Black History Month Art: Celebrate "YOU" Collage

To celebrate Black History Month, let’s make a Celebrate “YOU” collage!

Black History Month is a meaningful way to teach our kids about diversity. This will help them understand and embrace the importance of our differences.

Celebrate diversity and friendship this Black History Month at Creativity School!

Let’s celebrate and enjoy diversity and friendship with your kids and enhance their creative potential this 2021!

Our award-winning artists give away free LIVE art classes from the Creativity School.

Create fun and crafts like collages, animations, pop up cards, and much more!

What is Black History Month?

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, is an important yearly celebration in the US to commemorate the historical role of the African people in America.

It is also celebrated to pay great importance to the huge achievements of Black men and women that shaped the US today.

Other countries around the world including Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, also celebrate this important event.

How it Started

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, a historian and founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, initiated the Negro History Week to promote the achievements of Black people.

It was first celebrated from February 12 to February 20 to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

The Negro History Week eventually grew in popularity throughout the years, which later was endorsed to be an official holiday celebrated.

When is the Black History Month?

Black History Month is being observed for the whole month of February, and this 2021, the theme is “Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity”.

Some Influential People in Black History

From civil rights activists to writers to politicians to animators, the Creativity School honors the contributions of some influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

To know more about the people who made a great impact in shaping US History especially in the field of Mathematics, you can watch this beautiful song by Music Notes!

How to Make a Celebrate “YOU” Collage

Our special craft today is about celebrating YOU.

It is about saying nice things to yourselves, and feeling good about YOU today.

“I want YOU to feel that YOU are beautiful just the way you are”.- Vanessa Newton, Creativity School Teacher

READY. SET. CRAFT!

Materials

Used paper collection (colored papers, newspapers, magazine cut-outs, and many more!)
Blank sheet of paper for your collage
Pencil
Posca pens or magic markers
Glue
Scissors

Instructions

Step 1. Get your paper collection ready!

Step 2. Get any paper you’d like to draw your face on.

Step 3. Draw and cut the shape of your face.

Step 4. Glue the face shape on top of any paper you’d like for your hair.

Step 5. Cut the black paper to the hairstyle that you want.

Step 6. Cut a small oval (or any shape that you like!) for the shoulders.

Step 7. Add details to the face.

Step 8. Cut and paste any colorful and beautiful shapes that you like on the top of your head.

Step 9. Use your Posca pen or magic marker, and write the message, “I matter because…”

Step 10. Add decorations and scribbles to your beautiful collage!

Voila!

What a special “YOU” collage!

Tips for art-mazing success

This fun-filled activity requires the use of scissors, so TAKE EXTRA CARE while handling them, or seek the supervision of an adult. ✂️❗
Think about what you’re going to say about yourself, and add it to your collage. Say something like, “I am LOVED” 🥰 or “I am UNIQUE and BEAUTIFUL” 👧🏾🧒
If you don’t have the art supplies you have, you IMPROVISE! Collage is a great craft to learn about being RESOURCEFUL!
Don’t be afraid to get messy! It’s part of our learning!
Don't throw away your paper! You can use them in making different collages.

Check out some special and colorful creations by our young artists at the Creativity School.

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