Mar 16, 2010

April Fool's Eye Glasses

These glasses are pretty much guaranteed to create lots of giggles. Just have to be sure that children don't try to do much more than pose in them (no walking around!).
1. Follow this link (eyeglass template) to download a template I've posted for the glasses. Print out copies on the heaviest paper stock available, such as card stock. Give each student a set and have them cut out all 3 pieces, including the inside of the frames. Tape sides to the front, and have the students decorate the frame with colored pencils or markers.
2. I found some stock photo images of eyes, and made lots of color copies for the students to pick from. Another option is to have realistic drawings of different eye shapes, and let the students choose and color their favorite. Or they could draw their own. Either way, the eyes and skin need to be colored, and then cut out and glued behind the eyeglass openings.
UPDATE: A number of readers have requested more information about finding large photos of eyes. I went to www.gettyone and www.istock.com and searched for "human eyes" and downloaded the free lo-res images.

10 comments:

Amber said...

These are so awesome! Great idea. I hope I can get around to making some of these!

Sarah said...

I just LOVE your site! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and creativity!

Melanie said...

Thanks for these - they look great! We'll get lots lots of giggles from them I reckon :)

Absolutely Positive said...

What a great idea! I am home school mom of three kids who LOVE all things artsy and craftsy...so thank you! I will be visiting this site often for ideas!! :-)

Chris

DrawingBoardArt said...

These are great! We made some similar glasses in our girl scout troop a few weeks ago - to wear at site sales. We glued pictures of different girl scout cookies to each side of the glasses, and cut small (1/2" - 1") holes in them so the girls could see. The Samoa cookie already had a hole in it! Kids love making glasses like this. Thanks for posting these!

Megan said...

The photo you got is the perfect size for the frames, can you post the website so we can download that too?!
Thanks! Love your ideas :)

Lori K said...

Love these! I love your ideas.
I am also glad to share my ideas with people:
I try to add every day...

http://funart4kids.blogspot.com/

enjoy!

K-Sue said...

Thanks for this fun idea, and the helpful follow-up. I think the time is right for a stand-alone fun art class.

Tracy said...

I love this idea! My daughter can't wait to try it!

Viagra Online Without prescription said...

Those April Fool's Eye Glasses are so bloody funny!
My children will love them!

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