Pizza Box Dragons

Are you looking for a great art idea? A way to use those weekly pizza boxes headed to the recycling bin? Alison Sinclair, teacher at Jockvale PS and parent volunteer Lana Lotan have the project for you.

Curriculum Links

Social Studies
Grade 2: Traditions and Celebrations Features of Communities around the World - Cultural
Grade 6: Canada’s Links to the World

Art
Grades 1-8: Produce 2 & 3 dimensional works of art and use elements of design (colour, shape, form, line, texture)

Step-by-Step

1. Begin the the dragon’s body by forming the pizza boxes into tubes and taping them into place, each pizza box will be a section of the dragon's body. Next, cover each section with paper maché. We suggest using used chart paper and a mixture of white glue and water to make the paper maché.

2. Build up the dragon's face; add details with cardboard and paper. This will give some character to your dragon.

3. All that is left is the painting and you have a dragon that is ready for:

• Chinese New Year celebration
• Creative writing
• Storytelling
• Poetry writing
• Dramatic arts

Have fun!