Triangles Galore!

Triangles are our shape this month, so I supplied the lambies with triangles in a variety of paper types, sizes, and colors. We had tissue paper triangles, construction paper triangles, and tag board triangles. I sorted them into color families (pink/purple/red, red/orange/yellow, blue/green) and paired them with one color of paint and some white glue. The lambies know what to do by now - they just go for it!

October is Orange

So our colors for this month of October are orange and black, and our shape is the triangle. For the first art class I decided to focus on "orange", and so I made orange-scented, orange-colored homemade playdough for the lambies. I made little oranges out of the dough and added leaves from my orange tree and put them on a pretty serving plate to inspire them, along with a variety of orange colored "tools" for them to use.

Holy Shades of Red Batman, These Paintings Are Stunning!

Okay, seriously? I don't think I could make a better artwork than this one if I tried. This was made by a 4-year-old! I can't even stand how beautiful it and all of the other paintings the lambies made this morning are!

Fine Motor Sensory Play + Paint = Gorgeous Fun

Yesterday at the lambies we had a great time! They are still learning about circles and so I brought in an array of circular and other items for them to play with:

• round styrofoam discs
• beads
• pipe cleaners

Focus on Red

So focused, I love it!

  

Well, another school year has started and I had my first preschool art class of the year this morning. This month's focus at the "lambies" is the color red and circles - a fact that just happen to be a coincidence when planning my process art activity for today - a happy coincidence, that is!

Rainbows! (Who Doesn't Love 'Em?)

Really, who doesn't love rainbows? I've taught kids of all ages and they always love rainbows (and unicorns?)!

Gigantic, Beautiful, Messy Pastel Flowers!

So before the huge rainy season this year we had our rainforest mural up in the backyard at the lambies. I just had to have them add big beautiful and colorful flowers to this beauty!

Playdoh "Scent-sory" Play Day

Okay, so I'm way behind on my posting these days - what with this thing, that thing, and the other thing getting in the way - but here I am now ready to play some catch up.

This past fall I wanted to explore "scent" sensory play so I created three different smelling homemade playdohs, in three colors. Using organic essential oils mixed in with an all natural playdoh recipe, I made Green Mint, Orangey Orange, and Lemon Yellow doughs. And of course, you can't forget about the glitter!