Vocabulary Words: 3-Dimensional, balance, line pattern, craftsmanship, gesso

Materials: egg cartons, milk cartons, masking tape, gesso, tempera, paint pens

Not having a sink in my room I have shied away from doing too many 3-dimensional projects with my intermediate students due to clean-up challenges. For this project I didn't need any additional clean-up. We measured and cut out cardboard frames to nest our egg cartons in. Four milk cartons were needed per student, and these were attached at each end. After attaching everything together with masking tape they were gessoed and allowed to dry well. We painted with tempera and then I had students draw line patterns on the sides with paint pens.