Pre-K & Elementary Start With Art: Creative Journals

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Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, OK 74804 405.878.5300 405.878.5133 fax ww.mgmoa.org.

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Journals are a place to collect thoughts and ideas. Some people record their feelings and dailyactivities in a journal. Others use journals as scrapbooks, capturing images and notes thatpreserve events in their lives, or perhaps their history and culture. Writers use journals as astarting place for stories and poems. Scientists record their observations and theories about the

world and their experiments in journals. For artists, journals are part of the planning process, aplace to capture sketches which act as drafts and guides for later artworks. Often, the journalsthemselves become beautiful works of art.

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Supplies (per person):

6 sheets of 12 x 18 construction paper

Ruler

Pencil

Glue Stick

Hole Punch Binding (ribbon, string, leather, etc)

Stickers, buttons, markers, etc. for decorating

Prepare pages:

1. Fold 3 pieces of 12 x 18 construction paper in

half vertically, one sheet at a time, to make 3

folders (12 x 9).

2. To create a strong binding seam, open each

sheet. Use a ruler, measure 1 from the fold on

each side and draw a vertical line parallel to thefold.

3. Fold along the drawn lines, first in and then out to

score the paper.


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Create Pockets:

4. To make pockets, fold 3 pieces of 12

x 18 construction paper in half

horizontally, one sheet at a time, to

make 3 folders 6 x 18.

5. Glue these folders shut to create a thick

6 x 18 sheet.

6. Fold the 6 x 18 sheets in half vertically to

create 3 folders 6 x 9.

7. Nest one 6 x 9 folder inside each 9 x

12 folder. The original folded edge of

the 6 x 9 folder should be up (to formthe top of the pocket), and the raw

edges should align with the bottom of

the 9 x 12 folder.

8. Glue the pocket into the pocket journal.

DO NOT GLUE the top edge.

Bind the Journal:

9. After the pockets are inserted and glued, nest the pages one inside the other. Punch 3 or 4

holes along the folded edge. Bind the pages with string or ribbon. NOTE: Glue may also

be applied within the binding seam to provide extra strength.

Decorate the Journal:

10. Allow the adhesive to dry and then decorate the journal with stickers, markers, and other

items to coincide with the journals purpose and to make it uniquely yours!


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Supplies (per person):

3 sheets of white 9x12 craft or drawing paper (8.5 x 11 may be substituted)

1 sheet 8.5 x 11 card or cover stock (white or colored)

Ruler & Cutting Utensil (or ruled paper cutter)

Glue Stick or double-sided tape String or ribbon for binding

Markers, crayons, stickers, decorative paper forembellishment

Prepare the pages:

1. For the pages, cut off one side of each of the three sheets ofwhite paper to make each sheet a square. NOTE: Any sizesquare will work for this project, the smaller the square, thesmaller the journal. It is important that each of the pages isexactly the same size.

2. Follow this process for all three pages. Fold the page in halfvertically, then, open it; fold the page in half horizontally; then, openit. Turn the page over facedown and fold it in half diagonally (onlyonce); then, open it.

3. Hold one of the pages in a diamond shape, with the twosquares at top and bottom, and the triangles on the sides. Squeeze the sides in andpress together the top and bottom. Open the pages when done.

4. Page 2 is going to attach face down to pages 1 and 3, so put glue or double-sided tapeon the inside whole squares of pages 1 and 3. Press the whole squares of page 2

FACE DOWN onto the adhesive.


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5. Now, fold up the squash book so that it makes a square.

Prepare the cover:

6. Cut the sheet of card/cover stock into two small squaresat least larger than the squash journal when foldedup. (That is larger in length/width than thelength/width of the pages themselves (i.e. for a 9 x 9page, the length/width of the page is 4.5; thus, thecover squares should be 5 x 5).

7. Apply glue or double-sided tape to the edges and center

of the back of the squash journal. Lay the ribbon orstring across the adhesive. Press the Back Cover toback of squash journal over the ribbon.

8. Flip the squash journal over. Apply glue or double-sided tape to the edges of the frontof the squash journal. Press the Front Cover to the front of the squash journal. Tieclosed with the ribbon.

9. Allow the adhesive to dry and then decorate as desired with markers, crayons, stickers,

and other items to coincide with the journals purpose and to make it uniquely yours!

10. Your squash journal can be kept as a book or displayed as a poster!

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