Kid Territory: Crafts: 2-In-1 Art Fun!
Start by gathering your supplies
Draw lines one inch apart on the back of the pictures
Cut the pictures into numbered strips
Fold the assembled photos accordian style.
Here's a fun craft that may not look like much at first. But fold it a special way, and look at it from one side and then the other. You'll see two different pictures from the same piece of art!
What you need
- Two different pictures or drawings that you like. They must be the same size. They can be from an old calendar or magazine such as ZOONOOZ, or maybe something that you drew. It's neat if you can find pictures of opposites, such as day and night, plant eater and meat eater, mom and baby, or winter and summer.
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Glue or glue stick
- Pencil
- A piece of construction paper the same size as the two pictures put together side by side. Or, you can take two pieces of construction paper that are the same size as each picture, and tape them together side by side.
What you do
1. Turn the two pictures over. Use the ruler to make marks, one inch apart, along the top and bottom edges. Draw a line to connect each top and bottom mark to make strips.
2. Keep the pictures face down. Use the pencil to number each strip, starting from the left side, and moving to the right. Cut the strips apart, and keep them in number order. Do this to each picture.
3. Glue strip number one from one of the pictures to the left edge of the construction paper. Next, place strip number one from the other picture along side the first strip. Glue strip number two and the other strip number two the same way. Continue this until all your strips are glued side by side onto the construction paper.
4. Place some heavy books on top of the glued strips to hold them down until the glue has dried. Then, fold your new picture accordion style, using the strips as your guidelines. Make the lines as straight and tight as you can. Use the edge of a table to help get straight lines.
5. Unfold the accordion, and look at your picture from the left side. What do you see? Now look at the picture from the right side. What do you see there? It's magic!
On your next visit to the San Diego Zoo, you'll see big versions of this craft at the entrance turnstiles. These pictures are carved from wood. Check it out!
