Kindermonsters

My Graphic Arts students seem to only really get into a project if it has real-life applications. So we brainstormed what sort of projects would inspire them, and one was to work with our elementary. So I contacted our kindergarten teacher, who had just created these incredible monster collages with her class.

I printed out images and had my GA students start by recreating those adorable monsters out of modeling clay.

 

Then my GA students created packaging for these cuties! The students quickly discovered how teamwork was going to be vital for making these creatures look like they were a cohesive project, as they wanted them to look like they were part of a collection. The students settled on similar packaging, including the back story of each creature and giving it a name, and using the same logos in the same locations.

The final step was to give them to the kindergartners! The kindergartners were estatic, and the high school students were thrilled with the results! Winning project all the way around!