We began by creating drawings, through memory, line drawing and blind drawing. In some ways it was as though we were trying to draw like children at various stages in their development. We then looked at our children’s drawing assignment. We put ourselves into a circle, grouped by age. My drawing was done by a 10 year old so I was placed close to the end of the circle. The class had drawings done by children from age 21 months to 14 years. It was interesting to see the progression and development of children in art. The younger children had lines and scribbles for their drawings, whereas the older children had more sophisticated, detailed drawings. We then discussed the elements and principles of art – from lines to form to emphasis. We looked in magazines to find pictures that show the elements and principles of art. It was interesting to see how each page had some element or principle to it, whether it was line, colour or shape. Once we start looking, we notice that art is all around us. We just have to look to find it.We took the clippings from the magazines and pasted them onto sheets of paper to display our principles and elements of art. It provided us with a clear view of each element and a reference for us to look back on if we ever need.We then made finger puppets out of plaster of paris. We used strips of plaster of paris and wrapped it around our finger to make a finger puppet. We then added smaller pieces of plaster to make ears, eyes, wings etc. This activity is great for any age group and can be modified to relate to other subjects – i.e. can be done to make an Aboriginal totem pole for social studies. 
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