Floating Gardens - Monet Inspired Water lily Mobiles
Elementary/Middle School Art
Let’s turn the art room into Monet’s garden! In this layered and lyrical project, students will create a stunning hanging mobile inspired by Monet’s dreamy waterlilies, weeping willows, trailing ivy, and colorful koi ponds. Using tissue paper, impressionist-style painted paper, and recycled materials, artists will cut, collage, and assemble a floating masterpiece that dances in the air—just like sunlight on water.
Inspired by: Monet’s Water Lilies series, Giverny garden, and koi pond
Techniques: Tissue paper layering, painted paper textures, mobile construction
Skills Explored: Color blending, Impressionist mark-making, cutting, balance & spatial design
Art Words: Impressionism, movement, transparency, composition, installation
Perfect for: Artists in grades 4–8 who love color, construction, and creating something that moves
From pond to paper to poetry in motion—this is Monet like you’ve never made him before!
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
After buying you can download PDF file with Dropbox link.
INCLUDED:
STEP BY STEP VIDEO
PACKET WITH PROJECT OVERVIEW, SUPPLY LIST, ART HISTORY FOCUS, REFERENCE INSPIRATION, TEMPLATES, PHOTOS OF PROJECT, LESSON PLAN, VOCABULARY WORKSHEET TEACHER KEY AND CLASS SHEET
Floating Gardens - Monet Inspired Water lily Mobiles
Elementary/Middle School Art
Let’s turn the art room into Monet’s garden! In this layered and lyrical project, students will create a stunning hanging mobile inspired by Monet’s dreamy waterlilies, weeping willows, trailing ivy, and colorful koi ponds. Using tissue paper, impressionist-style painted paper, and recycled materials, artists will cut, collage, and assemble a floating masterpiece that dances in the air—just like sunlight on water.
Inspired by: Monet’s Water Lilies series, Giverny garden, and koi pond
Techniques: Tissue paper layering, painted paper textures, mobile construction
Skills Explored: Color blending, Impressionist mark-making, cutting, balance & spatial design
Art Words: Impressionism, movement, transparency, composition, installation
Perfect for: Artists in grades 4–8 who love color, construction, and creating something that moves
From pond to paper to poetry in motion—this is Monet like you’ve never made him before!
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
After buying you can download PDF file with Dropbox link.
INCLUDED:
STEP BY STEP VIDEO
PACKET WITH PROJECT OVERVIEW, SUPPLY LIST, ART HISTORY FOCUS, REFERENCE INSPIRATION, TEMPLATES, PHOTOS OF PROJECT, LESSON PLAN, VOCABULARY WORKSHEET TEACHER KEY AND CLASS SHEET
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