Art Form: Visual Arts

Supplies Needed

-All Are Welcome book
-Paper or cardstock
-Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
-Optional: stickers, ribbon, collage materials, tape

Vocabulary

Welcome - to greet someone in a friendly way

Color - an element of art with three properties: 1) Hue: the name of the color, e.g. red, yellow, etc.; 2) Intensity: the purity and strength of the color (brightness or dullness); 3) Value: the lightness or darkness of the color (shades and tints)

Pattern - repetition of specific visual elements such as a unit of shape or form

Kindness - showing care for others through words and actions

Belong - to feel included and accepted

Design - the way something is arranged or planned to look

Character - a person in a story or play, or an animal or object that has human qualities

Instructions

1. Read All Are Welcome together and talk about how people in the story make others feel included. Who are the characters in the story? What happens in the beginning of the story? What happens in the middle of the story? What happens at the end?

2. Ask yourself, “What words or pictures could we use to show people they are welcome at our home?”.

3. Work together to design a welcome sign using bright colors and fun
patterns (stripes, dots, zigzags). Include kind words like: “All Are Welcome,” “Hello, Friends!” or “We’re Glad You’re Here!”.

4. Hang your sign on your front door, porch, or a window for neighbors and visitors to see.

Extensions

Talk about how your family shows kindness to guests or neighbors.

Add phrases in different languages spoken in your home or community to your sign.

Go on a “Welcome Walk” and look for other signs of kindness in your neighborhood.