DESIGN SKILLS TO LEARN

• making a flap book page
• using gelatos (if you don’t have gelatos watercolor will work fine as a substitute)

MATERIALS: (SEE ART TOOLS IN MENU FOR DETAILS + LINKS)

• sketchbook or three sheets of watercolor paper
• large and medium size bowls that will fit on your sketchbook page
• pencil
• 3 x 5 cards
• scissors
• gelatos (other option: watercolor paint palette)
• wet wipes for gelatos
• watercolor color pencils (other option: basic color pencils)
• thin black felt tip pen

STEP NO.1

• trace a large bowl on your page with a pencil
• trace a smaller bowl inside of the large circle

STEP NO.2

• trace three rectangles all the way to the edge of your page using 3 x 5 cards as a template
• draw arrows over the double circle line and rectangles

STEP NO.3

• follow the demo below to paint your pages using gelatos and a wet wipe (use watercolor paint as a substitute for gelatos)
• follow the demo below to paint your arrow with gelatos and a brush

STEP NO.4

• cut two sides of your 3 x 5 rectangles to make your flip book
• trace the openings you created on the following page of your sketch book
• draw illustrations for producers, consumers, and decomposers on the second page (my little one used tutorials on you tube “art for kids hub” to help her with her drawings)
• use watercolor pencils or basic color pencils to apply color to your illustrations (see watercolor pencil demo below)
• be sure to paint past your rectangle to give yourself a little “wiggle room” for the next step

STEP NO.5

• assemble your flip book
• apply double face tape to back side of your top page …. you will want to place it on all the edges to really keep the pages together

STEP NO.5

• label your flip book

have a creative week!