Picasso snowman

After we did our Frankenstein lesson (see here) I started thinking of other options for this lesson. I did a quick Google search for Picasso Snowmen and found some full body examples, but no portraits. Thinking that kids would have fun with that variation I gave it a try. Instead of cutting out the face, I tried painting the 2 halves, shading for a bit of dimension. The background is pastel in the complementary color to the blue in the face. The pastels could be left like this, or smoothed…

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Kindergarten students read the book, "When Pigasso met Mootise" by Nina Laden and then talked about Picasso's cubist style. Students used different colors of blue tissue paper (cut into squares) to create a cubist background. Then they cut 3 different sized squares for the snowman. They added details like the nose, eyes and scarf with markers.

8 years ago I made an art history snowman bulletin board at school. I was thinking about this when planning my next series of illustrations and decided to make digital versions as well as add other artists! I’m hoping there will be time at the end of the week for some of my high school students to make a snowman inspired by an artist. I thought I’d share in case anyone else needs a fun challenge! If you try it out you can share and tag with #arthistorysnowman so I can see your creations!

Create your own masterpiece with this Picasso Snowman craft! It is such a fun winter craft for kids and perfect for teaching a little art history. The

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What would a snowman look like if Picasso painted it?

This is the only snow we've seen in my part of Kansas since we got maybe an inch back in December. I'm not particularly a fan of being cold, but it would be nice to have one nice, pretty snow this winter! If I had unlimited time with my students, I would have had the older kids research an artist or movement, then create a snowman (snowperson) inspired by the Art History they learned about. Because I only see my older students for 40 minutes, every other week, when they don't miss due to…

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