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Mobiles– 7th and 8th Grade

Mobiles, by 7th and 8th graders
I wanted to share with you some of the mobiles that the middle school kids are doing at my school.  I share a room with another art teacher, and I see all the projects they create.  This is a really awesome project!  The kids are having a blast and they are learning all about balance, movement, three-dimensional art, and more. They each started with large wires and these sticks (which I didn’t know what they were last year, remember?).  They bended and twisted the wire, added jump rings and constructed objects to hang from the wires. 

A ceiling mobile with a large mesh circle and a smaller glass-like sphere hanging from it, suitable for 7th grade science projects.
using wire mesh

A small metal sculpture featuring wire spirals, a wooden rectangle, and a crumpled foil ball, suspended from the ceiling like artistic mobiles.
tinfoil, wood, wire

Hanging fabric shapes in black and white patterns create mobiles suspended from the ceiling.
cardboard and paint

Hanging mobile with a star, triangle, striped rectangle, and two wavy shapes. Background shows bookshelves and furniture, ideal for inspiring creativity in 7th Grade or 8th Grade classrooms.
Hanging art mobiles made of various materials and shapes in a classroom setting for 7th and 8th Grade students, with walls covered in artwork.
felted ball, wood pieces, beads, twisteez wire

A woman adjusts a large yellow abstract mobile hanging from the ceiling in a room with tables and a clock on the wall, perfect for 8th grade art projects.

A wooden block hanging from a wire, with a blue button and green rubber bands wrapped around it.
wood wrapped with wire and a button

Hanging wire sculpture of abstract shapes, including circles and triangles, set against a drop ceiling.

A classroom with hanging art mobiles made of various materials, including blue shapes and other creative objects, designed by 7th-grade students.

Two small handcrafted boats with button decorations and white paper sails, designed as mobiles, hanging from wires.
little boats!

A deflated blue foil balloon hangs from the ceiling by a string in an office.
colored foil

A hanging mobile made of wire and a blue foil object in the foreground. Classroom materials are scattered in the background.

A close-up of paper cutouts, one white with leaf holes and one orange, hanging among mobiles in a cluttered 8th grade art classroom.

A hanging mobile with black and white patterned shapes suspended from the ceiling.

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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.

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