Harri Jõgisalu: Kärp. Eesti raamat, 1981. Illustreerinud Ene Pikk. "Kärp kärk lahits suurnirk hermeliin - hea laps, mitu nime" I've listed this as copyrighted because it surely is, but I do not own the rights. So you can only look at it as a part of my collection. If you do own the rights to this one, and wish me to remove it, just let me know. Thank you!
I was very much inspired by a post I saw a long time ago from An Art Room Filled with Fauves for this project. I loved how simple and how many times students got to practice their figure drawing. Here is how I approached the lesson. We started by studying our mini figure models and moving our body. I'm always inspired by Rina from K-6 Art for activities like this. She get's her kids moving all the time. This group loved trying to challenge their pose. There were several parts that the students had to make to complete this project. First the tracer. We used a heavier tagboard to draw a figure using shapes. We had already practiced a lot so the kids had it down. The tough part of this project was the cutting of this tracer. I would say that 90% of the students were very successful. There were some tape repairs and I did a 'teacher check' (and in some cases teacher help) on some of them because this was the base of the rest of this project. The second part of this project I had them draw a horizon line and place their figure on it. They had to color this figure in using black crayon. I would have also had them darken in the horizon line if I was to do this one again. Then, they drew the outline on a white sheet of paper and filled int he details. They outlined and colored with crayon again. This was something to remind the students when they were doing the two final steps. Be sure to have the figure and shadow facing the same way. As the students cut and glued the projects on, we talked about placement of the figure to the shadow. You want to make sure that the figure is close and overlapping the shadow a bit. You also want to make sure that your figure is on or below the horizon line. And again, make sure that your figure and your shadow are going the same direction. I love the simplicity of these cute projects. There were small ways that students were able to show their creativity such as the image below. I have a second post to come on an experiment with this project that allowed for more creativity. Below is about as 'out of the box' students were able to go with this project.
How is September speeding by this fast already? If you need to slow it down a bit here's a September Colouring Page Printable.
This is a 2 page worksheet that goes along with the book "The Big Orange Splot". Directed at kindergarten students and first graders, the worksheet has students think of their dreams, then design their dream house. The book is not included.
Shelly made this delicious quilt called Creamsicle, makes me think of hot summer day by the lake! The pattern is in the book Simple Color - Orange by Vanessa Christenson. Shelly is on a mission to use up her stash one colour at a time and this is the perfect pattern for orange. She asked for simple custom quilting and really wanted it quilted like it was in the book. I tried to convince her to let me quilt few feathers on there but nope, she is a modern gal so I did my best to make sure she was going to love it! I made a few changes to the quilting in the books sample to add my own touch to it! Here is a picture of the books version below. I changed out the cross hatching to echo quilting and added a double line in the petal. There are a lot of stops and starts to this style of quilting but so worth it! I used off white So Fine thread and the QP Curve 20" template for the curved quilting. I really want to make an orange quilt now, how about you?
Get out the craft supplies, we've got 15 fabulous tissue paper crafts you're little ones are going to want to make! So many creative ideas.
252 Kids curriculum combines child development and theology to create a comprehensive children’s ministry curriculum and strategy.
Can you guess who? Who's hiding behind bright blue feathers? Who's covering their face with yellow wings, or a bushy orange tail?Little ones will delight in lifting the flaps to find out just who is playing peekaboo in this cheerfully illustrated board book. Stimulates creative thinking and visual problem solving. Encourages curiosity and attention to detail. Helps young children learn basic colors and animals. Age Range: 0 - 3 Years.
Yoga is definitely a thing right now. I mean, not only humans but also animals are getting their namaste on! And I must say, sometimes animals do their yoga postures even better than humans. Don't believe me? Take a look at Bored Panda's list of adorable animals doing yoga below. You may even learn something from them.
When I think of “experimental typography,” visions of dancing, distressed, and often illegible letterforms leap to mind. But in 1960, when the Composing Room (directed by Dr. Robert Leslie), one of New York’s most influential type shops-cum-graphic design showcases, invoked the term, clarity was the goal—somewhat. This was the moment when hot-metal typesetting was at the tipping point. Photo type was nudging the old methods into the shadows. Expression was replacing neutralit
