Virginia Lowe worked with two young neighbors aged 5 and 6 to create art from recycled paper towel tubes. They painted the tubes and then cut them to form cars and flowers - cutting the tubes and arranging the painted pieces into oval shapes to form a flower on a stem, gluing the pieces together. The girls shared previous art they had made from paper tubes like butterflies, binoculars, and pinatas to inspire new creations.
2. What simple art can we create from
paper towel tubes, paint and glue ?
With the help of my neighbors-
who are 5 and 6 years old, I
wanted to explore what we could
create from the paper towel
tubes.
The girls shared that they
had previously made butterflies,
binoculars, and even small Pinatas
from recycled paper tubes. They
were interested in painting and
creating something new.
3. First, we painted the tubes and then when
they dried, we cut the tubes to make the
cars.
4. To make the flower, we cut the
painted tubes into small oval
pieces. The girls helped to
arrange the shapes loosely to
form the flower shape on a
stem. Then we glued them to
make the pattern.