CD Case Greeting Cards

CD case valentines

Got old CD cases? Here’s a great way to use them: create greeting cards using oil pastels and Sharpie. Our 5th and 6th graders made Valentines, birthday cards and more during a single 40-minute class.

Materials:

  • CD jewel cases (trays removed)
  • oil pastels
  • Sharpies
  • rubbing alcohol
  • baby oil
  • baby wipes for clean up
CD case greeting cards

Several students made birthday cards. One made a farewell card. Another made a card consoling his father on the Bronco’s loss in the Superbowl.

Sharpie on the Outside, Oil Pastel on the inside

Students start by drawing a design on the front of the CD case using a black Sharpie. Then they open up the case and color the inside with oil pastel. The process is repeated on the back of the case. A lot of students wrote personal messages on the back of the case.

CD case valentine Joey

CD case valentines open

 Correcting Mistakes:

It’s easy to fix mistakes. Rubbing alcohol will remove Sharpie. Baby oil will remove oil pastel. Our 5th and 6th graders fixed their own mistakes.

Keep it neat:

CD cases trap the oil pastel-mess on the inside of the case. These greeting cards can travel home without making a mess in the backpack.

At clean up time, wipe down the tables with baby wipes.

EASY! Plus you are keeping those old CD cases out of the dump!

Enjoy!

 

 

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

2 thoughts on “CD Case Greeting Cards

  1. I love this project idea! I have used tissue paper on CD cases with my 2nd grade students many times. Its a great gluing project and they turn out beautifully. I keep a collection for a quick project every year. Luckily, as I was going to work one morning a box next to a trash can caught my eye. I stopped and it was full of empty CD cases…meant to be! One happy art teacher! I’ll have to try your project!

    • Hi Vicki
      Wow – I love the idea of using tissue paper inside the CD cases. I can imaging a stained glass window design! What adhesive did you use?

Comments are closed.