Optical illusion art for kids

Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work…

Back for a new year with a wonderful group of students. I have been researching many new projects, some online and some from my head and this weeks project I got from Rundes Room who got it from We heart art . The internet is a wonderful place to share/exchange ideas. I am always happy when I see that another teacher has used my ideas! Anyway, this was a great first of the year project to assess where everyone is at and to have fun with color (we made color wheels first) and then do the step…

Materials: Paper and pencil. Optional Materials: Crayons and ruler.

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Make a fun optical illusion using a straw and two squares of card. Trick your eyes into seeing both pictures at the same time.

My 4th grade worked on optical illusions. I love teaching this 'magic' to kids. They love the final outcome of the illusions we created. I have 5 4th grade sections so I did a different lesson with each group. They all have the work hanging in the hall so each class was exposed to other options of op art. This project was inspired by this pin. I'm not sure who it belongs too, but here is the link on Pinterest. I also used the instructions from We Heart Art. The kids made the art work with…

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This lesson is simple but produces results that “wow”! It was a great in-school project during our year of Hybrid Learning. A packet with step-by-step written and visual instructions al…

Explore our collection of Op Art worksheets for a fun and engaging way to learn about optical illusions and geometric patterns. Get your creativity flowing and start creating your own mesmerizing Op Art pieces today! #OpArt #PrintableWorksheets #ArtEducation #artworksheets

Try this easy op art for kids activity to introduce your kids to optical illusions!

Found a couple more Op Art's to show you. This was was very successful!! I got the idea and GREAT directions from Artful Artsy Amy . ...

Make an Optical Illusion Toy with this fun STEM Project inspired by traditional flip animation cartoons. Learn art, engineering and science! Students will learn about the history of optical illusion toys, how they work, the science behind visual illusions and animations, plus build their STEM skills. Visit STEAMPoweredFamily.com to learn more.

Students learn about "Op Art" and then create a picture (optical illusions) that can play tricks with the eyes. For grade 5 students.