Project Matcher

All activities at The Imagination Factory fall into arts and crafts categories, and environmental education is stressed as well. However, certain projects have a specific emphasis, and they are linked in the Project Matcher. These activities are presented to help students who are working on projects for county fairs, social studies, or science fairs and to assist those who belong to after school groups or clubs.

Art Appreciation
A Kid's Columbus
(Modern architecture, sculpture, and historic preservation)
  Chaos I by Jean Tinguely
(Kinetic or "in motion" metal sculpture)
 Click to see a larger image. Large Arch by Henry Moore
(Bronze sculpture inspired by Stonehenge; patina)
  America the Beautiful?
(Picasso and using art for self-expression)
  Carve a Free form Sculpture
(Henry Moore; negative space; in-the-round sculpture)
  Create a Butterfly Mobile
(Alexander Calder; mobiles and stabiles)
  Create Artist Trading Cards
  (Card examples to create)
  Design a Postage Stamp for Black History Month
(Postage stamp design and selection criteria)
Draw a Portrait
(Leonardo da Vinci)
  Create Artist Trading Cards
  (Design cards for trading)
  Mail Your Art!
(Mail as an art form)
Make a Treasure Box
(Faberge; containers as art)
  Make a Tray for Mother's Day
(Australian Aboriginal dot painting)
  Make an Uncle Sam Folk Art Figure
(Folk art and the Uncle Sam icon)
  Painting without a Brush
(Jackson Pollack and action painting)
  What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
(Picasso, Braque, and the art of collage)
Citizenship and/or Service Learning America the Beautiful?
(Cleaning an urban area and making a litter collage)
Click to see a larger image. Goodbye, Trashasaurus Rex!
(Helping others in need)
  Make a Drawing to Help Save a Building
(Historic preservation)
  Make your Own Trashasaurus Rex Sculpture
(Using art to make a public statement)
  Make a Trashasaurus Rex Model
(Small dinosaur sculpture done in papier-mâché)
  Show your Colors and Weave a Freedom Bracelet
(Empower children by making art. Includes discussion of terrorism)
  Support the Angel Project
(Recycle materials to make an angel ornament in remembrance of the victims of 9/11)
  Support the Earth Day Groceries Project
(Annual American environmental project)
Environmental Stewardship
(Solid Waste Management)
Education Department
(Landfills and types of solid waste)
Click to see a larger image. Trash a Pizza!
(Composition of American landfills by percentage of solid waste types)
Science Education Department
(Landfills and types of solid waste)
Links
(Dozens of environmental and educational sites)
  Badge Matcher
(Girl Scout and Brownie badges linked to specific projects)
Trash Matcher
(Hundreds of solid waste types linked to all the site's projects)
  Chaos by Jean Tinguely
(Kinetic or "in motion" metal sculpture)
  Large Arch by Henry Moore
Moore (Bronze sculpture inspired by Stonehenge; patina)
 Click to see a larger image. Second Street Bridge
(Suspension bridge)
  Streetscape and Friendship Way
(Using neon and other gases to make art)
  Build a Trashasaurus Rex Model
(Small dinosaur sculpture done in papier-mâché)
  Carve a Free-form Sculpture
(How to mix plaster; discussion of patina.)
  Create a Butterfly Mobile
(Butterflies as endangered species)
  Draw on Kenaf
(USDA suggested non-wood alternative to conventional paper)
Click to see a larger image. Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day
(Recycle a cardboard tube to make a percussion instrument for Earth Day, April 22)
  Make Your Own Trashasaurus Rex Sculpture
Sculpture (How to make a giant, solid waste sculpture)
  Marble a Fabric Gift Wrap
(Use of water, potassium aluminum sulfate and carrageenan in the marbling process.)
  Trash a Pizza!
(Landfill pie chart model and America Recycles Day)
Multi-cultural Education and Diversity Mail Your Art!
(International mail art project)
  Mail Your Art 2000
(International mail art project)
  Create Artist Trading Cards
  (Card examples to create)
Design a Postage Stamp for Black History Month
(Black heroes)
  Marble a Fabric Gift Wrap  
(Turkish and Japanese art forms)
  Wrap it up for Chanukah!
(Jewish Festival of Lights)
Click to see a larger image. Make a Papier-mâché Bowl
(Native Americans and petroglyphs)
  Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day
(Chilean craft)
Origami Boxes
(Japanese craft)
  Tie and Dye a T-shirt
(African decorative method)
  Make a Tray for Mother's Day
(Australian Aboriginal dot painting)
Careers
Click to see a larger image.
A Kid's Columbus
(Architecture and sculpture)
  Create Artist Trading Cards
  (Design cards for trading)
  Illustrate a Word
  (Graphic design)
Plants Draw on Kenaf
(USDA suggested non-wood alternative to conventional paper)
Click to see a larger image. Make a Garden Goddess
(Scarecrow made from a dried gourd)
Clothing and Textiles Marble a Fabric Gift Wrap
(Recycle an old handkerchief to make a furoshiki)
  Show your Colors and Weave a Freedom Bracelet
(Simple weaving on a soda straw loom)
Click to see a larger image. Soda Straw Weaving
(Simple weaving on a soda straw loom)
  Tie and Dye a T-shirt 
(Use an African decorative method to recycle old T-shirts)
Child Care, Family, and Home Cover a Picture Frame Mat
(Recycle used or damaged mats)
  Craft a Luminary  
(Recycle a metal can to create a lantern)
  Go Fly a Kite!
(Recycle a dry cleaning bag to make a kite)
Click to see a larger image. Knot a Bubble Wand
(Use macramé to make a bubble wand)
  The Flat Stanley Project
  (Universal art activity)
  Make a Garden Goddess
(Scarecrow made from a dried gourd)
  Make a Papier-mâché Bowl
(Learn about Native Americans and pottery)
  Snowman Christmas Tree Ornament
Ornament (Recycle junk mail to make an ornament)
  Make a Tray for Mother's Day
(Recycle a used frame to make a gift)
Click to see a larger image. Torn Paper Bunny
(Make a collage from junk mail and a wallpaper sample)
  Valentine Character Mailbox
(Recycle a tissue box to make a valentine container)
  Make a Treasure Box
(Recycle foam core to make a Father's Day gift)
Support the Angel Project
(Recycle materials to make an angel ornament in remembrance of the victims of 9/11)
Holidays
Click to see a larger image.
Cast a Paper Valentine
(Make valentines by casting tissue gift wrap paper)
Secret Valentine
(Recycle magazines to make valentines)
Valentine Character Mailbox
(Recycle a tissue box to make a valentine container)
Torn Paper Bunny
(Make a collage from junk mail)
  Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day
(Recycle a cardboard tube to make a percussion instrument for Earth Day, April 22)
  Make a Tray for Mother's Day
(Recycle a picture frame to make a gift)
  Make a Print! Make a Print! Make a Print!
(Recycle polystyrene grocery trays to print greeting cards for Mother's Day or Father's Day)
  Make a Treasure Box
(Recycle foam core to make a Father's Day gift)
  Craft a Luminary
(Recycle a metal can to create a lantern for Independence Day, Halloween, or Christmas)
  Make an Uncle Sam Folk Art Figure
(Create an Uncle Sam character in celebration of American Independence Day)
  Make a Halloween Crayon Etching
Etching (Make a drawing to decorate for Halloween)
  Put on a Happy Face!
(Use paper sculpture techniques to make a Halloween mask)
  Make a Papier-mâché Bowl
(Learn about Native Americans and Thanksgiving)
  Wrap it up for Chanukah!
(Create a different type of wrapping paper or container for each night of Chanukah)
Click to see a larger image. Snowman Christmas Tree Ornament
(Recycle junk mail to make an ornament)
  Make a Birdhouse Christmas Ornament
(Make an ornament from a cardboard carton)
  Marble a Fabric Gift Wrap
(Recycle an old handkerchief to make gift wrap)
  Have a Green Christmas
(Decorate an entire Christmas tree by recycling)
  Origami Boxes
(Use a Japanese method of folding paper to make small boxes from Christmas cards.)
Click to see a larger image. Support the Angel Project
(Make an angel ornament in remembrance of the victims of 9/11)

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