Dec 10: COMPETITION PART 1 - Recycled Christmas Ornaments
Assigned Teachers: Suren, Oneli, Mindula
Led by Suren Surendran
Intro
This competition is in two parts- first, the ornaments made out of recycled material.
The second is to build a whole Christmas tree out of recycled material.
Judges will select a winner on December 17, but will announcement and prizes to be handed out on December 23rd.
Students will need to bring:
Recycled items in all shapes and sizes.. more variety the better. It can include- cardboard, plastic, tin, metal, leaves, rocks, sticks etc.
Students will Need to be provided:
glue
String/ rope
Scissors
Paper for sketching
Rules and Tips
The competition is open to any child under 18, even if they are not from the art class. However they will need to participate ok December 10,16 and 17. please confirm this.
Divide the participants into 4 teams. Each team will work together on their project.
Advise the team to sketch and draw a rough idea of your complete Christmas tree with ornaments before beginning, as the two parts will go together
Begin work! Advise the team divide work so they can get a lot done in a little time. Volunteers and teachers should help participants to solve technical problems, but you have to decide on the ideas on your own.
Together with the Christmas tree, you will be judged on the following criteria:
Clever use of recycled material
Originality and innovation of design ideas
Craftsmanship and teamwork
Schedule as follows:
Dec 10 12.30-2pm Making ornaments.
Dec 16 9-5pm teams will have the freedom to gather at the children’s center and start working on their Christmas tree
Dec 17: 12.30-2pm finalizing their artwork
Dec 17: 2pm judges arrive to judge the competition
Dec 23: Prizes will be distributed
Today you will work on the Christmas ornaments.
Here’s some inspiration!
