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Celebrate Valentine's Day With Renoir's Paintings and Make a Craft Too!
Svetlana Khmelnitsky
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(296)
Let's explore several Renoir's works through story, get inspired, and make a Valentine's Day craft in this art appreciation class for young students.
Class experience
During the first part of the class, students will listen to the story that follows two friends who make valentines to their loved ones. As we discover Renoir's paintings, children will learn a few facts about Renoir and his family. Among other things, we will discuss what makes characters in presented artworks look kind, caring, and affectionate. In a second part of the class, students will make Valentine's Day tiles. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE LIST OF MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE CRAFT....
Children will: • learn (or review) what artists do • learn (or review) warm and cold colors • practice their observation skills • exercise their fine motor skills while working on an open-ended art project
Materials for Craft: 1. A jar lid OR a cardboard rectangle (the size of credit card or a little bigger) 2. Play dough 3. Plastic drinking straw (optional) 4. Small piece of aluminum foil (optional) 5. Old greeting card (optional) 6. Small buttons, beads, sequins, plastic bread bag clips, or any other small decorative materials 7. Scissors 8. Glue 9. Markers
For the craft portion of the class, parental help is required for younger students (ages 4-5) and recommended for older students (ages 6-7) due to the use of scissors.
All painting are available trough Public Domain from Wikimedia Commons.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(296)
I am a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia with bachelor degree in Psychology. Also, I studied Early Childhood Education in Israel and Ukraine. Before I started teaching on Outschool, I've being teaching creativity classes inspired by...
Group Class
$13
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 25 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-7
2-6 learners per class
