Art Project: paint under your desks!

The Sistine Chapel is a marvel of the renaissance. Sure, Michelangelo didn't paint the whole thing laying on his back like Charlton Heston did in the movie, but it sure makes for an awesome activity!Materials:1. Paints. We used water soluble oil paints. Anything would do.2. Print outs of pieces of the Sistine chapel.3. Painting paper. We used watercolor paper like always.Method:Hand out a picture for the children to try to duplicate. Tape the watercolor to the underside of the desk, lay on the floor, turn your Pandora station to a nice classical selection, and have some quiet time! We took 45 minutes and turned out some beautiful artwork.Mostly, the students are gaining a really sound emotional connection to Michelangelo and Renaissance artwork. Maybe they won't remember what date the chapel was finished in, but they'll remember this lesson, for sure!