Most versions of the project on Pinterest call for using hot glue to attach the crayons to canvas and then using a hair dryer to melt the crayons. We needed a less expensive version, so ours are mounted on rectangles of some fore core board we had and black masking tape covers the cut edges. The silhouette images were made on a Cricut, but could have been hand cut is needed. They are hanging from some left over black silk ribbon attached with more hot glue.
The project was adapted for the students, of course. Students spent time choosing crayons and creating their pattern of colors. They also choose their silhouette. Staff hot glued the crayons on the fore core board. Then came fun with switches! The hair dryers were attached to an environmental control box (a Powerlink) and switches were used for the students to control turning on and off the hot air.
Didn't they come out beautiful?
I LOVE them !!!!!!!!! This would certainly have a place of honor in my home.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has this earmarked as an adult project on her stumbleupon. I love the Circut cutouts. Oh how I wish I had one.....
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful. Great idea! Just shared it at http://www.Facebook.com/YourTherapySource
ReplyDeleteLovely art-work.
ReplyDeletevery beautiful! Saw this on Pinterest. I love these. I was wanting to do this cheaply. Thanks for describing how you did yours. And the switches sound fun!
ReplyDeleteI so love this!! I want to do this with one of my classes this year. I have also seen the idea on Pinterest! Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I would love hang these in my house.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, everyone should check out this video on the "r-word": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5oIdSduh
The high school I went to put it together. So proud of these kids!!
So inspiring! We do a lot of art projects at http://groupbygroup.wordpress.com but realize we need to do more with assistive technology. Thank you for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteHow amazing. I am inspired to try these with my students this spring. Thank you for sharing.:0)
ReplyDeleteLove these! What a great idea!
ReplyDeletei really liked the idea of this style of art when I saw it on pinterest and near everywhere else, but I felt it was missing something. The little silhouettes are just what this needed! My two boys will be doing this over the summer. *One is 5, the other is 2 and they could totally do this!*
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