tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post4686386101182849070..comments2023-10-22T03:29:52.892-04:00Comments on There's a Dragon in my Art Room: I need some advice - can you help?Phylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-66582023815358165512011-01-27T11:34:43.089-05:002011-01-27T11:34:43.089-05:00This isn't a suggestion (you seem to have more...This isn't a suggestion (you seem to have more than enough good ones!) but a question about your lesson. I've done something similar with 5th graders where we pose people dancing with aluminum foil and then cover it with plaster strips (and paint it bronze to look like Dega's sculptures). Do you think the wire wrapped in newspaper and tape would be easier or harder to do? I want to do this lesson again but with 3rd graders this time. What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-19990511777797868782011-01-24T17:01:13.391-05:002011-01-24T17:01:13.391-05:00Maybe the student could make a net out of string d...Maybe the student could make a net out of string dipped in glue and wrapped around something round like a film canister - when dry, it could become a hollow net-like thing. Or, how about a portion of the spine of one of those big spiral notebooks?Mrs. Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899785244104220783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-86445136804000226862011-01-23T21:27:35.023-05:002011-01-23T21:27:35.023-05:00In Walmart a couple weeks ago I bought a small set...In Walmart a couple weeks ago I bought a small set of wooden kitchen utensils for a few dollars that came in a mesh bag that would make many more basketball nets than you need but the mesh is the right size I think.COMM DOCTORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998609568238515609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-2730849886607581432011-01-23T20:16:03.939-05:002011-01-23T20:16:03.939-05:00Found it. It wasn't pretty but it was definit...Found it. It wasn't pretty but it was definitely recognizeable. It was all made of wire.Snippety Gibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271129879408530904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-37767769092990242302011-01-23T20:07:24.117-05:002011-01-23T20:07:24.117-05:00My fourth graders do the wire sculpture part of th...My fourth graders do the wire sculpture part of this lesson, but do not cover the wire. They normally don't use props either. I saw a photo recently that I took of one that a kid had added a wire basketball hoop on a stand. Let me see if I can find it again.Snippety Gibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271129879408530904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-31055900696829070162011-01-23T17:16:30.067-05:002011-01-23T17:16:30.067-05:00Wine bottle mesh! This may be my favorite answer y...Wine bottle mesh! This may be my favorite answer yet; what a great excuse to go out and get a new bottle of wine ;-DPhylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-79974429965070202362011-01-23T15:53:34.320-05:002011-01-23T15:53:34.320-05:00Perhaps this was mentioned - use the plastic wine ...Perhaps this was mentioned - use the plastic wine bottle meshes that slip on/off. Glue gun it on.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371482993908484303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-12617918498407170872011-01-23T15:04:31.220-05:002011-01-23T15:04:31.220-05:00Thanks for all the offers, but no need to mail stu...Thanks for all the offers, but no need to mail stuff to me! I've sent out an "all staff" email and someone will bring me something - it always works. :-) Don't know what I did before email though. <br />Plus I think I have an old $1 store butterfly net in my classroom that I could cut up, or even some chicken wire though I hate using it w/kids. Making it strong enough will be the bigger challenge, though I like the idea of a clear support under the legs. I have some old acrylic tubing that will work I think.<br /><br />By the way - the cylindrical bases under some of the sculptures are ... try to guess... slices of swimming pool noodles!!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-10096639585332652742011-01-23T14:22:55.150-05:002011-01-23T14:22:55.150-05:00I have this foam woven stuff that my pears came in...I have this foam woven stuff that my pears came in I'll e-mail you a pic and if you want them I can send them. Let me know if you find something!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-75831505329330834092011-01-23T10:21:40.577-05:002011-01-23T10:21:40.577-05:00Great ideas already, after just a few hours! Wow!...Great ideas already, after just a few hours! Wow! I'm heading to the grocery and maybe dollar store this afternoon, so at least I'm going with some ideas in mind. Thanks, ladies, I'll let you know how it works out :-)Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-28512403189063871102011-01-23T07:12:15.915-05:002011-01-23T07:12:15.915-05:00I was thinking of the fish nets sold in the dollar...I was thinking of the fish nets sold in the dollar stores for beach parties, or ones for holding stuffed animals.Mary Saternushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582757957345075619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-80970237005652191552011-01-23T01:35:25.695-05:002011-01-23T01:35:25.695-05:00Yes, I was thinking the plastic netting that tange...Yes, I was thinking the plastic netting that tangerines come in when you buy a bag full at the store and hot glue that to the inside of a circle cut from a paper towel or toilet tissue roll. You could even spay paint it white and paint the circle orange, and then attach it to your backboard. I just bought tangerines, let me know if you want me to mail you the plastic netting.jennaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307053463467395018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-87355446360272530302011-01-23T01:24:08.863-05:002011-01-23T01:24:08.863-05:00I like Jodi's wire idea and am envisioning the...I like Jodi's wire idea and am envisioning the net made out of that netting that lemons, etc. often come in. What I am not picturing is how this basket will support a basketball player in mid-air (balance wise). Hmmm. A problem. If balance is, indeed, a problem, what about a piece of clear lucite (a small cylinder or cube or something that could be under the foot of the basketball player, but not really seen because it's clear??Christie - Fine Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-55263966011204164902011-01-23T00:35:23.052-05:002011-01-23T00:35:23.052-05:00What if you used wire for the top of the basket an...What if you used wire for the top of the basket and then some type of plastic net under it. Strawberry baskets came to mind right away, but now I'm also thinking plastic canvas could be rolled into a cylindar and tied with fishing line. That's at least white too, and easy to cut if they want to make the edge uneven like a real hoop.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922687640493258615noreply@blogger.com