Art Works! Series – Activity #21: Box Theaters
Art Works! is a series of blog posts created by the staff at www.EscapadeDirect.com that offer children of all ages and abilities the opportunity for hands-on art activities that allow them to explore, discover, and express their individual creativity.
We encourage parents to join in on the activities, too, and create their own Art Works!
Art Works! Activity #21: Box Theaters
Create your own “theater in a box” and then put on a show!
This activity energizes imaginations and creative thinking, and allows kids to play with magnets, too!
What You Need:
- Blank Game Box or similar box
- Magnet Kit, Magnet Set, or other strong magnets
- Steel Washers (must be attracted to a magnet)
- Underwater World Box Theater Templates (click link below to download and print)
- Colored Pencils
- Art Board or cardstock
- Scissors
- 2 feet of String (or Yarn)
- Tape
- Glue
What You Do:
- Click Box Theater for complete instructions, and to download and print our free templates for this project.
- When you’ve made your Box Theater and Underwater World creatures, it’s time to put on the show! Place your Box Theater on a chair or table, then stand behind it, facing the audience. Place various sea creatures on the underwater world backdrop while placing a magnet on the backside of the box lid to hold the creature in place. Slide the magnets on the backside of the box to bring your creatures to life and to tell your story! When your show is over, place all the creatures and magnets in the box and close the lid for safe storage.
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Share Your Art Works! Activities!
If you have an Art Works! project that you would like to share, email us a digital picture (or scan) of your project , and we will post it in our Kids Gallery. If you would like, include the artists first name, age, and your state. It’s fun for kids to see how other children interpreted the project!
As always, encourage your children to come up with their own new ideas for art – and make sure to check back next week for another Art Works! activity in this series!
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