Tips for Art With Tots (ages 2 and up): Newspaper Sculpture

Newspaper Sculpture

Crumple, twist, roll, and bend. Kids love to tear and crumple newspaper, and who doesn't love sticky tape? Have the kids make as many shapes as they like, big and small. Have them use tape to secure their shapes by tearing off several pieces before they start and help them tape as they go. Show the kids what happens if you don't use tape. Have them crumple bits of newspaper into a ball and then let go. It's a small newspaper explosion. This can be just as fun as creating the fixed shapes. When they have plenty of shapes to work with, have the kids start attaching them to each other to create a more complex form. You may need to do some reinforcing. Add stickers, popsicle sticks, wrap with colored tape, or foil, or glue decorative paper to the sculpture for the finishing touch. 

*These forms can be used as the foundation for a paper mache project for older kids.

Materials:
Newspaper
Masking tape

Optional Supplies:
Popsicle sticks

Stickers

Colored tape

Aluminum foil

Decorative paper