Mobiles-- 7th and 8th Grade

Mobiles, by 7th and 8th graders
I wanted to share with you some of the mobiles that the middle school kids are doing at my school.  I share a room with another art teacher, and I see all the projects they create.  This is a really awesome project!  The kids are having a blast and they are learning all about balance, movement, three-dimensional art, and more. They each started with large wires and these sticks (which I didn't know what they were last year, remember?).  They bended and twisted the wire, added jump rings and constructed objects to hang from the wires. 

using wire mesh

tinfoil, wood, wire

cardboard and paint

felted ball, wood pieces, beads, twisteez wire

wood wrapped with wire and a button

little boats!

colored foil

Finished String Ball Mobiles

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We made 3 mobiles out of the string balls.  You can see my posts about the string balls here.  To make the base of the mobile, we took thick cardboard rings and wrapped fabric around them.  We secured the fabric with hot glue. 

String Balls

I have this cool idea to make a mobile out of string balls.  It's a project where you blow up a balloon, dip strings in glue and place around the balloon.  When the glue dries, you pop the balloon and take it off.  Here are 2 that I made.  The kids are going to make these next week.