Art activity: Make your own chocolate bar wrapper
The class has now learned about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Students have discussed Lieutenant-General Dallaire’s close encounter with a child used as a soldier in Rwanda. They found out how a chocolate bar helped calm a tense situation.
Their mission now is to create a wrapper for a chocolate bar that promotes peace, remembrance and recognition.
Before you begin, talk to students about the importance of remembrance and recognition. Veterans worked hard to keep us and our world safe. They deserve our thanks. Research has also shown that recognition is important to Veteran mental health and well-being.
Symbols help us remember people we have lost and recognize the important work of those who have served in Canada’s military.
Invite students to use what they have learned to design a label for a chocolate bar. They will need to choose a name for their chocolate bar and illustrate the label with at least one symbol that relates to peace, remembrance or recognition. Labels can be drawn free-hand, created digitally or you can download our chocolate bar label template.
Project planning
Here are a few things students should think about as they work:
- What colours do you associate with peace, remembrance or recognition? (i.e., white doves, green wreaths, red poppies, etc.)
- What symbols could you use? (doves, poppies, peace signs, flags, an eagle feather, etc.)
- What name will you choose for your chocolate bar? Don’t limit yourself to your native language, there are many words you could choose from other languages as well, including Canada’s Indigenous languages.
- Who is the audience and how might that affect your design choices? (such as young people, youth, teenagers, adults.)
- What medium will you use (pencil and paper, paint, digital artwork, etc.)
Presentations and display
Have students present their chocolate bar artwork to the class. They should explain each element they considered when designing it.
Display the artwork in your classroom. We encourage you to take photos and share them on social media with #CanadaRemembers.
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