Use black and white paper, stickers, tape, and drawing tools to explore black and white collage art for kids.
Collage is a fun, open-ended way for kids to create art. And using only black and white materials makes it even more striking! Limiting the colors encourages kids to explore shape, line, and texture in new ways. This project is simple to set up, encourages creativity, and works for a wide range of ages.
Whether you’re looking for a quick afternoon art activity, something for the classroom, or a project to display at home, black and white collages are bold, graphic, and always unique.
And you could try this with another color combination, like red, white, and blue for a patriotic project, pastel colors in the spring, or using just your child’s favorite color!
Check out this video featuring black and white collages, and keep scrolling for step-by-step instructions and lots of ideas!
How to Make a Black and White Collage for Kids
MATERIALS
- Paper (black, white, patterned, newspaper, old book pages)
- Stickers (address labels, dots, hole reinforcement stickers, eye stickers)
- Tape (black or white masking tape, electrical tape, or washi tape)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Drawing tools (oil pastels, chalk markers, markers, crayons, colored pencils)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Choose a background
Start with a sheet of white or black paper as the base. Or try one of each!
- Try these collage ideas
Cut sticker sheets into shapes and use to create art on black paper. Try cutting the labels into triangles, squares, circles, or curvy shapes.
Make black and white tape art. Use white tape on black paper or black tape on white paper to
create designs, pictures, or abstract artwork.
Use stationery store stickers, such as dot stickers or hole reinforcement stickers, to create designs, mandalas, and pictures.
Make a newspaper collage by cutting or tearing newspapers into small pieces and gluing them to white or black paper.
Make black and white faces by gluing white paper facial features to a black oval or by gluing
black paper facial features to a white oval.
- Add drawings for extra details
Encourage kids to enhance their collages with black markers, crayons, or oil pastels. They might add doodles, textures, or outlines to complete their artwork.
Once you’ve finished your black and white collages, hang them somewhere special to display them!
More Collage Art for Kids
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- 9 Easy Collage Ideas for Kids
- 5 Tape Art Ideas for Kids
- How to Make Rainbow Art Collages for Kids
- How to Make Easy Mandala Art with Stickers
- 9 Simple Sticker Art Projects for Kids
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