Shaving Cream Earth

This was the art lesson my partner and I created. We were learning teaching the importance of our earth and keeping it healthy. We also tied our lesson into Earth Day and celebrating all that our earth provides us. My partner and I decided to create an earth from shaving cream and paint. The students put shaving cream on a wax paper surface and then drizzled blue and yellow paint over it. The students then swirled the paint together to make an abstract affect and create green paint. Once the students printed their paper on the shaving cream and paint it left blue and green swirls and texture. I had a lot of fun creating this lesson and art activity. It was neat to see the different techniques and how no two earths looked exactly the same. We could also use this activity with older students when they are learning about all the planets and solar system.