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These Black History Month hair decorating art invitations are inspired by the photos of beautifully decorated classroom doors that frequently go viral online and a recyclable shopping bag design. The two art invitations are easy for little learners to participate in and are suited for people of all ages.
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Black History Month has been celebrated in the US every year since 1926. Classroom door artwork displaying beautiful hairstyles with embellishments is a stunning way to draw attention to the celebration. Often, the artwork is accompanied by pictures and information about past role models and their contributions.
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Black History Month Transient Art
A variety of craft supplies in gold, silver, pink, white, and tan hues provide the color scheme for a simple Black History Month transient art hair decorating invitation.
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Supplies To Collect
- 18 x 24-inch sturdy white paper
- 12-inch x 18-inch black fadeless construction paper
- brown and pink construction or scrapbook paper
- gift bows
- pipe cleaners
- bead garland strips
- clip on tree decorations
- buttons
- pom poms
- dangling earring
- glue stick and glue gun
- glue stick
- pencil and scissors
- compartment tray
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Black History Month Transient Art Set Up
For this glitzy art invitation, start by selecting the above easy-to-find supplies in a color scheme of choice, and placing them in a compartment tray. My color scheme has plenty of gold and silver, which black people wear so well. It is balanced by neutral and light pink hues.
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Cut and wrap pipe cleaner pieces around a pencil to make curly adornments, and tie other pipe cleaners and bead garland strips into bows.
Next, draw and cut a side view of a human head from brown construction paper, hair from black construction paper, and the shoulders of a top from fabric or colored construction paper. Fadeless construction paper or cardstock holds color the best.
Afterward, using a glue stick or glue gun, adhere the profile head, top, and hair onto a large sheet of construction or art paper. Slide in a dangling earring if desired.
Note: You may want to trim a small piece off the upper edge of the paper background to eliminate unnecessary white space.
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The Hair Decorating Transient Art Invitation
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Once the design is glued together, set out the compartment tray and invite one or two children at a time to pick supplies and decorate the hair of the arty profile. Make sure to snap a picture of each child with their finished design before you invite someone new to embellish the profile image.
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Children may decide to decorate the clothing in addition to the hair.
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After everyone has a chance to participate in the Black History Month transient art activity, give each child an opportunity to contribute a few pieces to the design. Afterward, use a glue gun to affix the shapes permanently. You will have a beautiful wall art piece to display.
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Hair Decorating With Flowers and Butterflies
This second Black History Month hair decorating invitation gives participants a chance to complete a finished art project to take home, using a similar profile image as above.
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Supplies To Collect
- 14-inch x 17-inch art paper
- craft flowers and butterflies
- construction paper
- flower and butterfly paper punches
- self-adhesive gem stickers
- scissors and pencil
- glue stick
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For this next black History Month art invitation, put together a smaller-sized profile image for each child participating. A 14-inch x 17-inch sized background piece of paper is a good fit for the project.
Paper punch flowers and butterflies from a few different colors of cardstock paper, and add self-adhesive sticker gems. Or use purchased craft flowers and butterflies.
Note: I am a huge fan of paper punches and use them all the time. They save oodles of preparation time and give art projects a professional touch.
Set out a profile image and butterflies and flowers on an art table for each child participating. Invite everyone to use a glue stick to embellish the hair of their paper person with the craft supplies.
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More Black History Month Activities
Three Black History Month Crafts
Five Black History Month Crafts
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© Annette Kaminsky February 24, 2024
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