Food Network's Chopped comes to the Art Room!

This week our 8th Grade class is on an out of town field trip and a only small number of students didn't go.  The question of what to do with the "stay behinds" comes up year after year.  As a teacher, I want them to feel special and be involved in a fun and engaging lesson to offset the potential feeling of missing out on the field trip.  

This year, we're going Food Network style!  Today in Expressions, I am challenging the stay behind group to a Chopped show down!  For all of you chopped fans out there, each chef is presented with a few random food items and access to the fridge and pantry.  They must each create a dish that incorporates all the mystery items in their box.  Once time is up and their dish is done, they go to the chopping block to be judged.  

Today, each Artist, not Chef, will enter the Studio, not Kitchen and be challenged to create an original work of art with five random supplies, a limited back counter of materials (the pantry) and iPads for inspiration.  Can't wait to unveil this and see what they create.  The winning prize is a bag of M&M's so I know they will give it their all!