

He cut up a square and glued the pieces to the paper. He built skyscrapers on the page.Īiden created a second piece of art. Develop fine motor skills while cutting, tearing, using the hole punch, gluing and more. He cut the square with his “fancy” scissors. Perfect Square Shape Art While participating in this art activity students will: Explore how a shape can be deconstructed and turned into something new.

(I have this scrapbook paper that has cool edges when you tear it.)Īiden then made his own perfect square art. Perfect Square by Michael Hall Call Number: YE HAL Publication Date: 2011 A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy. We chose a few scenes from the book and recreated them ourselves.įirst we tore the paper. What can we make from just a square? Cut the square into different pieces and it can become anything. This book is a fun read and wonderful for inspiring imaginations. At first the square is perfectly happy being a square. By the end of the story the square feels confined, rigid, and cramped, so he solves the problem and revisits his journey. In Perfect Square, Michael Hall takes you on an adventure of a perfect square that is transformed into different things. Thanks for supporting Inspiration Laboratories.

Recreate the art from the book, Perfect Square by Michael Hall, and be inspired to create your own Perfect Square Art! Affiliate links are included in this post. What can you make from a square? This is such a fun art project for kids.
