Most of the time, the eggshells are being thrown into our little compost pits, but today I decided to put these shells into better use.
I can still clearly remember this as an art project we did when I was in 3rd grade (that's about 32 years ago!) and I thought, why not try doing this with my kids too?!
MATERIALS NEEDED
First, clean the eggshells thoroughly with water and remove the membrane. I had some help with Little Miss with this, as she was really to eager each time we have an art project.
We cleaned around 7 eggshells, which took us a bit of time mostly because Little Miss kept on playing around end end up crushing the shells into smaller bits.
Allow the shells to dry completely.
While waiting for the shells to dry up, I showed Little Miss how it will work. I asked her to think of the drawing she will make for the mosaic. I suggested it didn't need to have a lot of elaborate details so it won't be hard to make add the shells later.
For myself, I chose to make a simple Rubiks cube.
She decided (after what seemed like forever) to draw a boat, while Kuya, who joined us a little later on made a house.
My cube is a bit out of proportion, but I'm still happy with the way it looked. I love the colors!
I did not fill everything with eggshells, but just some parts of it, giving it texture.
We used watercolors to give life to our drawing.
I have to commend Little Miss' patience in putting the Mosaic together. She meticulously glued each small piece of shell to her boat.
Bravo, Little Miss.
Meanwhile, here is Kuya's work. He said the activity stressed him out-- he isn't someone who's into fine details.
We need to work on that about him, lol. He is more of a kinesthetic, so I can understand. He also is more into music than into this kind of art.
All in all, it has been a great activity with the kids today. Even Little Monster got involved by cheering us on, and acted as a judge too. He got to choose whose work is the best.
In the end, he said all the three were good.
What a sweet little boy.
How about you, what kept you busy today?
