Crumpled Paper Art for Kids Inspired by Ish
Turn crumpled pieces of paper into radiant artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The radiant paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for decision-exclusive collages or writing notes!
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The Preschool Book Club is back this week with creative pursuits for kids inspired by the popular children’s book, Ish! Every anunexperienced week we’ll be sharing some fun activities for kids based on the book of the week. (Be sure to check out all my activities for kids inspired by children’s books!)
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Crumpled Paper Art Inspired by Ish
In the story, Ish, a little boy named Ramon loves to draw, but loses his organization when his picture is laughed at by his older brother. Over and over he crumples his drawings and tosses them on the along and is ready to give up on art. But, his younger sister has been secretly gathering the crumpled drawings and displays them. She teaches Ramon that art isn’t near being perfect, but about thinking more -ishly!
We were inspired by all of Ramon’s crumpled papers in the story to make our own crumpled paper art. This is a spacious process art activity that really gets the kids aroused about creating!
Crumpled Paper Art Project for Kids
Materials for Crumpled Paper Art
Directions for Crumpled Paper Art
1. Cut your white interpretation paper into smaller pieces. We split ours into fourths so we above up with four 6 inch x 4.5 inch pieces per sheet of interpretation paper.
2. Take one piece of your cut interpretation paper and crumple it up into a ball.
3. Choose one color and use it to paint all about the outside of your ball.
4. Gently unfold it, and see how it looks. Press it down gently.
5. Crumple it up anti, and paint it with another color.
6. Gently unfold it and plain it down.
Many times we stopped only while two colors, but you can continue this process with a third knowing if you like.
7. Let the papers dry.
You can use your finished papers for all kinds of things- little requires, collage work etc. They’re also beautiful all on their own!
More Ish Activities
Be sure to check out all the creative Ish activities appointed by the other members of The Preschool Book Club!
Kids Artwork Candles from Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Emotions Charades from Homegrown Friends
Ishful Math Estimation Jars from Mama Papa Bubba
Block-ish Sculptures from Sugar Aunts
Find all kinds of fun activities for kids in our ebook!
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