winter: hat, scarf
summer: swimsuit, sea shell
spring: flowers, umbrella
fall: leaves in orange/red
At the table we traced sandpaper letters of L-E-A-F then wrote in cornmeal or rice.
Next we worked on a city scape like here. Before giving them the brushes, I talked about treating the art materials with respect. We practiced using gentle and long strokes. Once I passed out the water colors they needed many reminders not to scrub with the brush, as they're used to doing with markers and crayons.
Initially, I thought I'd give them full sheets of paper to paint but quickly realized the boys were in no shape to sit so long. They covered 1/2 sheets quite well. Below is the final project, after it dried we added buildings and windows. The picture on top is the one I made to show them how it would look. If you plan to do an art group with friends, I encourage you to practice first (w/o children). While creating, think of what you'll say to help the children make their masterpieces.
The inspiration for the next project was from here.
The inspiration for the next project was from here.
I gave them each a cardboard leaf and asked them to trace it on the water color paper with a pencil. The tracing was harder for them than I expected. Some of it was my fault, b.c the pencils weren't sharp.
Along with a reminder (for the boys!) to be gentle with the art supplies, they used oil pastels to trace their pencil markings. They enjoyed the pastels a lot. My hubby said they were his favorites to use as a child (they're only $4 at Michael's).
And we used liquid water colors over the pastels. They all needed the reminder to "use long strokes, in one direction." The boys' final product:Julia would have been able to sit and create much longer than the boys - and they're all the same age! After art group, we all went to a fun story time at the library.
5 comments:
How wonderful! What a great group you have going there. Great tips too, for those of us wanting to try this project.
My daughter could paint all day long, and I am lucky if my son who is a year and a half older would sit still for 2 minuites to paint :) I am really impressed with how well the boys pictures turned out.
I am so jealous you have kids to do art with... Eli is now is school and Jasper is too young... miss it!
I love the art group! I'm getting great ideas from you.... thanks!!
I love it! Great picture JI!
Hello - I was just reading unplugyourkids.com and noticed your post about good chapter books for young kids. I am a mom (15 years, 3 kids) bookseller (13 years) and lifelong kid's book lover. I just started a blog reviewing kid's books in an effort to help parents find the right books for their kids. In addition to reviews, I have reading lists (like good read out louds for kids 5 and under) as well as tips on how to determine reading levels and more. Hope you will check it out and find it useful! Regards - Tanya at www.books4yourkids.com
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