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Workshop 3: Playing Dress Up

What’s more fun than playing dress up?

This workshop is a super fun play on a photo collage. Start by taking three pictures of each child with a phone or camera and printing them out in black and white on ordinary printer paper. Cut out the pictures as silhouettes so that they’ll stand out against a clean, neutral background. If you’re working with older kids, feel free to have them take over some of the cut-out prep work.

Set out a heavier-weight sheet of background paper for each child. Give the children their cutouts first, before offering trays of washi tape, stickers, and other materials.

Thoughts About The Project

The washi tape and colored stickers are great in this workshop because they’re self sticking and eliminate the need for glue: you might choose to offer only those two materials, which could be especially helpful for younger artists.

I loved watching one of the children, Maeve, carefully rip and cut pieces of patterned washi tape to use on each of the dresses she created. The bold colors were striking against the black and white photo and were all Maeve needed to create a really special work of art.

Tools And Materials Black and white photos of each artist Scissors + Kid Scissors Heavier neutral colored paper for a background surface Gluesticks, White glue Brayer Washi tape Colored stickers/labels + paper Fabric scraps + Feathers

Steps for Workshop 3: Playing Dress Up

The Process

Have the children arrange their photos on the background sheet. Move the background out of the way while children coat the backs of their photos with a gluestick. A colored gluestick makes it easier to see that the whole surface has been coated. As the children press their photos onto the background with their fingertips, its helpful to offer a brayer so they can smooth each photo completely.

Now For The Fun Part

It’s time to play dress up. For this workshop, I offered a variety of materials in trays. Each child approached dressing up their photos differently. Kids can rip and cut washi tape, trim scraps of fabric and colored paper and stickers, or attach other little odds and ends. They’ll arrange as they go, gluing lighter materials with a gluestick and heavier pieces with white glue (or hot glue with some help).

Other Projects To Try

Prompt children to be visually descriptive in their art making. Ask them to imagine what it might look like to get dressed for a cold, snowy day, a special awards show, or a dig for dinosaur bones. What materials might you offer for each? Dress up other black and white pictures of animals, family, celebrities, or objects. What might a cactus wear? How about a goldfish? Create an environment for the dressed-up photos. Invite children to draw, paint, or use more collage to fill in the neutral background.

Artists from Collage Workshop for Kids: Rip, snip, cut, and create with inspiration from The Eric Carle Museum

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books (October 30, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1631595202
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1631595202
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 – 8 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool – 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.55 x 0.7 x 10 inches