Create an art gallery of the finished pieces in your home!.

Model as needed how to put shapes together and glue them to the paper.

Explain that now your child will get to create a castle using their shapes, similar to the ones that Mary Blair created.

Invite your child to cut out shapes in a variety of sizes and colors.

Demonstrate how to cut out shapes from the colored construction paper (for younger children, you may choose to pre-cut shapes and/or draw shapes for them to cut out on their own).Invite your child to name the colors or notice interesting patterns in the art. Ask your child to identify the shapes they see by name. Point out the use of shapes and bright colors in her work. Look at examples of Mary Blair's castle art using the internet or through the read-aloud.Today you will be making art in her style! She was a very creative person who used her imagination as she created art and animation while working at Disney. She used bright colors and shapes in much of her work. Mary Blair was an artist who created the art for Disney movies such as Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan.

You can read aloud the book, Pocket Full of Colors, or provide the following summary: Begin by introducing the artist, Mary Blair.

Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville (optional).

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