: Student Art Projects for Memorial Day
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Memorial Day is a special Day for the United States of America. You can start to introduce this holiday to students through a student art project. Consider the following ideas.
Have the children decorate American-themed apparel
When Memorial Day comes, it is good for the children to show their support for the troops and those who have fought so hard to give Americans the freedom they now enjoy. One way that they can do this is by wearing American-themed clothing, and making this can be part of your art project. You can get plain white, red or blue t-shirts. You can then give the kids fabric paints and fabric markers. Make sure that you get something that will not wash off. They can draw out different things related to America such as stars, a flag and so forth. They can write things such as “U.S.A.” They could also make a baseball cap or a sun visor like this. They could decorate a different fabric item such as a tote bag or a blanket.
Letters to troops
If you know of a place where you can send letters to some troops, then this can be a fabulous art project for Memorial Day. The children can start with a piece of colorful construction paper folded in half. On the front they can write out “Thank you” and they can then draw whatever they want as part of the project. They can use red, white and blue as the theme. They can show fireworks or also show military dressed up. They can draw whatever pretty picture that they think the troops would like.
Picture of the military or American-themed picture
The children can draw a picture of someone in the military, such as someone in the navy on a submarine. If they are too young to draw such a picture, then they can just draw a general American theme. They can include the American flag in their pictures. They can also draw some of the things that they can do because of the freedoms given by those who fought such as the freedom to speak, the freedom to practice religion and so forth.
There are many great art projects that the children can make for Memorial Day. Make sure that whatever you make is age appropriate, and that will also dictate how you explain this holiday. Consider the above projects for your class.
Updated On: 08/31/2010 Published On: 08/31/2010
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