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Art and Craft: Tracing and Collage

Tracing is one of the many simple arts that young children would enjoy exploring. Tracing different kinds of texture and surfaces could initiate discussions about rough and smooth surface too! Then, use the traced patterns to make a collage. Wouldn't that be fun? 

WEEK 21: ART AND CRAFT

TOPIC: Tracing and collage

Materials needed: 
  • thin white paper 
  • colouring pencils
  • scissors
  • glue
  • white A4 paper

1. Choose a picture to work on

2. Look for surface with patterns to trace on the thin white papers. 

3. Trace using the colours that you want to use for the picture.


4. Stick the original picture on a glass window or door. 

Using the traced paper, trace the exact part of the picture you want to use it for. 
Example, I use yellow for the star, brown for the house, green for the tree and bushes. 



5. Cut the parts out and put them together like putting jigsaw puzzle pieces together to form the picture. 






6. Lastly, use dark coloured pencils to outline the picture. 




NOTE: You can also break the activity down to two sessions, one for tracing and the next one for the collage.

Happy tracing and collaging! 😃


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