Create- 8-bit Sticky Note Art

I try to take every opportunity to introduce my boys to art in every form. Some experiments work better than others.  When my oldest saw 8-bit video game art created from sticky notes on some windows downtown he instantly wanted to create some at home.  After looking at several amazing creations online (see above picture) we decided on the aggressors from Space Invaders.  We started recreating the menacing 8-bit aliens by simply counting the number of squares in the first row and duplicating them. 

 After the initial row was finished, we matched each subsequent row to the previous and watched as our pesky Invader came to life. 

 After finishing the first Invader, other windows in the house were soon the subject of interplanetary interlopers. 

Through our self-imposed invasion, we talked about pixels and how they are the rudimentary building blocks of what we see on our computers. After the final Invader was created we looked at more intricate sticky note art including one Mona Lisa that had us thinking hard about where we could recreate The Scream…possibilities.