Mix And Match Me
Art & Craft

Mix And Match Me

Art lets us play with identity, personality, and imagination. By painting different parts of a person (head, body, legs) on rotating boxes, students explore how self-expression can be creative, shared, and ever-changing. Mixing their boxes with others shows how collaboration can lead to endless new possibilities, just like the different parts of who we are. Here is an example of an artwork by Arpita Singh, that thinks about the form of creatures. It’s a centaur, half horse and half human, reminding us how combining forms can spark new stories and ways of seeing ourselves.

Colouring & Painting School Project More than 90 minutes 6 to 8 years Art & Craft Class 3

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1: Explore and Imagine

Ask guiding questions such as: “What makes each person unique?” “How could we show that through colour, shape, or pattern?” Inspire students to think about how heads, bodies, and legs can be combined in surprising ways.

2. Prepare the Cube Template

On an A3 sheet, use the design sheet as a guide to draw the cube diagram. Carefully cut along the outer lines. Before folding, paint the template flat to ensure cleaner, neater artwork.

3. Paint Your First Set

On one face of each cube, paint head, body, and legs using YUDU Poster Colours. Experiment with bright shades, patterns, and bold shapes. Let it dry completely.

4. Fold and Assemble

Fold along the dotted lines. Apply Fevicol on the tabs and stick neatly to form a cube. Each student should make three cubes: one for a head, one for a body, and one for legs.

5. Swap with a Partner

Exchange one of your cubes with someone else. On a blank face of the cube, paint a new head, body, and legs in your own style. Trade once more and add another set of features. By now, every cube will carry artwork from multiple students.

6. Add Outlines

Use YUDU Brush Pens to outline shapes and add small details.

7. Mix, Match Label, Reflect & Display

Stack the cubes: head on top, body in the middle, legs at the bottom. Rotate them to create funny, surprising, and imaginative characters. Give your character a name or personality. Ask students a few guiding questions such as: “What’s silly or special about your mixed-up person?” Line up or stack the cubes in a gallery space.

Steps to Create this Activity

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1: Explore and Imagine

Ask guiding questions such as: “What makes each person unique?” “How could we show that through colour, shape, or pattern?” Inspire students to think about how heads, bodies, and legs can be combined in surprising ways.

2. Prepare the Cube Template

On an A3 sheet, use the design sheet as a guide to draw the cube diagram. Carefully cut along the outer lines. Before folding, paint the template flat to ensure cleaner, neater artwork.

3. Paint Your First Set

On one face of each cube, paint head, body, and legs using YUDU Poster Colours. Experiment with bright shades, patterns, and bold shapes. Let it dry completely.

4. Fold and Assemble

Fold along the dotted lines. Apply Fevicol on the tabs and stick neatly to form a cube. Each student should make three cubes: one for a head, one for a body, and one for legs.

5. Swap with a Partner

Exchange one of your cubes with someone else. On a blank face of the cube, paint a new head, body, and legs in your own style. Trade once more and add another set of features. By now, every cube will carry artwork from multiple students.

6. Add Outlines

Use YUDU Brush Pens to outline shapes and add small details.

7. Mix, Match Label, Reflect & Display

Stack the cubes: head on top, body in the middle, legs at the bottom. Rotate them to create funny, surprising, and imaginative characters. Give your character a name or personality. Ask students a few guiding questions such as: “What’s silly or special about your mixed-up person?” Line up or stack the cubes in a gallery space.