Paper Bag Self Portrait

If you follow me on facebook I mentioned we've been creating with paper bags for TinkerLab's Creative Challenge and now we have far too many ideas and we need to start sharing now!  For this activity I presented C with a bunch of supplies: paint bingo markers, pom poms, construction paper, stickers, scissors, markers, and more! And, of course, some paper grocery bags!!! She came up with a Paper bag portrait of herself! Perhaps she was inspired by our Paper Bag Puppets that we did about a month ago?  It turns out that this is an activity many Art Therapists use...keep reading to find out more!

C got working on her idea right away! She didn't like the writing on the bag,  so we quickly covered the words up with yellow construction paper!  Then she began drawing a face right away!

Soon after that, she began adding more with paint bingo markers, smiley stickers, hair like our construction paper strip sculpture (she reminded me),  and more construction paper , and pom poms! Then she said,  "I'm done!" Definitely the attention span of a typical 5 year old!

And that is why the post is over....that is about how long it took C to make this!

I think the paper bag self portrait turned out rather well.

 What do you think? 


An Art Therapy Activity?

***The interesting thing about this Paper Bag Self Portrait Idea is that it is featured as an Art Therapy Activity here from The Art Therapy Blog.  I researched a bit more and found this to be a popular activity that people do in an art therapy session!  On the front of the bag you are to make your self portrait (like C did), then on the sides and back express fears, dreams, and aspirations.  Then inside the bag put things that about yourself.  I love the idea about putting things inside the bag...C would love doing that!

Here is a Paper Bag Self Portrait that someone submitted from the post I mentioned above.  Pretty cool, huh? I think so.

Now I am inspired to create a Paper Bag Self Portrait! 

I would love to try this with a group of kids to see what they would create.  This would make a great "Getting To Know You Activity" too.

Are you inspired to create a Paper Bag Self Portrait?


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