Mixed Media Meow-maids
“You see things and you say, Why?”
But I dream things that never were;
And I say, “Why not?”
-George Bernard Shaw
find the complete Mixed Media Meowmaid project plan + templates here:
This project is dedicated to a birthday girl who loved mermaids and kittens so much that she could not choose a favorite. Her party theme dilemma inspired these MIXED MEDIA MEOW-MAIDS. The kids absolutely flipped over this project. I added the printable template and collage kitty heads to our shop so that you have everything you need to create YOUR own felines of the sea.
I can’t wait to see yours! xx
When it comes to materials for this project the sky is the limit. Just grab some of your favorite supplies and set out an art buffet. I will link to some of the things we included in our spread but you can color and decorate the MEOWs using anything you have and love. Just make sure to include some metallic and sparkle!
Materials:
assorted washi tape
paint brush and water cups
*optional: thin wooden dowel if you want to make them puppets
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The templates were designed to be used with or without the collage kitty heads. I wanted to give the kiddos an option to draw their own cat features in lieu of a photograph. It turns out that real kitty heads are the cats meow so everyone opted to use the black and white photos. Once the photos were glued on to the template they trimmed away any white paper that was peeking out around the sides.
Dust-less chalk crayons and jewels were a crowd favorite:
The Meow on the left was designed with black ink dauber, neon tempera cakes, and gold kwik-stix. Details on the tail and eyes were added with the chalk crayons. The gold paint just takes these girls to the next level! You can see some glitter glue details on the star fish wand on the left.
How amazing are the details on this Meow?! The sailor scarf, wedding ring, and the marble tail slays me. The art teacher in me would love to see the kids create an underwater sea-scape/Meow-Maid habitat. We did not have that kind of time at this party but if I was introducing this to a class or a camp I would definitely extend it!
I wish we had gotten a picture of ALL 17 of the kitties! Each one was crazy cool.
