Sparkly: Ashrie's School Project

Ashrie had a one-week school break last month but the school gave her (or should I say, us) a parent and child project.  The criterion was that it should be done using recycled materials and to be animal-themed. We checked the materials that were available at home, played with its form and see what animal it look liked. We agreed that the box sculpture indeed looked like a puppy so we went ahead with the idea.

Meet Sparkly (as Ashrie named her), a cubist ballerina puppy donning a pink tutu, a pink bow, two pairs of sparkly shoes, and a sparkly pink heart diamond necklace.  Here’s how we made this craft.

Materials:

Old Boxes

Tape

Paint

Paintbrush

Color/Permanent  Markers

Stickers

Scrap Ribbon

Scrap Paper (we hand-painted it with pink the cut it into strips about 2 1/2 inches wide)

Double-Sided Tape

Procedure:

1. The box we found was a reed diffuser box. It has an interior casing that we used in making the head and flappy ears. We also made the legs from it. We secured them all together using transparent tape (as shown in the first photo). Then we added a small box for the snout.

2.  Paint the box sculpture using craft paint. We used our leftover, no-odor, non-toxic wall paint to cover the entire exterior of the project. Let it dry.

3. Meanwhile prepare all the things to accessorize your craft like the skirt, the shoes, the bow, and the necklace. You can also cut-out the facial features if you do not want to draw directly on the box sculpture.

4. Assemble the project by pasting everything onto the painted box sculpture. And it’s as easy as that!

Our craft project was submitted to the school for an exhibit to be held on the parent-teacher conference happening soon.

Have fun!