Allow the children to decorate their pumpkins by using a variety of art materials.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Bring on the Magic of Fall with Whimsical Pumpkins
Allow the children to decorate their pumpkins by using a variety of art materials.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Our Very Busy Spiders
Are you terrified of spiders? There’s a name for that fear, Arachnophobia.
Most spiders are harmless to people. Spiders live in many different kinds of habitats; they live in cold climates as well as desert climates.
We created an extraordinary spider habitat, the children decided to attach a bridge to help these insects cross from one end to the other.
As you can see, our spiders have been very busy spinning webs.
Meet “Crowie” the crow.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Bubble Wrap Prints
Who can resist bubble wrap?
It is best to allow children to feel and play with the bubble wrap before they start lifting prints. It is a great way to introduce the concept of print making .
Materials:
Large trash bag
Bubble wrap
BioColor paints
Styrofoam
Faux leather material
Preparation:
Cover the entire light table with a garbage bag. I prefer to tape the ends down with masking tape.
Cut some Styrofoam sheets to the desired size. Cover each of them with faux leather. Tape faux leather with masking tape.
Cut a piece of bubble wrap and tape it on the covered light table. Bubbly side up.
Process
Allow the children to squirt some paint on the bubble wrap.
Give them the responsibility and independence on deciding how much paint to squeeze and which color to choose.
When the bubble wrap is covered with paint, encourage the child to press the Styrofoam onto the bubble wrap.
A light pressure is best.
Lift the Styrofoam from the bubble wrap and discover the colorful prints you’ve created.
Be amazed at the multi- colored prints.
When bubble wrap becomes dry or gray in color, simply squirt more paint and begin again.