DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Greek Pottery Paper Plate Craft
This is a simple craft to do as part of a Greek mythology lesson.
My daughter made her plate during Grade 6 -- however, the project is
appropriate for any grade. Younger children will paint simpler
images and older children or art students can make them more complex |
Kaitlyn's Greek pottery |
Materials:
- scrap paper and pencil
- paper plate
- paint (we used black and gold)
- paintbrush
- scotch tape
- 2 pipecleaners
|
example of real Greek
pottery |
Instructions:
- Draw a rough design on a scrap piece of paper.
- The pottery designs usually have a circle around them.
- You can use anything as your inspiration.
- One of the best sources of inspiration is to read a
greek
myth and then draw a picture inspired by that myth.
- Remember you need to keep the image simple enough to paint
it.
- Paint your paper plate a base color (we used black paint for
this).
- Let dry
- Note: acrylic paint dries very fast. If your
children are old enough to keep it off their clothes, it's a great
option. If it does get onto something, wash it out
immediately... once it dries, it is not washable.
- Use paint colours like gold, deep red or silver to paint the
design on your plate. Greek pottery usually only has one
(maybe two) colours used to make the design.
- Bend two pipecleaners into oval shapes and tape or staple them
to opposite sides of your plate as a handle.
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