Creating Collages About Spring
March 31, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Creating collages about spring provides enjoyment for youngsters and adults. These can be very simple or they might be detailed, made with a great deal of thought.
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- Cut out pictures of birds and flowers from magazines and catalogs. Arrange them haphazardly or planned to tell a story, on poster board. This is fun to do with youngsters in school or at home. Perhaps they can write a poem about spring to accompany.
- Find around you in the yard, the woods (our yard is part of the surrounding woodland), or along a back road natural objects that remind you of spring and new life. You might arrange them on a board with colored objects and even painted surfaces.
- Go through your photo stash, either a collection in a box or those saved on your computer. Cut out various spring shapes and objects, then paste in a scrapbook or poster board.
- Use a shadow box and arrange spring items within it. You’ll have a three dimensional effect.
- Think about a particular family tradition that takes place in spring…a trip, a walk through the woods, a hike up a mountain, the first picnic of the season. Arrange pictures and objects reminiscent of these on a background of cloth, cardboard or wood.
What are your favorite materials for creating collages?
