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Liberty Bell Art Project

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Looking for an easy Liberty Bell art project? This lesson leans more towards craft than art but many standards are reinforced: composition, history, tracing/cutting, and color mixing.

To start, my students sponge painted a piece of 12″ x 9″ paper with blue, red and white paint. I provided the paint, but left the children to create whatever background they wanted. Some smeared the paint over the paper with the sponge while others dabbed very carefully.

Then we traced a pre-cut bell template onto brown construction paper and painted gold metallic paint (you can find liquid tempera metallic paint in the craft aisles of most craft stores) over the surface. The consistency of metallic tempera paint differs from regular tempera in that it feels slimy or smooth–depending on your persepective. Either way, it’s fun to paint with. Set the bell aside to dry.

DRAWING THE BEAM

The kids looked at a few books and pictures of the real Liberty Bell. They observed the wooden beam that the bell is hung from. They drew this onto some brown paper with a black oil pastel and added scribbles to imitate wood. When the bell was dry, they used the oil pastel to create the crack on the exterior of the shell. Next, they glued the bell and the beam to the painted paper with white school glue. Press down so everything is flat.

Now add the small details such as the bell ringer and the straps that attach the bell to the wooden beam. Enjoy!


Love this art project? Find more art lessons like this one in the America The Great Bundle inside the Members Club. Click the image below for more…

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  • Debbie

    I did this activity with my 4th graders last year and everyone had success with it!

  • Smkyqtzxtl

    Didi your lesson with a group of autistic students in preparation for a Veterans Day visitation event. They turned out great Nd we learned about the history of the Liberty Bell and borrowed some bells to ring from the music teacher as well.

  • Cindy deRosier

    I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your Liberty Bell project! You can see it here:

    https://funfamilycrafts.com/liberty-bell-collage/

    Thanks for another great project idea!

  • Claudia

    I love the idea!!

  • candy matheny

    Hi I wondering where the template for the bell is? I thought the link said it included the template also but couldn’t find it now.

    • Bethany

      Hi Candy. I looked over the lesson and a template is not included. I think the idea is that the teacher can create a bell template to help the kids create the bell. This is a great project! Enjoy

  • Karan

    Great for little ones

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