Study Australian Aboriginal art, then create a drawing of a kangaroo. This project also has an instructional video available!

Steps

• Step 1
  Study Australian aboriginal symbols. This project uses the symbols for sun, water and kangaroo tracks.
• Step 2
  Find pictures of kangaroos jumping. Trace the outline of the kangaroo to use as a template.
  Or, you can print our template for the kangaroo, as well as the sun and kangaroo tracks: Kangaroo Template
• Step 3
  On a 12x18" sheet of black construction paper, draw and cut out the kangaroo shape, circles for the sun, and kangaroo tracks. Arrange the pieces and glue them to a piece of 12x18" dark brown construction paper.
• Step 4
  Using construction paper crayons, embellish the symbols with dots and patterns.
• Step 5
  Add wavy lines to represent the stream.
• Step 6
  Complete by filling in the background with dots and patterns.

Products Used

• Crayola Construction Paper Crayons
• Tru-Ray 12x18" Black Construction Paper
• Tru-Ray 12x18" Dark Brown Construction Paper