This project is called “Cave Art Comes Alive!” The objective of this project was to create art similar to the way that the cavemen did. We were instructed to paint one of our favorite childhood memories. This content is similar to the subject matter that the cavemen painted. We were given an 11” x 14” piece of crumpled paper bag that represented a hide or rock wall. We finger painted with mud mixed with tempera paint. Also, we added natural materials such as leaves, pine needles, pine cones, grass to the painting.   

An entertaining and educational extension activity that could be possible to do with this project is instruct the students to act what cavemen would be like making art. I would create a set that included a “rock wall” (plaster wall covered in crumpled paper bags”, dark with only one light source (like a cave), and rocks and such to sit on. I would then instruct one or two students to go onto the set with their paint and paint acting the way a caveman would. Each student would get a turn to go up and add their own picture. The end product would result in a large collaborative painting that can be displayed.