Clay House Tsdekah Box Jewish Art Project
Art Medium: clay Grades: 5 - 12
Ages: 10 - adult
About this project: This clay house is made from slabs. It can be decorated in many charming ways. It was only fired one time using underglaze. It has a very down to earth look without the shine from glaze. To use proper clay building techniques, you may want to refer to the book:
The Great Clay Adventure by Ellen Kong.
Directions:
Part l:
- Make 3 paper pattern in the following dimensions: 10x15cm, 15x15cm, 18x18cm
- Roll out the clay to have a thickness of centimeter.
- I used white clay, but choose the color and texture you want to work with.
- Cut out the bottom of the house (15x15cm)
- Cut out 4 sides of the house (10x15cm) eac
- Cut out the roof (18x18 cm). Make a big “X” on this square, thereby making four triangles.
- Cover all the pieces with plastic to keep moist.
- Begin attaching the four walls of the house to its floor.
- Make a hole in the floor so that money can be removed
- Use slip and small coils on the inside when attaching the sides.
- Before assembling the roof, cut out one narrow slit where money will enter the tzedaka box.
- Add a bird or birds on the roof.
- Decorate with carving tools
- Color your art piece with underglazes.
- Fire your Tdekah Box
Have fun with this art project!
Matisse Paper Collage Art Project For Preschool
Art Medium: Paper collage Grade: Kg - 12
Ages: All
About this project: Collages are fun to make at any age. Get a package of colorful paper and you’re on your way. I like to share pictures from the book Matisse Art Activity Pack by Mila Boutan
with my students before getting started. I like to encourage working on a colorful background like the picture above, and then adding a black subject, or working on a black background and having a colorful subject. Materials needed:
- Colorful papers (20cm x 30cm)
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- For adults, a cutting pad and exacto knife
- Pencil and eraser
- A cardboard surface, you decide the size to glue your work onto
- Sketch an idea on a piece of scrap paper
- Decide on a colorful or a black background
- Cut out shapes
- Move all the shapes around until you have a pleasing composition
- Using glue stick, glue down the pieces of paper in place on the cardboard
Art Therapy Ideas Collage is a non-threatening art therapy activity and is easy to do at any age. The design can change many times before gluing the pieces down and deciding on the final picture. It’s also an opportunity to work in layers, and to see what’s under and what’s above. Have your client name the picture, sign and date it. For other art therapy ideas, refer to the book by Marian Lieibmann, Art Therapy for Groups.
It’s one of my favorites.
Clay House Art Project For Adults
Art Medium: clay 
Grades: 4 - 12
Ages: 10 - adult
About this project: This clay house is made from slabs. It can be decorated in many charming ways. Both houses were painted with underglaze; one in earthy colors and the second in soft tones. To use proper clay building techniques, you may want to refer to the book: The Great Clay Adventure by Ellen Kong.
Directions :
Part l :
Part ll :
Part lll
Art Therapy Ideas:
This project has been very useful in the art therapy setting. The house might represent the child’s home or the child’s school. After it’s fired, I place it on a large rectangle of cardboard (30 x 50cm) and begin creating the environment around the house: garden, trees, a path, street, add play cars and little people made of foam. Slowly we act through different scenarios that I know are part of the child’s life. If the house is built with a door that is in the open position, we decorate the inside with a carpet, table and chairs, and pictures on the wall. There seems to be a satisfying feeling that goes along with building one’s environment. A good book to read on this subject is Your Child and His Art, by Victor Lowenfeld.
Good luck including this art project in your art therapy practice.
Grades: 4 - 12
Ages: 10 - adult
About this project: This clay house is made from slabs. It can be decorated in many charming ways. Both houses were painted with underglaze; one in earthy colors and the second in soft tones. To use proper clay building techniques, you may want to refer to the book: The Great Clay Adventure by Ellen Kong.
Directions :
Part l :
- Make 3 paper pattern in the following dimensions: 10x15cm, 15x15cm, 18x18cm
- Roll out the clay to have a thickness of centimeter.
- I used white clay, but choose the color and texture you want to work with.
- Cut out the bottom of the house (15x15cm)
- Cut out 4 sides of the house (10x15cm) eac
- Cut out the roof (18x18 cm).
- Make a big “X” on this square, thereby making four triangles.
- Cover all the pieces with plastic to keep moist
Part ll :
- Begin attaching the four walls of the house to its floor.
- If it will be a bank, make a hole in the floor so that money can be removed
- Use slip and small coils on the inside when attaching the sides.
- Before assembling the roof, cut out one narrow slit where money will enter the house.
- Add a bird or birds on the roof.
Part lll
- Decorate with carving tools
- Color your art piece with underglazes.
- Fire your clay house
Art Therapy Ideas:
This project has been very useful in the art therapy setting. The house might represent the child’s home or the child’s school. After it’s fired, I place it on a large rectangle of cardboard (30 x 50cm) and begin creating the environment around the house: garden, trees, a path, street, add play cars and little people made of foam. Slowly we act through different scenarios that I know are part of the child’s life. If the house is built with a door that is in the open position, we decorate the inside with a carpet, table and chairs, and pictures on the wall. There seems to be a satisfying feeling that goes along with building one’s environment. A good book to read on this subject is Your Child and His Art, by Victor Lowenfeld.
Good luck including this art project in your art therapy practice.
Painted Silk Challah Cover Art
Medium: Silk painting and sewing Grade: Kg – 12
Ages: All
About this project: Silk painting is a wonderful way to play with color and get exciting results. This project takes three one-hour sessions. I recommend the book Silk Painting for Beginners by Concha Morgrades
to get a good background of various techniques that can be applied to this project. Materials needed:
- Silk 50cm x 50 cm
- White satin fabric 50cm x 50 cm
- Wooden frame 50 cm x 50 cm
- Paint brushes
- Silk
- Paint
- Gutta Paper
- Pencil and eraser
- Plastic container
- Paper towels
- Drawing paper
Directions:
Part l: Design your challa cover on a piece of paper Stretch your piece of silk and pin to the edges of a pre made frame or the back of a canvas. Transfer the design to the silk using clear or colored gutta. Let dry for one hour or until your next art session.
Part ll: Decide what colors you want to use. Check on the paper design how the colors look together. Paint on the silk. Play with the effects of watered down silk paint, and putting salt on the silk after painted. Let dry overnight. Brush off excess salt.
Part III: Sew a backing on to the challah cover. It is optional to sew beads or fringe onto the edges. Jewish Art Project Ideas If you’re looking for other Jewish art projects, you may want to refer to the book 100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children by Nina Streisand Sher and Margaret A. Feldman. Challah covers make great gifts for grandparents. Have fun with this art project!
Acrylic Painting Of Candle Flames Art Project
Art Medium: Acrylic paints & glass collage
Grades: Kg -12
Ages: All
About this project: Before teaching acrylic painting, I like to refer to the book The Complete Drawing and Painting Course by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Before doing the painting below, we lit a candle and did a warm-up picture with soft pastels to get the feeling of the movement of the flame. It's important that an adult is supervising when a candle is lit, and that matches are put away.
Materials needed:
Directions:
Part l:
This is a nice project to do at a Hanucha party, or a nice idea for a Hanucha party invitation. For other Jewish art projects, I refer to the book 100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children, by Nina Streisand Sher and Margaret A. Feldman.
Grades: Kg -12
Ages: All
About this project: Before teaching acrylic painting, I like to refer to the book The Complete Drawing and Painting Course by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Before doing the painting below, we lit a candle and did a warm-up picture with soft pastels to get the feeling of the movement of the flame. It's important that an adult is supervising when a candle is lit, and that matches are put away.
Materials needed:
- Soft oil pastels Paper (35x50cm)
- Acrylic paints Canvas (35 x 50cm)
- Paint brushes Palette (or throw away plastic plate)
- Paper towels
- Container for water
- Colorful glass pieces Chipped pieces of mirror UHU all purpose glue
Directions:
Part l:
- Light candle
- Draw the movement of the flames with soft pastels.
- We chose yellow, orange, pink and red
- Think about the concepts of over and under.
- We repeated the contour with lines of several colors.
- Choose one color for the background.
- Light the candle
- Using a light pastel color, draw the shapes of the flames on the canvas
- Select the colors you want to work with.
- We used white, yellow, orange, pink, red and salmon
- With small children, I use a different paint brush for each color.
- We used gold paint for the background.
- Play around with small pieces of glass and mirror on the dry canvas
- We made the shapes of lit candles
- When you like the way it looks, glue the pieces down with a clear glue
This is a nice project to do at a Hanucha party, or a nice idea for a Hanucha party invitation. For other Jewish art projects, I refer to the book 100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children, by Nina Streisand Sher and Margaret A. Feldman.
Silk Painted Talit Jewish Art Activity
Painted Silk Talit
Art Medium: Silk painting and sewing
Grade: 6 – 12
Ages: 11 and up
About this project: Silk painting is a wonderful way to play with color and get exciting results. This project takes three one-hour sessions. I recommend the book Silk Painting for Beginners by Concha Morgrades to get a good background of various techniques that can be applied to this project.
Materials needed:
Part l: - Stretch the small piece of silk on it’s frame and pin into place. - Decide on the colors you want to experiment with. - See how they blend, what happens when they are watered down, and the effects of sprinkling salt on them.
Part ll: - Sketch out any designs you may have in mind. - Stretch out silk on large frame - Begin working on the talit. - Let dry overnight. - Brush off excess salt.
Part llI: - Sew the edges of the talit. Make sturdy button holes in which to tie the fringe. You may want to write the blessing for putting on a talit around the collar
Jewish Art Project Ideas: When designing this project and you’re looking for beautiful images to include, I recommend looking at the work of Marc Chagall. The book Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists – Marc Chagall, by Mike Venezia
can be helpful. If you’re looking for other Jewish art projects, you may want to refer to the book 100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children by Nina Streisand Sher and Margaret A. Feldman. Many girls have enjoyed making their own talit for their Bat Mitzvah’s. Have fun with this art project!
Art Medium: Silk painting and sewing
Grade: 6 – 12
Ages: 11 and up
About this project: Silk painting is a wonderful way to play with color and get exciting results. This project takes three one-hour sessions. I recommend the book Silk Painting for Beginners by Concha Morgrades
to get a good background of various techniques that can be applied to this project. Materials needed:
- Paper
- Pencil and eraser
- Silk 50cm x 50 cm and 2.0m x 80cm
- Wooden frame 50 cm x 50 cm and 2.0m x 80cm
- Paint brushes
- pins
- Silk
- Paint
- Gutta Paper
- Plastic container
- Paper towels
- Drawing paper
- Sewing machine (optional)
- fringe
Part l: - Stretch the small piece of silk on it’s frame and pin into place. - Decide on the colors you want to experiment with. - See how they blend, what happens when they are watered down, and the effects of sprinkling salt on them.
Part ll: - Sketch out any designs you may have in mind. - Stretch out silk on large frame - Begin working on the talit. - Let dry overnight. - Brush off excess salt.
Part llI: - Sew the edges of the talit. Make sturdy button holes in which to tie the fringe. You may want to write the blessing for putting on a talit around the collar
Jewish Art Project Ideas: When designing this project and you’re looking for beautiful images to include, I recommend looking at the work of Marc Chagall. The book Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists – Marc Chagall, by Mike Venezia
can be helpful. If you’re looking for other Jewish art projects, you may want to refer to the book 100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children by Nina Streisand Sher and Margaret A. Feldman. Many girls have enjoyed making their own talit for their Bat Mitzvah’s. Have fun with this art project!
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Guitar Still Life Oil pastels and collage
Subject: Oil pastels, string, colored paper
Grade: Kg - 12
Ages: All
About this project: I like to refer to Picasso’s blue guitar when doing this art project. A nice introduction to Picasso can be found in the book by Mike Venezia titled : Getting to know the world’s greatest artists, Pablo Picasso. Other instruments can also be included in this still life… bongos, a saxophone, a flute…
Materials needed: Paper or cardboard (30x50cm) Oil pastels String Colored paper Copies of sheet music Pencil and eraser
Directions: Draw the guitar in pencil. Fill in any noticeable
details including strings and shadows. Blend oil pastels as you color in the guitar. Make an interesting background out of stripes or another pattern. Glue strings where the guitar strings belong.
HAVE FUN!!! =)
Grade: Kg - 12
Ages: All
About this project: I like to refer to Picasso’s blue guitar when doing this art project. A nice introduction to Picasso can be found in the book by Mike Venezia titled : Getting to know the world’s greatest artists, Pablo Picasso. Other instruments can also be included in this still life… bongos, a saxophone, a flute…
Materials needed: Paper or cardboard (30x50cm) Oil pastels String Colored paper Copies of sheet music Pencil and eraser
Directions: Draw the guitar in pencil. Fill in any noticeable
details including strings and shadows. Blend oil pastels as you color in the guitar. Make an interesting background out of stripes or another pattern. Glue strings where the guitar strings belong.HAVE FUN!!! =)
Clay Hand Hamsa Art Lesson plan for kids
Subject: Ceramics and Clay 
Grade: Kg – 12
Ages: All
About this project: Clay is a wonderful medium to create simple and more complex objects. Hamsot have been known as a good luck symbol in many cultures in the middle east and can seen in most gift shops throughout Israel. This hamsa is made by tracing one’s hand. It’s a great project for all ages and when done with little hands and little children, it becomes an art project that can be treasured. You may want to refer the book The Great Clay Adventure by Ellen Kong for basic information when working with clay.
Materials needed:
Directions:
Part l: Roll a slab of clay the size of your hand Trace your hand on the clay with your three middle fingers together Trace around your thumb sticking out to the side Do not trace your “pinky” finger Place your other hand over this form Trace the other thumb sticking off to the side Pull off excess clay Smooth edges
Part ll: Make a ball and roll out into another small slab Cut out the shape of a half circle for the pocket Smooth the edges and attach to bottom half of hand Put paper inside the pocket to help keep its shape
Part lll: Decorate by adding clay and by scratching designs Add a hole at top for hanging Decorate with underglazes
Art Therapy Ideas: The hand may be symbolic of many things.
What would you like to keep in the pocket? Who’s hand would you like to hold for comfort. Who’s hand would you like to hold in friendship? What do the images you put on your hamsa represent to you? A wonderful book to refer to when working with children is Judith Rubin’s book called The Art of Art Therapy.
Grade: Kg – 12
Ages: All
About this project: Clay is a wonderful medium to create simple and more complex objects. Hamsot have been known as a good luck symbol in many cultures in the middle east and can seen in most gift shops throughout Israel. This hamsa is made by tracing one’s hand. It’s a great project for all ages and when done with little hands and little children, it becomes an art project that can be treasured. You may want to refer the book The Great Clay Adventure by Ellen Kong
for basic information when working with clay. Materials needed:
- Clay (regular or self-hardening)
- Cutting tool
- Roller
- A tool with a pointed end (a toothpick)
- Paper towels
Directions:
Part l: Roll a slab of clay the size of your hand Trace your hand on the clay with your three middle fingers together Trace around your thumb sticking out to the side Do not trace your “pinky” finger Place your other hand over this form Trace the other thumb sticking off to the side Pull off excess clay Smooth edges
Part ll: Make a ball and roll out into another small slab Cut out the shape of a half circle for the pocket Smooth the edges and attach to bottom half of hand Put paper inside the pocket to help keep its shape
Part lll: Decorate by adding clay and by scratching designs Add a hole at top for hanging Decorate with underglazes
Art Therapy Ideas: The hand may be symbolic of many things.
What would you like to keep in the pocket? Who’s hand would you like to hold for comfort. Who’s hand would you like to hold in friendship? What do the images you put on your hamsa represent to you? A wonderful book to refer to when working with children is Judith Rubin’s book called The Art of Art Therapy.
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