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Anyone can create a found object art sculpture. It is fun, easy, and affordable. Children will enjoy dismantling broken toys, old radios, old VCRs, and old computers with adult supervision. These can be used to create wild science fiction sculptured characters!
Your sculpture materials can be attached to an old piece of wood. Paint the wood or wrap it in tin foil to brighten its appearance. Super glue works well for attaching almost anything. Don't overlook hammers and nails or screwdrivers and screws for attaching materials. Again, adult supervision is necessary.
To get some ideas and spark creative processes look through an encyclopedia, a search engine, or an art text for examples of found object sculptures. You can add paper, wire, tin cans, and straws to your sculpture. Use old clothing. Broken dishes with pretty patterns can be used. Beware of sharp edges around small hands and fingers, however.
Create a found object sculpture for your child's room out of discarded favorite toys, out grown clothing, and old photographs. This may become a valued keepsake. Work on it with your child and then hang it in his/her bedroom.
Try to create animals out of found objects. Build an elephant based around a section of hose for a trunk. Use an old piece of fun fur to begin sculpting a mouse. Use pipe cleaners and an old bean bag to build a "safe" porcupine!
Think colors. Use black and white newspaper text to create a zebra. Use bright colored vegetable labels to build a rainbow. Use discarded yarn scraps to create kittens or spiders.
Think texture and form. Save packing materials and build foam peanut people. Use sand paper squares to create scratchy beards. Cut and fold construction paper to make grass or trees.
When you have completed your project, start looking for adult's and children's art shows in your area. You may have a masterpiece on your hands. Show it off!
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