This can be a really fun project to do with your family and encourages very creative thinking. This collage is made of magazine images and cut up photographs of my family members. The idea is to create a surreal image, one in which your family is integrated into a image in unique ways that may be dreamlike or unrealistic. The imaginations of the family is what contributes to the overall image. We had so much fun with this one as we decided where we could place everyone. We created our own vacation filled with activities that only we could do in our imaginations! I can still feel the droplets of pristine water falling on my face as I watched my son jump off an enormous cliff (something he would never do in real life). This could also turn into an opportunity to create a great story!

Steps

1. Find some old magazines with lots of great imagery.

2. Begin finding images of neat scenery, plants, animals, bugs etc.

3. Gather all other materials- glue sticks or rubber cement, poster board or card stock paper, scissors

4. Find photographs of family members or print out digital copies. ( I made images fairly small so that we had more options).

5. Begin deciding what kind of image you want to make as you cut pictures of your family apart and place them within the context of your imaginary place!