Paper Art
Torn paper art projects for young children offer an opportunity for creativity in the classroom, as well as utilizing leftover paper from previous projects that have been completed. Torn paper art projects can have a theme, a learning objective or be focused solely on bringing out the creativity in your young students. Whatever the purpose of the project, this approach to art provides an alternative to traditional paper art activities that is fun for kids.
Cards
For holidays and birthdays you can have your younger students make cards using torn paper. You will either need to supply a pre-folded piece of paper for the card, or have students do this themselves with construction paper. Younger students may have difficulty with the folding process, so consider this when starting the project. You will also have to determine a specific element for the card that the students will work toward creating. For example a candle, a birthday cake or an animal could be the central theme used for the card. You can provide them with a sample card that you have created so that they can get an idea of what a finished product may look like. Whatever your theme for the card, however, be sure that you provide the students with the colored construction paper that they will need, that the torn paper is somehow layered to create the theme and that the students have non-toxic glue or glue sticks to work with in making their cards.
Fruit Patch
Crayola.com suggests a torn paper art project for young kids using paper and crayons. Students can color sections of paper using crayons that are colors of their favorite fruits. Once the coloring has been completed the students use paper towels to gently wipe over the crayon until the color becomes shiny. The students can then tear the paper into shapes of fruit and glue their fruit creations onto construction paper. You can also either have the students tear paper in the shape of a bowl for their fruit, or provide them with a pre-cut bowl shape to serve as the container for their fruit.
Rainbows
Children in early childhood education are tasked with learning about color and color variations. The torn paper rainbow art project allows them to learn colors in a fun and creative manner. Students should be provided with plenty of primary colored paper, as well as paper that demonstrates color variations of primary colors. This way students will be able to see how color changes in hue and how some colors are closely connected to others. The students work on one large background piece of construction paper as their base, then tear small strips of colored paper for their rainbow. Glue or glue sticks can be used to adhere the colored paper strips to the base paper, with the students creating a flow of color from one hue to another in their rainbow.
