Eric Carle Inspired Fish

Here are some fish we made from painting paper in different colors and then cutting it up.  Inspired by Eric Carle.

We used a bunch of different instruments to color sheets of paper.  Then I cut them into scales.

Children picked a color to stamp a head. After it dried I cut of the body.

Then the children collage on the scales.  I showed them pictures of actual fish scales and how they overlapped. But didn't push that concept, and let them put them on however they wanted.

Potted Hanging Saguaro

Thought this little guy came out super cute!  Here's a little picture tutorial of how I made this one.  It took a little over an hour to make.

Then I just sewed them together using a blanket stitch and stuffed it.

Glued him into a pot and made a very simple mini hanger.  

Voila!

Rain sticks

I'm trying to download lots of pictures from my phone.  I need the space! So here is just a random explosion of pictures of making of our rain sticks.  Maybe someday I will add words?  But don't hold your breath.

Ta-da!!!!

(Look I added a word!)

December Activities

Seeing how it is now officially spring, I think I can now start posting some of the activities we did in our class in December?  

Le Sigh.

Pine cone Christmas trees.

We used up our old cinnamon play dough to fill in the pots.

Then children picked out a pine cone and decorated it with glitter glue, jewels, and baubles.

Snow Creatures.  

These were made using 1 part shaving cream to 1 part glue.

After the children made and decorated their snow creatures, they named them.

Snow creatures out of play dough with different materials.

Salt Douple People.

  

After baking these, children were invited to paint them with water colors.

Coffee Filter Snow Flakes. 

This activity also doubled as an assessment on cutting.  Many of our art activities are also used as assessments.

Raccoon ornaments.

I wish I had time to post all the activities we did over the holiday, especially circle time explorations, Diwali, and Hanukkah. I take lots of pictures of other activities, but the few I post here are ones taking with my iPhone and not the school camera, and don't they include faces.