Summer Memories Craft

Summer memory collages make the best ice breaker conversations for any classroom and the perfect keepsake for crafters!
Materials
Washable Paints
Photos/Magazine Images
Scissors
Glue
Pencil
Colored Pencils/Markers
Instructions
Step 1.
Gather your supplies! Collect picture from home, cut images and words from magazines, or gathers souvenirs to add to your collage.

Step 1.
Gather your supplies! Collect picture from home, cut images and words from magazines, or gathers souvenirs to add to your collage.
Step 2.
Ask your students to bring in a picture of something fun they did over the summer. It can be a real printed photo or a photocopy of a picture as well.
Step 2.
Ask your students to bring in a picture of something fun they did over the summer. It can be a real printed photo or a photocopy of a picture as well.
Step 3.
Glue the image onto a larger sheet of paper.
Tip: The image does not need to be in the center of the paper as you fill in all of the space.
Step 3.
Glue the image onto a larger sheet of paper.
Tip: The image does not need to be in the center of the paper as you fill in all of the space.
Step 4.
Using a pencil, have each student draw a picture that continues where their photograph left off. For fun you can ask each student to add one “funny” or “pretend” element into their picture.
Step 4.
Using a pencil, have each student draw a picture that continues where their photograph left off. For fun you can ask each student to add one “funny” or “pretend” element into their picture.
Step 5.
Use Washable Paint to add color.
Tip: Mix colors in a separate space than the jar. We used a Paint Palette to mix some colors.

Step 5.
Use Washable Paint to add color.
Tip: Mix colors in a separate space than the jar. We used a Paint Palette to mix some colors.