Olympic Games Activity Flyer - Zart Art

The Beijing Mascots: Five “Fuwa”Cardboard Puppet DollsShimmer PaintMetallic Ripple Paper A4Defraction Paper A4 AssortedSequin LeavesEyeball Stickers LargeSequins in a Jar DiamondsGold and Silver MixSequins LargeMetallic Wire CordCraft Aluminium WireFeathersPartridge FeathersColour Weave FabricLow Melt Glue GunCover Paper A4Pattern Paper FishJewelsCardboardPuppet DollsRetro Pop Paper A4Paper MagiclayAlumininium Embossing Foil Goldand GreenSkeleton LeavesPom Poms 18 mm BlackColour Diffusing LeavesFood DyePaint each section of a CardboardPuppet Doll in the chosen colour andwhen dry use the Paper Fasteners to jointhe doll together. Two of the cardboardstrips are fastened to the doll at the kneeand elbow joints to enable the doll tomove. The third cardboard strip is glued ortaped to the back of the doll’s body.Decorate the doll with the colour of themascot chosen and use collage materialsto dress the mascot to represent itscharacter. E.g. red represents fire as theelement of nature, whereas green is aswallow, blue is a fish, black is a pandaand yellow is an antelope.RDREAMER Steps®ResponseDid the mascots made in class, capture the natureof the five Fuwa? What inspired the student tochoose a particular colour and what does theirmascot represent? Did they choose their favouritecolour, and/or animal on which to base their ownFuwa?DREAMER Steps® is a strategy for teaching. Pleaserefer to page 16 for more information.e©2008 Activity and nots designed by Zart ArtThe Beijing Olympic MedalsThe medal designed for the Beijing Olympics is thefirst Olympic medal not to be totally made of metal –it is actually made of a combination of metal andjade. It is 7 cm in diameter and 6 mm thick. Theobserved side of the medal is completely metal (gold,silver or bronze) and has the traditional IOC(International Olympic Committee) image of thewinged goddess of victory, Nike and the Panathinaikosarena (this image featured repeatedly in the AthensOlympics) engraved on the surface.The inspiration for the medals came from an ancientChinese jade bi. This is a pendant (still) worn aroundthe neck and is usually made of white, jade or greenand with a hole in the centre. In ancient China this7