These rustic birch tree snowmen were a joy support our littles in making. Our class spend lots of time outdoors and in the forest. These snowmen are truly a reflection of our kindergarten experience. Each child selected their materials and made choices based on their preferences and creativity. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing the children’s eyes… Read More Rustic Birch Tree Snowmen
Our early years team saw these amazing no-sew gnomes on Fabric Art DIY and just had to offer these as an invitation for our early learners. We asked families to donate old socks, mittens, buttons, and ribbons. The donations poured in thanks to our supportive families. The process involved children scooping rice into the bottoms… Read More Christmas Gnomes
Christmas is over and the decorations are put away, but what are you going to do with your Christmas tree? Why toss it when you can recycle it? Perhaps you could cut up some tree cookies and tree blocks and offer them to children to play and learn with. Insurgent Curriculum posted this awesome pic on their… Read More Snowmen Made from Recycled Christmas Trees
“As the sun covers flowers so does art colour life.” -John Lubbock Lois Ehlers’s beautiful book, “Planting a Rainbow” found on amazon has inspired us to explore vivid colours with loose parts. The children said the flowers in the story reminded them of buttons. So, we brought out a collection of buttons for them to represent… Read More Planting a Button Rainbow
“I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” -Vincent Van Gogh What You Need recycled meat trays pencil/wooden skewer (to etch in meat tray) acrylic paints (we got ours from the dollar store) mini paint rollers (we got these from the dollar store too) paper Step 1 Cut the sides of a recycled… Read More Print Making with Recycled Meat Trays
It’s not just another classroom with neutral colours, stones, and baskets. We live in Muskoka and our environment as the third teacher reflects our culture of living and how we encourage children to care for our forests. We spend lots of time exploring forests using a forest-school type approach: playing with bugs, building dens, and inquiring about… Read More A Reggio-Inspired Classroom Design – Kinderland Tour Part 2
I just love this art project from http://www.makeandtakes.com/creating-3-d-paper-sculptures-with-kids. We cut several strips of paper in various colours. Our learners cut them to different lengths. They curled, folded, crumpled, and wrapped the paper. Such a rich art project with texture, repetition, and line. The best part is how simple the materials are. Materials: coloured paper strips scissors… Read More Paper Strip 3D Art
Inviting children to come together and work on a collective project always proves to provide opportunities to share ideas and problem-solve. This collaborative art panel was no different. We started by using painter’s tape to section off spaces for our early learners. We didn’t ask them to only work in one space, but these lines… Read More Collaborative Art Panel
Messy Monday this week offered a provocation with a salad spinner. We put a sheet of paper in the salad spinner, added some drops of paint and spun. The children made predictions and observations of what was happening. Their excitement is contagious! Predictions: TW: I think it’s(the paint) going to fly everywhere. TL: I… Read More Salad Spinner Art
Like it says, “paintsicles”. I had seen this idea years ago and we just gave it shot. It’s fun and easy to set up. Poor paint in ice cube trays, insert popsicle stick for a handle, freeze, and paint. It’s a great opportunity for children to explore texture. Painting with this medium is a unique… Read More Paintsicles
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