2nd year Creative facilitation - Covered Glass bottles

Art Activity

For our art activity we chose paper covered glass bottles and paper covered money jars. We chose this activity as we felt it would be different from the norm and it also gives each participant a chance to bring out their creative side.

While practicing our activity we also tested out different materials, newspaper and magazine cut-outs to give ourselves an idea as to what the bottles/jars would look like as its good to have a variety to choose from. We concluded that different types of wrapping paper gave the best appearance.

The materials that we used consisted of glass bottles, glass jars, and different types of wrapping paper, glue, paintbrushes, black markers and a hairdryer.

Step One

Each participant chose whichever option appealed to them, be it a glass bottle or a glass jar. As we had a variety of wrapping papers on the day in plastic containers the participants then chose whichever wrapping that they liked and brought it over to where they would begin their activity.

Step Two

Next thing to do is to apply the glue to the pieces of paper and cover the whole bottle/jar. You can do this or you can paint the glass bottle/jar and then stick on the pieces of paper, either way is fine.

Step Three

When the bottle/jar is fully covered in paper, then coat a layer of glue all around the bottle, make sure it’s completely covered.

Step Four

Then you dry the bottle with the hairdryer, which only takes about a minute or so.

Step Five

After the bottle is dry, if the participant likes you can go around the individual pieces of paper with a black marker, this gives it a marbleised effect which looks very well.

Step Six

A daffodil was placed in the glass bottles and chocolate money coins were put inside the piggy bank jars to give effect.