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Summer Art Class: How-to Make a Cut-Out Collage

An easy activity inspired by one of our new summer prints.

by Team Primary
Summer Art Class: How-to Make a Cut-Out Collage

Art class is in session! This summer, we launched some brand new prints for kids, baby, and grown ups in our best-selling PJs, tees, and activewear. Follow along for easy DIYs and art projects for kids, inspired by our vibrant new dots, stripes, waves, tie-dye, and more. 

Today's craft is a colorful paper cut-out collage dreamed up by Primary Art Director, Fran. Check out each step of Fran's collage process to get inspired! To get started, grab some of the supplies we've listed below: 

Materials

  • Different color construction paper
  • Kid-safe scissors
  • Glue stick

We kept it pretty simple, but kids can add any decoration they want with things like markers, stickers, or glitter. 

Step 1: Create easy cutting guidelines by folding 

GIF of someone's hands folding a blue piece of paper multiple times

Fran chose a color palette of orange, pink and yellow, which pops perfectly on the cool blue she's working with. The blue squares she's creating will be the background for brighter, more unique shapes!

 

Step 2: Cut your basic pieces and arrange on one piece of paper

GIF of someone's hands cutting a blue piece of paper with scissors along folded guidelines

Think of this step as laying out your canvas: once you have some sort of structure on your page, it's easier to fill in other elements.

 

Step 3: Cut some more shapes and arrange

GIF of someone cutting out different shapes of colored paper and arranging them over blue squares of paper
This is where we get creative! The structure of the blue squares helps tie together all the different squiggles of color that Fran's adding. Setting up a background like this for kids might help them get started.

 

Step 4: Glue everything down

GIF of hands gluing different cut-out shapes onto a plain piece of paper to make a collage

 

Once you're happy with how everything's looking, apply a thin layer of glue and press down!  Hang up the whole family's creations and see how everyone collaged differently.

Finished paper cut out collage with different abstract shapes in different colors

 

Check out the full tutorial here:

 

Dont forget to tag your work with #yesprimary on Instagram, and shop the Very Big Moving Sale for up to 50% off tons of styles, including some of our summer prints!

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