Art Curriculum- Week 13- Zentangle Snowflake

Week 13- Zentangle Snowflake

Last week's project was creating a winter scene with watercolors. To view it click here.

This project was fantastic practice on following directions, cutting skills, and drawing patterns.

My niece, Keirstyn, co-taught with me today! Together we instructed and helped with drawing zentangle and assembling the snowflake.

What you will need:

-colored paper (construction paper is fine)
-scissors
-markers
-staples/tape/glue (staples work best)

Time: 45+ minutes. Most of the kids needed guidance on each new pattern, some of the patterns I selected required step by step guidance.

-look up zentangle patterns and zentangle art for extra inspiration and references

Preperation:

• Cut all papers into squares. You will need 6 pieces of paper to create the star shape. If you have more than 6 kids you can still use this project for a fun art piece. Or you can create a Zentangle Landscape which requires the same set of skills.

• Draw broad "stripes" on all of the squares for the kids to fill in. I made a patter of "thick/thin/thick/thin."

• Fold the squares in the snowflake pattern. --> Make a 3D Snowflake. After we folded we drew in the lines for where they would cut to. After that we unfolded the paper to full squares again.

• I made little guides. A different set of patterns for each child, then each child was assisted in copying the patterns. They all did very well.

• After they completed their zentangles we folded the squares up again. Then we cut and taped according to the snowflake step by step tutorial.
  
• We assembled each arm of the snowflake with staples.

Overall: This project will require a lot of guidance. However the result is beautiful and there are multiple projects and skills you can utilize in other projects.

Related Posts:

-Zentangle Art
-Sketchbook #4

(logging 1 1/2 hours for prep and execution)