Each year our school honors our local veterans with a wonderful Veterans Day breakfast and program. This is a very special time for our students, school, and community. With Veterans Day just around the corner, I wanted my students to create some art to decorate our hallways and to welcome our veterans. This activity is very simple, takes little time, and requires few materials. All your students need are crayons, black construction paper, and white liquid glue.
First, students choose a very simple shape to draw. Hearts and hand prints are two excellent choices. I have also had students draw a cloud, a tree, a star, a butterfly, and a top hat, just to name a few.
Let your students be creative. Next, they color and fill in the object with red and white stripes and a blue space with white stars. I always tell my students to simply draw an asterisk for the star. (Very simple.) Instead of crayons, oil pastels or chalk works beautifully for this activity, too. Finally, the students outline their drawings in white glue and let dry. When the glue dries, it gives the outline of the drawing an iridescent quality.
Very pretty, very simple, and very patriotic! These drawings look so pretty displayed on the wall or on a bulletin board. Students could also complete a writing assignment about patriotism or about Veterans Day to be hung with the art.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a blessed day!
Kelly
Kelly
