Mother’s Day Masterpiece!

Mother’s Day Masterpiece!

When searching for Mother's Day gift ideas this year, I came across two ideas that I really liked and decided to combine them. This created a 3 step art project that yielded a masterpiece of a gift. Step One: The painting I decided to try a new technique for the...
Collaborative Scientific Drawings

Collaborative Scientific Drawings

Me oh my!  I saw the coolest idea ever!  Lacy Williams, an intern in the classroom next me, had the children in her class doing a collaborative scientific art piece.  I was so blown away by the wisdom of how she lead the up to the collaborative piece.  The topic was...
Designing Leather Outfits

Designing Leather Outfits

This is a fun way to use leather and fabric scraps.  It helps to build critical fine motor skills and a child's capacity to make decisions about design, size, portion, and function of the leather/fabric scraps they select. Step One:  Put out a selection of scraps for...