Project #175

Time: 1-2 Class Periods
Difficulty: Easy
Cleanup: Soap & Water

Materials:

Construction Paper in Black and Brown

Construction Paper Crayons

Scissors

Glue Stick

Pencil or Pen

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

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.