2" x 30" (5 x 76 cm) (Note: Save some old bulletin board paper for this project. įold the two long lengths of paper in half long ways so that you have two lengths approx.(Note: many paint stores will give you paint stir sticks for a class) Glue the sticks in the middle of the head and tail so that you have two handles to manipulate the puppet. With wrong sides facing, cut triangular strips from the pretty scrap paper and glue or tape it to one of the crowns of the dragon's head and another lot to the end of the tail. (use markers, paints, colored pencils - accent with gold Paint Markers if available - Add glitter - puffy paints - sequins - be creative) Size of heads will be determined by the size of body you choose to make. Many images of Chinese Dragons can be found online for inspiration (Do a Google image search). Tracing Paper can be used to draw the mirror image. On card, draw two heads and two tails, mirror image. Students who finish early may try other paper puppets Student will put on a show with their dragons. Review each step with students - show various dragon images to spark and idea -but encourage creativity. Show students some Chinese puppets and present a little background on Chinese culture - including the theatre. show them the parade dragons that weave through the streets. Show students several examples of Chinese dragons. Sequins and ribbons (if your rich) to decorate-but not necessary. Tempera Paint or Felt Tip Pens for colouring. Ģ thin sticks about 1 ft (30.5 cm) long.Tissue paper or cellophane wraps from sweets. I used a couple of pages from a glossy magazine. Two lengths of paper approx 4" x 30" (10 x 76 cm). Scrap cardboard (free! if you are resourceful) Make simple puppet from simple materials - or recycled materials.Ĭhinese New Year Calendar - Up to the year 2030 Learn a little about Chinese mythology and Puppets
Incorporate Drama/theatre into the curriculum Instead, it has chapters on sculpture, calligraphy, and so on.Introduce Chinese New Year - Chinese culture to students Warning: this one is not arranged in chronological order. Not specifically, but a good introduction to the spirit of Chinese art. Library Journal calls it “easily the best introductory overview of Chinese art to appear in years”.Īrt in China (Oxford History of Art Series), by Craig Clunas (1997). Rawson is a curator at the British Museum, and she uses the collection of the British Museum to illustrate this book. The British Museum Book of Chinese Art, by Jessica Rawson and others (1996).
* Making a kite Bibliography and further reading about Chinese art: Then cover the whole thing with a thick layer of papier-mache, let it dry, and paint it red. To make this dragon, tape small balloons or crushed balls of paper together with masking tape to make the rough shape of the dragon.
In China, people think of dragons as good, and respect them: they get mad if a picture shows someone killing a dragon. In the Taoist view of the world, dragons were part of the yang. Chinese dragon, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregonīeginning at least as early as the Chou Dynasty, around 1100 BC, dragons like this one were the symbols of the Emperors in China.
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