Materials
Canvas – We used a 12”x16” canvas board.
- If you do not have canvas, sturdy paper or cardboard will work just fine.
- Acrylic paint – the primary colors, white and black
- Paper plate to mix your paints
- Paintbrush, water bucket and paper towels
- Buttons – variety of sizes and colors
- If you don’t have buttons, you can cut out a variety of sized circles from construction paper.
- You can also use cotton balls and q-tips to paint dots within the circle (like Pointillism painting!), just make sure the paint is different from your background color.
- Glue
- String/yarn
- Pencil
- Cotton balls (optional)
Instructions
- Paint your canvas – be creative with your design and color choices!
- When the canvas is dry, use a pencil and draw a circle at the top. This will be your hot air balloon.
- Arrange the buttons within the circle. Glue the buttons in place and leave to dry.
- Use string/yarn to create the basket of your hot air balloon and glue in place.
- At the bottom of your canvas, using any color paint you’d like, write out your favorite inspirational message.
- This project was inspired by our Dreams, Memories and Archetypes exhibit, so our phrase is “Dream Big!”
- For added creativity, use cotton balls to create clouds in the sky around your hot air balloon.
