Halloween Cat Collage Projects

A Halloween true cat collage project, that works with one of the Principles of Design — Diversity. The more variations of Peek a Boo cat poses, the ameliorate.Save

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Cat collage on Art Trading Cards

SalveLarge, small, peeking from the sides or the pinnacle, the combination makes for a very playful looking collage.

This sample came from an art trading card class, but the idea could be applied to just a filigree similar collage too.

ANOTHER Selection FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS

If yous like the idea but need a larger, simpler version for younger students, hither'southward some other arroyo. Kickoff with a larger sheet of newspaper, and brand fewer cats, and and then you accept room to add in a few details.

As for the paper, I was gifted some large orange stuff from a parent, and didn't fully capeesh it until is was all gone. If you can observe some on Amazon that you can afford, this makes a great project for lower lever uncomplicated students.

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Cat collage on long newspaper

A SIMPLER VERSION FOR KINDERGARTENERS

Kinders are normally just learning how to cut and draw things in a centered format, and then the peeking in view might be a petty too confusing for them.

My solution? Give them one large true cat template to trace and cut (youtin can see pencil lines on black newspaper). They tin cut out niggling triangle optics, and and so use But a black mark to add detail to their background.

My experience from working with lots of kinder teachers over the years is that the focus on that age is all well-nigh learning to add details. The more details they tin can draw, the more than details they talk and later write near. The two skills go hand in hand.

halloween cat project
Cat collage for kinders

MATERIALS

  • FOR Carte du jour PROJECT: Card stock newspaper, orange and yellow, 8.5″ x 11″
  • FOR LARGE Panel Project: Bill of fare stock newspaper, orangish, 12″ x 12″
  • Cardstock paper, black
  • Blackness Sharpie marker
  • Trading card sleeves
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Paper cutter

DIRECTIONS FOR TRADING Card CATS

  1. Prepare 9 black and 9 orange trading cards measuring ii.5″ x 3.5″.
  2. Describe in pencil the outline of a cat on a blackness card. Effort to make many options big and pocket-size, coming out of the curt or the long side of the card.
  3. Cut out the blackness true cat and glue information technology to an orangish bill of fare.
  4. Draw, cut and glue small xanthous eyes to each true cat.
  5. Describe black eyes inside the yellow with a marker.
  6. Repeat to brand a total of nine cards with every bit many variations of cats equally possible.

DIRECTIONS FOR LONG PANEL OF CATS

  1. Cut newspaper in half to make vi″ x 12″ panels. Also cut black carte du jour stock newspaper into advisable size rectangles for more efficient cutting of cats.
  2. Older students can draw and cut their own simple cat shape with ears, merely younger (kinder and 1st class) volition probably demand templates. They make enough to make full their paper, with at least one coming in from each side.
  3. Students use small rectangles of yellow card stock to fold in half, draw and cut out two matching center shapes.
  4. The eyes are glued to each cat, and the inside slits added with a sparse blackness mark.
  5. Cats are placed in their concluding arrangement and glued in place. If there is black overhanging the orange, information technology is trimmed off.

DIRECTIONS FOR SINGLE KINDER True cat

  1. Students use a large cat template to trace and cut.
  2. Xanthous eyes are cutting from pocket-sized pieces of paper (apply your discretion as they whether they can cut out their ain shapes, or demand a guide.
  3. The optics are glued on the cat, and mark lines added inside.
  4. Students use a white pencil crayon to depict a mouth and whiskers.
  5. The cat is glued to the orange paper, and groundwork details are added with ONLY a black marker.