created an art activity while I babysat some children over the weekend:

 collaging with scissors. 


Things you will need & instructions:

Silhouette 

• large sheet of paper (child-size to lay on)
• have the child lay on the piece of paper and outline the child's body
• scissors
• children can cut out the silhouette of themselves
• photographs of family, friends and children
• have the children cut out the images and heads of their favourite family members, friends and themselves
• on the silhouette cutout of themselves, create a collage from the cutouts of the photographs

Steps to collaging with scissors.


1. Take a mix of photographs with a Polaroid and Digital camera
2. Play with the zoom and angles of the photos while snapping these photos.
3. Collect and snap some new photographs of family, friends and children.
4. Have the children examine the photos , reflect and recognize the faces 
5. Cutout their favourite photographs of themselves, family members and friends .
6. Create a collage with the photographs by piecing the collection of photographs on the silhouette of themselves, or on any surfaces.