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Art Camp 1st Day

I am teaching 2 days of art camp in the afternoons this week.  On Monday, one of the projects we made were sun tiles.  I picked up some glossy ceramic tiles from the hardware store.  They looked at a few pictures of Mexican clay suns and they sketched their sun idea on a piece of paper.  Then, using pencil and sharpie markers, they drew their sun on the tile.  On the back of the tile I superglued a picture hanger.  I also sprayed the pictures with a sealant, but I think you could probably leave the sealant off.  The ages of the kids were mostly Kindergarten and 1st grade, with a few older kids as well.  I love these!  A perfect summer project.

Colorful childlike drawing of a smiling sun with yellow and black rays on a blue background.A child's drawing of a yellow sun with a smiling face, surrounded by orange rays and bordered by flowers.A child’s drawing of a colorful face with a sun-like shape and abstract features on a white background.

Close-up of someone drawing a colorful sun with a face on white paper using markers on a table.
Sketching the sun

A child's painting from Art Camp depicts a sun-like face in yellow, red, and green, surrounded by black bird shapes.
Ceramic Sun Tile
A colorful sun mask with vibrant patterns and facial features above a smaller yellow sun mask, placed on a white background.
Picture of a Mexican clay sun
Child's drawing of a yellow sun with a face, red cheeks, and teeth, next to a pink flower and a green tree.

Close-up of a metal latch attached to a white, grid-patterned surface with red scribbles on the left side.
Picture hanger glued to back
A child's drawing from Art Camp of a purple round face with wavy blue hair, yellow cheeks, and surrounded by stars on a white background.

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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

2 Responses to Art Camp 1st Day

  1. Nikkie says:

    I just discovered your blog (ok, a few weeks ago really, but I'm just now getting to browse it) and LOVE it! I teach high school art, but I'm still very inspired, motivated and impressed by all you're doing. We have the opportunity this summer to update our curriculum and your site has given me lots of ideas! I also love the way each student's work is different, but similar. Like, I can tell they are the same assignment, but each student is allowed to put their own twist to it. They dont look cookie-cutter or like you did the work for them. You are working really hard and doing a great job! Keep up the great work!

  2. Marcia says:

    Nikkie, Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy my blog. I only teach up to 6th grade, but I'm excited that you are getting ideas for your curriculum. This was a high school art site I thought was really cool also: http://www.dawnsbrain.com/?cat=5

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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