Friday, August 24, 2012

Top 10 Creative Gifts: Artzooka way!

Artzooka is a half hour series blending live action and animation to show kids that art is everywhere. Everything can be used to create art and that there is an artist in each one of them.

Although the target age group is 6 – 9, adults can also have fun with Artzooka! It all depends on how you look at it. You can also modify their methods and techniques to create an art suitable to your age; but why bother? After all, we’re all kids!

Here, I listed my top 10 favorite Artzooka Makes that can be a perfect gift to anybody! A gift personally made by you is way better that the ones you just bought. So, lets start!



Materials: cardboard box, scissors, white tracing paper, clear tape, black construction paper, black marker, hole punch, pencil, modeling clay, flashlight

See procedure.
                                                            
The thing I like about this art work is that you can create a story and play with it. You can make your friend’s favorite characters (might be from cartoons, anime, or stories). You can modify the theatre to depict a scene from a show or a story.



 
Materials: clear empty bottle, scissors, piece of white paper, pencil, paint, paintbrushes, ruler, dark crayon, stir stick, small bowl of cooking oil, glue stick, small battery-powered light.

See procedure.

The fun thing about this art is you can paint a design depending on your friend’s personality or favorites.  Play with the colors! You can also try different sizes and shapes of a plastic bottle.




Materials: cardboard tubes, scissors, masking tape, recycled juicebox, 2 straws that bend, paper towel, glue mix / paper mache paste, paintbrush, paint

See procedure.

Weird? No. Just creative! You can also give your friend an idea for a new collection!




Materials: styrofoam balls, toothpicks, paperclips, fun foam, pencil, scissors, crayons, markers, paint

See procedure.

This art work can go with Artzooka Pal, but this is much cuter! You can modify this and make them as key chains.



 
Materials: 8 small wooden blocks, clear tape, white sticker paper, markers

See procedure.
This is a nice way to have fun. You can make short story with the images or you can relay a message just for your special someone! Just use your imagination!




Materials: T-shirt, four pieces of cardboard, duct tape, old sheer curtaing, paper, masking tape, wax paper, craft paint, ruler

See procedure.

If they love shirts, they will love this art! Just make sure your design will suit their personality.




Materials: Styrofoam plate, LED light, white mini pizza table, cut-off bottom of a plastic bottle, round tinfoil container, scissors, metallic paper, clear tape, watch battery

See procedure.

This art is almost magical. You can explore using different molds and colors.





Materials: 4 empty square tissue boxes, scissors, pencil, construction paper, glue, masking tape, pictures of memories

See procedure.

This art is perfect for couples and friends that had been together for years. I'm sure you got tons of memories you love to treasure!




Materials: tiny toys and objects, clear plastic cup, clear recycled plastic, marker, pencil, scissors, modeling clay, tiny pebbles, bigger pebbles, pipe cleaner, scotch tape

See procedure.

Put your dreams in a cup! You can create a miniature place you both want to venture. You can also create a miniature copy of that special place you both treasure!




Materials: 4 long sticks (approximately 8”), 8 short sticks (approximately 4”), twine or string, twist ties, slices of dried oranges, modeling clay, scissors, small table lamp or LED light

See procedure.

This one is really cool; definitely for everyone! Not just kids would love it, maybe your lovers too!


Giving gifts are not about spending a lot of money. Sure you can always buy ready made stuffs from a store. They could really be cool or cute. But personally made gifts could be much more appreciated because you gave it a lot of thought and effort.  Aside from making your gift unique and personalized, it can also make the one you care much about feel that you really love them.

So what are you waiting for? Have fun with art! Create your own perfect gifts the Artzooka way!

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Thank you adibah hamzah for your feedback. I'm happy to know that my post helped you and hopefully, others too. cheers!