Moroccan Paper Basket

This piece was created by a class of toddlers and framed to be auctioned at a school fundraiser. I planned the piece so that it could be dropped into a standard 18 x 24" frame. The toddlers and older children at the school have been studying Morocco this year and the basket is based on the beautiful, colorful baskets of that country.

 

The basket is constructed from brown and black sheets of corrugated paper. I taped all the pieces of the basket to a sheet of heavy gold paper, so that it was like a puzzle. The children, working one at a time, selected the shape that they wanted and pulled it off the sheet of gold paper. They dabbed on some paint and returned the "puzzle piece" to its original spot. When they were all finished I glued the pieces in place.