It’s always a nice change to draw on something different! This week we used copper foil and small wooden sticks to scratch out an image of an elephant.
The kids LOVED this project. They thought it was so cool to work on copper foil other than paper. Usually, we work do a warm up on copy paper and then our project on an 10 x 13, but this time we had to work smaller. Backwards and challenging!
The wood stick we used to draw with was different; too light and the line won’t show, too hard and the foil could rip! I told them, “If the copper squeaks, you’re drawing just enough to get the drawing down!”
The background was the most fun for the kids. Using metallic paint markers (washable, and non-toxic, of course!) provided color on our black construction paper. Brainstorming for our background was really fun. We had lots of gold coconuts, pink flowers and a purple/gold monkeys!
Thanks to Monica Latona for contributing to this week’s blog, as our usual blogger Sarah Hansel was serving jury duty!
