Project Title: Flower and bug Sculpture Part 1 

Medium: Recycled cardboard, masking tape, acrylic paint, embellishments  Grade Theme: Pollinators 

Overview: 

Students will learn to construct a flower sculpture utilizing recycled, toilet paper  cardboard tubes, masking tape and paint. In the second session of the sculpture unit,  students will add to their flower sculptures with details and an insect.  

Art Skills: sculpture, construction, cutting, taping, painting 

Process: Students will fold and cut cardboard and tape together a stem and flower shape out of upcycled cardboard materials. When all holes and joints are taped tight,  they will paint them entirely in one or two colors. Sculptures will be left to dry and must  be stored by the classroom teacher until Part 2 when we return, next month to  embellish and expand the form into a detailed flower and pollinator. 

Materials: cardboard, masking tape, acrylic paint 

Tools Provided by Classroom: 2 TOILET PAPER TUBES, 1 EGG CARTON paint  shirts/ smocks, scissors 

Vocabulary: sculpture, 3D, upcycling, joint 

Multiple Subject Integration: Environmental Science, anatomy, engineering 

*Please note that samples were made by teaching artists. Students will be encouraged  to make their own versions of this project. Please DO NOT show students these  samples in advance of the art lesson. 

Description Summary: Today students had the first of a two-part special art lesson  making flower sculptures. They cut, folded and taped the parts together and painted  them bright colors. When the art teachers return we will add pollinators and other fun  embellishments to them.