Mondrian Inspired Collage
J really enjoyed our exploration into Mondrian back in May and we have had our Mondrian stained glass window on display in our dinning room ever since. It seems that having the art on display inspires J and he asked to make a “Coloured Rectangle Sticky Art” and pointed to our picture on the window.
What you need to make A Mondrian Sticky Art
Tissue Paper
White (PVA) glue
Black Construction Paper
White card
How you make A Mondrian Sticky Art
We used white card as our background paper as I have learnt that Toddler and preschool gluing means that excessive glue gets used which white paper can’t normally handle so card works best for us for sticky pictures. I cut up some black paper into strips which J then glued on the page to make a rectangle (I did make sure that we had 2 long pieces and 2 shorter pieces) and then he added some more to create rectangles within in.
We then cut up some tissue paper into small squares and rectangles (well I did as I am yet to get hold of some children’s scissors that are safe for J to use). J loves gluing, he is getting a dab hand at using the glue spreaders as well and now requests them over paint brushes – he even has requested to do painting with them (watch out for that coming up).
Using the grid J liked to “colour in” the rectangles and decided which colour each rectangle would be. He worked on putting a few pieces of tissue paper into each rectangle first and then added more to each until he was finished.
More Mondrian Inspired Art
Inspired by this Mondrian Art Project – see how you can use an Artist as inspiration to create gorgeous Christmas Decorations with our Mondrian Inspired Christmas Ornaments.
Create a Mondrian Inspired Sun Catcher with this easy Toddler Art Project that is mess free and ideal for exploration of this Famous Artist.
I LOVE your collage. It is wonderful. So bright and cheerful and perfect inspiration for kids!
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy & Alissa
I was amazed at how bright the tissue paper is
This is lovely, and I think my kids would really enjoy it!
Thanks for linking up to Learning Laboratory =)
It was very easy to set up and do which I think helps J to want to do more activities like it
Love that you can see the original art in the background on that first image. Great idea to re-visit a project too.
I like displaying their work around the house – just need more walls I think 🙂 – I was amazed at the way that it inspired him as well
Fantastic idea for a rainy day…love it!
Thank you 😀
I love this! It is just beautiful and such a great process for young children!
Thank you so much – he loves tissue paper collages and I’m amazed at how much his enthusiasm for it grows