Violets in a Vase Art Project

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

This art project for kids is called Violets in a Vase. It involves incorporating a range of skills and 2 mediums - paint and crayon. You could modify to make it more complex for your particular group of students. 

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

I started with a template of the violets and vase. I used the templates that are in my new Let's Learn V phonics packet

Older students could freehand draw these easy shapes. Ask your students to shade these pieces. I used orange for the pot. as it contrasts very well with purple. This would be an ideal time to discuss colours and the colour wheel with your students if you have time.

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

I chose portrait orientation for the background, and used a paint dabber to create a sky and ground with the dabs. Paint dabbers give excellent coverage, are quick and clean AND best yet, dry super quick. Talk to your students about famous artists whose artworks are a series of paint dabs rather than lines. Talk about how these dabs create a feeling in the artwork, and how it would be different if lines or solid colour were used. Even kindergarten children enjoy these discussions about art.

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

Ask students to cut out their pieces and talk to them about placement on the page. Give them some time to experiment with placement. Your little ones will need lots of practice with placement and spacial awareness on the page, so this is a good time to let them be creative.

Once they have decided on the position of the flowers, they can draw the stems with a thick rich green crayon.

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

Then, their pieces can be glued down.

Violets in a Vase Alphabet Craft

This paper craft is part of my new 'v' resource pack which will give you a whole week of activities and resources for your phonics lessons. 

Alphabet Learning Pack