Ww Window

Today we looked at stained glass windows. We looked at a real window, some pictures of windows, and then we made starch and tissue paper windows. The colors are so awesome. Again, they are for the Spring Salon. I loved how they turned out. It was a great process, and we got some amazing "windows".

Jj jolly jingly jester

Today we celebrated All Fool's Day! We made these awesome jester hats and puppets, and we played silly games, and read nonsense stories.
For snacks, we had worms and dirt! The kids were pretty nervous about these. I thought it was funny that they thought would really serve them dirt. Happy April Fool's Day!!

Celebration Day!

Today we got to celebrate this great kid! At our celebration days, each of the kids draws a portrait of the person celebrated. We got some AWESOME faux-hawk images. I loved them. We learned about this guy today that he loves Spider man and all things dark blue. The best part about him is his smile and his favorite person ever, is another preschool friend. He wants more than anything to have laser eyes which is fitting being that he is an amazing superhero. Although he doesn't like pink, he is probably a better artist than almost anyone! We love this great kid!

Zz Zhang Daqian

Today we talked about the Chinese artist Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) who made lovely paintings of birds.
We made our own Zhang Daqian birds today. They turned out super cute! Ok, so they aren't very Chinese looking, but they came from Oriental Trading, so that's worth something right?

Zz Zebra

Today we zebra striped some zebras with marbles. It was a really fun project, and we had painted marbles flying all over the place. I didn't think we would need aprons, but I'm pretty sure every kid ended up with a marble in their lap a few times. Sorry about that. The kids crack me up. They totally know their paints a little, and they know which ones stain clothes. They were asking "Is this tempera or acrylic?" Luckily it was tempera.

Kk Gustav Klimt

Today we looked that "the painter of women" Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). He would depict a beautiful woman's face, then lavish them in abstract, colorful and ornate clothing.
We did our version of Klimt with chalk and black paper. I was going to send them home, but the colors were so great that I had to keep them for the Spring Salon. Here are a couple of marvelous ones.

I think chalk may be a new favorite for everyone. What a fun versatile medium.

Kk Kirk and Kyle

Today we had the "unfortunate" visit from Kirk and Kyle Leprechauns. We knew it was them because they left their names written in our blocks, and they left us a note. Those naughty little guys trashed our studio, erased our sentences (the kids were CRUSHED!!), left fairy dust EVERYWHERE, and sent us on a treasure hunt!! Luckily at the end there was a pot of Leprechaun gold! It was amazing, and there were just enough pieces for everyone to take one. It was a great day! Here are a few pictures of our day-