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Hot Air Balloon Button Collage

Materials

  • Canvas – We used a 12”x16” canvas board.
    • If you do not have canvas, sturdy paper or cardboard will work just fine.
  • Acrylic paint – the primary colors, white and black
  • Paper plate to mix your paints
  • Paintbrush, water bucket and paper towels
  • Buttons – variety of sizes and colors
    • If you don’t have buttons, you can cut out a variety of sized circles from construction paper.
    • You can also use cotton balls and q-tips to paint dots within the circle (like Pointillism painting!), just make sure the paint is different from your background color.
  • Glue
  • String/yarn
  • Pencil
  • Cotton balls (optional)

Instructions

  • Paint your canvas – be creative with your design and color choices!
  • When the canvas is dry, use a pencil and draw a circle at the top. This will be your hot air balloon.
  • Arrange the buttons within the circle. Glue the buttons in place and leave to dry.
  • Use string/yarn to create the basket of your hot air balloon and glue in place.
  • At the bottom of your canvas, using any color paint you’d like, write out your favorite inspirational message.
    • This project was inspired by our Dreams, Memories and Archetypes exhibit, so our phrase is “Dream Big!”
  • For added creativity, use cotton balls to create clouds in the sky around your hot air balloon.

       

Filed Under: Art Activities for Kids!

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