Tessellations are an art form that most people know as mosaics. It is the art of arranging shapes to make pictures. M.C. Escher was an early 20th-century artist famous for his tessellation art that included frog shapes. Crafters young and old can make their own frog tessellations with a few simple craft supplies and a little creativity. All it takes is knowledge of simple shapes such as triangles and squares.
Instructions
1. Cut four squares that are 2 x 2 inches out of the green construction paper. Paste one of the squares down onto the center of a piece of construction paper. This is the body of your frog tessellation.
2. Cut one of the squares in half. Butt the triangle up against the top of the square on your paper so that the point of the triangle is facing up. Glue it down. This is the head of your frog tessellation.
3. Take the other triangle and butt it up against the bottom of the square so that the point of the triangle is pointing at the square like an arrow. Glue it to the paper. This is the bottom of the frog.
4. Cut the remaining square in half. Cut the resulting triangles in half and then cut those triangles in half.
5. Place one of the small triangles so that it is pointing at the corner created by the head and the square body. Paste it to the paper. Do this on both sides to create the upper arm of the frog. If you got it right, then the triangle will look just like the square it is sitting beside, but it will look like it was chopped in half.
6. Place a smaller triangle against the upper arm so that the triangle is pointing up and the upper point is aligned with the right point angle of the upper arm. Paste it in place. Repeat this step on the other arm.
7. Place two small triangles into the gap between the square body and the bottom triangle. They should fit just like a puzzle piece. Paste them in place. These are the thighs.
8. Place a small triangle so that it is pointing at the bottom of the triangle you just placed. Paste it in place. Repeat on the other side. These are the bottoms of your legs.
