Purple is this weeks Unplugged Theme. I love the color purple! Now–but not always! Back when my cousin, Tracy, and I were young we used to hate purple because Donnie Osmond’s socks were purple. Hmmm, funny how such a thing could turn me off to the color purple. Well, no more.
First, I raided every junk drawer, work bench and recycling bin to find small but interesting objects. I found lids, broken jewelry, pen and marker caps, marbles, key chains, clothes pins, sea shells, pinecones, washers and broken parts. I filled a tubby with these treasures and fired up the hot glue gun. I had each of the girls pick something out of the recycling to use as their mounting board for there treasures. Ginger picked a plastic tray and Molly an egg carton.
Molly was able to use the hot glue herself but Ginger needed some help.
After they glued everything down, out came the purple paint.
Ginger was very selective of what she actually painted.
Molly covered hers. I really like trying to figure out what each of the tiny treasures are when they are covered in paint!
What a neat idea. They both turned out great. And, your right, it is fun to look at the purple art, and try to identify objects – I had already been doing that with the picture, before I read your remark.
you always have such cool ideas. this looks like so much fun!
LOVE IT!!! Way to be creative. Super messy & FUN!
Funny about Donny’s socks. I hated purple as a kid too. There was a purple house at the end of our block and I just hated it. Love your kid’s projects. I should do something like this for earth day with my students.
That idea is too fantabulous, gonna have to steal it