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LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLAGE AND For the second week of the session, I decided to try a new form of collage with the 2, 3s, and 4s hammer collage! First, I needed to find hammers that were small enough for toddlers, but still strong enough to drive a nail into foam. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: CLAY AND MONOPRINT CARDS Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: PAINTING 101 We started off our spring session with Painting 101 painting with fingers, spoons, toy cars, necklaces, and other fun objects. This isan exciting way to
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SALT DOUGH AND COLORED GLUE This week we started off making salt dough. Salt dough is similar to playdough, but it is meant to be baked and decorated like clay. If you're interested in trying this at home, click here for a simple recipe (or here, for a gluten-free recipe) To make the dough each child was given a bowl and spoon for mixing and a cup to scoop out thedry ingredients.
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: RE-VISITING OLD WORK AND MONOPRINTING Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: FEBRUARY 2011 This week we focused on clay. For their first introduction to clay, the new 1s class began with a soft, grainy clay, a rolling pin and a popsicle stick for poking. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, Make+Believe.All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SHRINKY DINK BEADING AND SPLAT The 3s/4s kids made small Shrinky Dinks the week before to make jewelry. Once they had strung half of the beads for the necklace, I showed them how to add the Shrinky Dink on as a pendant. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: OUR SCHOOL Last week, Liam (from the older group) brought a large piece of cardboard to class. I asked him what we should do with it, and he said we could cut it and make things out of it. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: NEW PAINTING PROJECTS Mother's day is coming up so we began class this week with a spring themed gift-making project for all the moms. If you weren't in classdon't look!
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLAGE AND For the second week of the session, I decided to try a new form of collage with the 2, 3s, and 4s hammer collage! First, I needed to find hammers that were small enough for toddlers, but still strong enough to drive a nail into foam. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: CLAY AND MONOPRINT CARDS Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: PAINTING 101 We started off our spring session with Painting 101 painting with fingers, spoons, toy cars, necklaces, and other fun objects. This isan exciting way to
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SALT DOUGH AND COLORED GLUE This week we started off making salt dough. Salt dough is similar to playdough, but it is meant to be baked and decorated like clay. If you're interested in trying this at home, click here for a simple recipe (or here, for a gluten-free recipe) To make the dough each child was given a bowl and spoon for mixing and a cup to scoop out thedry ingredients.
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: RE-VISITING OLD WORK AND MONOPRINTING Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: FEBRUARY 2011 This week we focused on clay. For their first introduction to clay, the new 1s class began with a soft, grainy clay, a rolling pin and a popsicle stick for poking. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: PAINTING 101 We started off our spring session with Painting 101 painting with fingers, spoons, toy cars, necklaces, and other fun objects. This isan exciting way to
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: FINGER PAINTING Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: TISSUE PAPER SCULPTURES AND VARIOUS Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: RE-VISITING OLD WORK AND MONOPRINTING Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: FIRST ART GROUP! Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: COLORED GLUE COLLAGE AND GARDEN ART Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: NEW SESSION FOR THE 1S For the 1s class, we began the new session with finger painting of course! I always start the sessions with finger/texture painting at this age because it is a LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: COLLAGE AND COLORFUL GLUE Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: NOVEMBER 2010 For our second clay exploration of the session, I decided to present the clay in the form of balls and coils, rather than a slab. The addition of toothpicks and popsicle sticks offers a provocation for a new way of working with the clay (Reggio Emilia early childhood experts use the term "provocation" as a form of provoking, or inviting, children to interact with a material or idea). LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: JULY 2010 This week we started off making salt dough. Salt dough is similar to playdough, but it is meant to be baked and decorated like clay. If you're interested in trying this at home, click here for a simple recipe (or here, for a gluten-free recipe) To make the dough each child was given a bowl and spoon for mixing and a cup to scoop out thedry ingredients.
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, Make+Believe.All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SHRINKY DINK BEADING AND SPLAT The 3s/4s kids made small Shrinky Dinks the week before to make jewelry. Once they had strung half of the beads for the necklace, I showed them how to add the Shrinky Dink on as a pendant. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: A NEW 1S CLASS! With toddlers, I always start with tools such as combs, mardi gras beads, toy cars, etc. Not only do these objects create interesting textures, but they also allow young children to get their hands messy little by little (I used to think that all toddlers would dip their hands in paint right away, but many actually are very reluctant!) LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: EXPLORING CLAY- CREATING TEXTURES After putting their work to dry on the shelf, I offered the kids new clay to explore with water. This is a sensory experience that is an important part of learning about clay. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SUMMER INSPIRED UPCYCLED COLLAGE It finally feels like summer around here! After weeks of cold and rain, the summer heat has come around. I decided to celebrate this feeling with a bright, nature shape collage project for LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: ICE PAINTING AND TAPE RESIT WATERCOLOR Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: STAMP-MAKING, COLLAGE, AND This week we focused on gluing and collage work- and began by making our own stamps! I gave each child a thick block of foam, an assortment of thin foam shapes, and a bottle of glue. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: WATERCOLOR ICE PAINTING RESISTS This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. Wh LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: JUNE 2011 This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO This looks like a wonderful time had by all! I love how hard they are working at their creations as well. Splendid ideas! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-1070003396506006350 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, Make+Believe.All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SHRINKY DINK BEADING AND SPLAT The 3s/4s kids made small Shrinky Dinks the week before to make jewelry. Once they had strung half of the beads for the necklace, I showed them how to add the Shrinky Dink on as a pendant. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: A NEW 1S CLASS! With toddlers, I always start with tools such as combs, mardi gras beads, toy cars, etc. Not only do these objects create interesting textures, but they also allow young children to get their hands messy little by little (I used to think that all toddlers would dip their hands in paint right away, but many actually are very reluctant!) LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: EXPLORING CLAY- CREATING TEXTURES After putting their work to dry on the shelf, I offered the kids new clay to explore with water. This is a sensory experience that is an important part of learning about clay. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SUMMER INSPIRED UPCYCLED COLLAGE It finally feels like summer around here! After weeks of cold and rain, the summer heat has come around. I decided to celebrate this feeling with a bright, nature shape collage project for LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: ICE PAINTING AND TAPE RESIT WATERCOLOR Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: STAMP-MAKING, COLLAGE, AND This week we focused on gluing and collage work- and began by making our own stamps! I gave each child a thick block of foam, an assortment of thin foam shapes, and a bottle of glue. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: WATERCOLOR ICE PAINTING RESISTS This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. Wh LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: JUNE 2011 This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO This looks like a wonderful time had by all! I love how hard they are working at their creations as well. Splendid ideas! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-1070003396506006350 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: COLLAGE TREASURE HUNT! Before beginning our monochromatic collages, we began by going on a "treasure hunt" to find our collage materials. The children each chose a color, then searched around the yard for treasures in their specificcolor.
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: CLAY PINCH POTS AND MESSY EXPLORATION As returning students, the 3s/4s class learned a new technique to make "pinch pots." They used a modeling clay that is more firm than the throwing clay, but very smooth. After they formed a small bowl shape, they decorated their pinch pots with rhinestones, buttons, glitter, and paint. When the children finished their pinch pots, we put them to LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: OIL PASTEL DRAWINGS AND MAKING OUR Once the kids had some time to draw, I brought out the materials to make our own plant paint. Each child was given a bowl, spoon, and a bottle of water. Then they chose flower petals and leaves to crush with water in their bowl. To crush the plants well, it's best to use a mortar and pestle, which the children took turns using. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: WATERCOLORS AND WHIPPED CREAM Whipped cream is a great alternative to shaving cream in children's art. Many preschools and children's art books use shaving cream as a sensory painting experience, but there are a lot of toxic chemicals in the foamy shaving cream. Even children over three who don't put it in their mouths would still be better off using whipped cream instead. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, Make+Believe.All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SHRINKY DINK BEADING AND SPLAT The 3s/4s kids made small Shrinky Dinks the week before to make jewelry. Once they had strung half of the beads for the necklace, I showed them how to add the Shrinky Dink on as a pendant. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: A NEW 1S CLASS! With toddlers, I always start with tools such as combs, mardi gras beads, toy cars, etc. Not only do these objects create interesting textures, but they also allow young children to get their hands messy little by little (I used to think that all toddlers would dip their hands in paint right away, but many actually are very reluctant!) LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: EXPLORING CLAY- CREATING TEXTURES After putting their work to dry on the shelf, I offered the kids new clay to explore with water. This is a sensory experience that is an important part of learning about clay. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: A NEW PAINT MEDIUM! After 3 weeks of tempera paint, we're now branching out and exploring liquid watercolors! Grace first tests it out with paint brushes andcoffee filters to
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SUMMER INSPIRED UPCYCLED COLLAGE It finally feels like summer around here! After weeks of cold and rain, the summer heat has come around. I decided to celebrate this feeling with a bright, nature shape collage project for LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: STAMP-MAKING, COLLAGE, AND This week we focused on gluing and collage work- and began by making our own stamps! I gave each child a thick block of foam, an assortment of thin foam shapes, and a bottle of glue. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: JUNE 2011 This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: WATERCOLOR ICE PAINTING RESISTS This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. Wh LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO This looks like a wonderful time had by all! I love how hard they are working at their creations as well. Splendid ideas! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-1070003396506006350 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, Make+Believe.All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SHRINKY DINK BEADING AND SPLAT The 3s/4s kids made small Shrinky Dinks the week before to make jewelry. Once they had strung half of the beads for the necklace, I showed them how to add the Shrinky Dink on as a pendant. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: A NEW 1S CLASS! With toddlers, I always start with tools such as combs, mardi gras beads, toy cars, etc. Not only do these objects create interesting textures, but they also allow young children to get their hands messy little by little (I used to think that all toddlers would dip their hands in paint right away, but many actually are very reluctant!) LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: EXPLORING CLAY- CREATING TEXTURES After putting their work to dry on the shelf, I offered the kids new clay to explore with water. This is a sensory experience that is an important part of learning about clay. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: A NEW PAINT MEDIUM! After 3 weeks of tempera paint, we're now branching out and exploring liquid watercolors! Grace first tests it out with paint brushes andcoffee filters to
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: SUMMER INSPIRED UPCYCLED COLLAGE It finally feels like summer around here! After weeks of cold and rain, the summer heat has come around. I decided to celebrate this feeling with a bright, nature shape collage project for LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: STAMP-MAKING, COLLAGE, AND This week we focused on gluing and collage work- and began by making our own stamps! I gave each child a thick block of foam, an assortment of thin foam shapes, and a bottle of glue. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: JUNE 2011 This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: WATERCOLOR ICE PAINTING RESISTS This week the mixed-age art class worked on oil pastel and watercolor resists. The children began by drawing pictures with oil pastels. Wh LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO This looks like a wonderful time had by all! I love how hard they are working at their creations as well. Splendid ideas! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693911825929688608.post-1070003396506006350 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 2012-07-07T11:28:01.001-07:00 LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: COLLAGE TREASURE HUNT! Before beginning our monochromatic collages, we began by going on a "treasure hunt" to find our collage materials. The children each chose a color, then searched around the yard for treasures in their specificcolor.
LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: CLAY PINCH POTS AND MESSY EXPLORATION Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: OIL PASTEL DRAWINGS AND MAKING OUR Megan Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO: WATERCOLORS AND WHIPPED CREAM Whipped cream is a great alternative to shaving cream in children's art. Many preschools and children's art books use shaving cream as a sensory painting experience, but there are a lot of toxic chemicals in the foamy shaving cream. skip to main | skip to sidebar LITTLEST BIRDS STUDIO Children * Joy * Creativity THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011 NEW STUDIO, NEW CLASSES, NEW BLOG...If
you haven't yet been over to my new blog Make+Believe , come check it out to see photos of the new studio and classes. So many exciting changes! Posted by Megan at 3:41 PM0 comments
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011 A "WASHABLE" EXPERIMENT If you haven't read yet, I've moved the archives of Littlest Birds Studio over to Make+Believe to embark on a new creative journey. Join me there to see what all this change is about or to check out my recent experiment on "washable" tempera paint. Which one of these is _actually_ washable? Come on over to Make+Believe to find out :) Posted by Megan at 9:54 AM1 comments
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011EXCITING NEWS
While I have been taking a hiatus from classes for the month of August, I have been hard at work on an exciting new project. As part of this new project, I will be moving all of the content from this blog, Littlest Birds Studio, to my new blog, Make+Believe . All of the class archives will be there to jump-start the fun posts to come. Aren't you curious? Join me now at makeplusbelieve.blogspot.com:)
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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 WATERCOLOR & TEXTUREFor
our final class of the summer, the 2s/3s group explored liquid watercolors in all sorts of fun ways. We began by using droppers to form droplets of the watercolor onto our paper. With a lot of practice, these kids have become really skilled with the droppers (which is great preparation for pre-writers!)With
small pools of watercolor to work with, I offered the children straws to try to blow the paint around their paper. This required a little bit of work and concentration, but a few of the kids really got thehang of it!
After
lots of dropping, blowing, and pouring the watercolors, I offered the kids a few items (bubble wrap, a sponge wand, and a paper towel) to add texture to their work. I showed them how the different materials can be dabbed onto the watercolor to create texture and interestingdesigns.
With
all this experimenting the children's papers began to get very saturated, so we switched them out for new paper and moved on to yet another form of watercolor... ice paints. These paints were made by freezing liquid watercolor in an ice try with craft sticks for handles. The kids loved moving the ice paints back and forth and noticing how it made a rubbing of the textured tray beneath theirpaper.
As
our final texture experiment, I offered the kids scoops of salt to add to their paints. When wet, the salt soaks up the paint and is fun to move around. When dry, some of the salt falls off the paper and creates a blotchy texture underneath.Towards
the end of class we moved to the easels where the kids made oil pastel/watercolor resists. They first drew a design with oil pastels, then used spray bottles filled with liquid watercolor to add to theirwork.
Thanks
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011 BACK TO THE BASICS WITH FINGER PAINTING This week in the older 2s class we went back to the basics with good old finger painting. Although our tempera projects often turn into finger painting, we haven't focused solely on this sensory experience in a long time. When we've done finger painting in the past, it was always with regular tempera paints so the kids could really get to know the type of paint that we use most often. This time we tried out some gel-like "finger paints" that have a very different consistency than the tempera paints. The kids had so much fun squishing, mixing and rubbing the paint all over!After
using our hands for a little while, I offered the kids a variety of tools to use with their paints to add texture- They especially liked our new sponge wands!After
finger painting we moved outside to paint on our large floor mural with bouncing bean bags, mops, and brooms- a super messy and super funclass!
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011 EXPLORING CLAY- CREATING TEXTURESThis
week was dedicated to clay exploration. For the mixed age class, the young kids worked inside, getting to know the clay and experimenting with various tools. The older kids sat together outside makingsculptures.
In
the 2s class, we experimented with different textured tools. The children first rolled out a slab of clay with textured rollers to see what kinds of marks they made on the clay.Then
I offered the kids clay hammers that pound different shapes into the clay. They got creative with the tools and began making textures in the clay in new ways.After
creating a variety of textures on their clay, the children decorated their work with glitter glue and fun materials like buttons, jewels,shells and pebbles.
After
putting their work to dry on the shelf, I offered the kids new clay to explore with water. This is a sensory experience that is an important part of learning about clay. It won't result in a finished product (more like a mushy clay soup )- but it sure is fun!After
working with clay, both classes got some painting in before class wasover.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 TWO TYPES OF COLLAGEThis
week the 1s and 2s classes worked on two different types of collages. The 2s class tried out the Summer Inspired Upcycled Collage project from a few weeks ago. I used paper shape-punchers on old group paintings to create fun, interesting collage materials again- but this time I added the step of drawing with oil pastels before doing the collage. After drawing, I offered the children glue and collage materials to create their collage.The
1s/early 2s class created collage frames by mixing their own paste, applying it to cardboard, then adding collage materials. First each child mixed together flour, salt (as a preservative), and watered down tempera paint. They stirred and stirred until they created a thick paste to use as an adhesive for their collage.After
scooping the paste onto their cardboard, the children used various scraping tools to spread it around.While
working on their collage, some kids chose to add glue to make the materials stick better. They also wanted to add more flour just because it is fun to scoop and dump!After
working on the collages, both classes had some time left to paint at the easels (and on the windows!) and to get into some messy paintingprojects.
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you soon!
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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011 WATERCOLOR & OIL PASTEL BATIKFor
our watercolor week in the 1s/2s class I was planning for an ice painting and oil pastel resist project like we did in the mixed age class. Before class began I came across some extra fabric lying around and decided to experiment with an oil pastel and watercolor batik instead. I taped the fabric to a tray so that it wouldn't move around when the kids tried to draw on it. I first offered them white oil pastels to use on white cotton fabric, which is not at all exciting to toddlers (even when I tried to explain that they would magically see their drawing appear when they painted it). Here, a big sister demonstrates the first step.After
a very brief drawing experience, I offered the kids liquid watercolor to paint onto their work.Even
with the light pressure of a toddler, the oil pastel still showed up and resisted the watercolor, creating a batik effect.After
trying out the batiks, I finally brought out the ice painting project- offering them colorful oil pastels, watercolor ice paintsand paper.
Eventually
the kids began to collect items from the shelf to use in theirpaintings.
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* Megan
Thanks for stopping by! I’m an artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2, and early childhood educator. I began my career as a preschool teacher, deeply intrigued by the use of art in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. While working towards a Masters in education, I had the amazing opportunity to take part in a study tour of the preschools in Reggio Emilia. This experience has shaped who I am as a teacher, an artist, and business owner. In January of 2010 I began offering toddler art classes in my back cottage. This wonderful experience lead to the creation of The Art Pantry, an online shop for children's art supplies and creative resource for parents and caregivers. I am extremely passionate about what I do and love sharing it all with you. Please say hello! **megan@theartpantry.com** View my complete profileLABELS
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