To start off the school year I wanted to do something fun with my first graders. I saw a post on Artolazzi and loved it! It was based on American artist Wayne Thiebaud and his delicious deserts, yum!
I started by showing my students some of his paintings, which made all of us very hungry.
I also showed them a slideshow Wayne Thiebaud video. We talked about "Pattern" and ways they could show different patterns in their large cupcakes.
Steps:
First we painted paper for our icing
(and had to add sprinkles because everyone loves sprinkles!)
First we painted paper for our icing
(and had to add sprinkles because everyone loves sprinkles!)
Next we cut the cupcake bottoms and painted patterns on them.
After everything was dry we got to tear our icing paper. They really got a kick out of tearing up their art.
The hardest (and last) step was gluing the paper back together in a shape resembling icing. It was definitely a little challenging, especially since I made them use every bit of their torn scraps. And who could forget a cherry on the top!
Check out our delicious pattern treats below:
