We collected a few boxes from Brookside Elementray’s hot lunch program.
We partner with them for campus reuse and art at lunch so we cut up the boxes and returned 57 pieces of usable cardboard material to create with! Yay!
This month we have a Spotlight on cardboard, a widely used and recycled material and one that can be found on campuses weekly. How about reusing cardboard as mini canvases for students to paint in any way they choose.
We used water color here. It’s fun to use, easy to clean up and gives the painter endless possibilities for a little self expression.
Try it!
We’re excited to be back in the swing of reuse as we get our partnering campuses set up to put recycling into action. Reusing campus materials for artistic outlets fosters creative exploration.
It is so exciting to see what kids create with just a few basic items like cardboard, paper and some tape. We know that exercising their creative muscles helps kids develop their thoughts and ideas through trouble shooting, problem solving and critical thinking.
We found a piece that says just what we know about the importance of creative opportunities in art. The Head of Art at Walden School in the UK, Serena O’Connor , brings this core value home in her article. “Art is the only way to run away without leaving home”.
We’re on the right track to connecting kids to their big ideas with the simple materials already around them on campuses, prime for imagining and creating. Stay tuned. There is more to come.
