This week we got the creative juices flowing with an art game. The kids were each stationed at one of four corners: scissors & paper, pipe cleaners, markers, or play dough. A challenge was picked out of a hat (“Horse”!
Igloos
This week we celebrated the snow we’ve had by building igloos…. sugar cube igloos! We built them using edible glue, made of powdered sugar and water, to hold the sugar cubes together. The students were as excited to see and
Puffy Paint
This week we made our own puffy paint! We used ziploc sandwich bags to mix shaving cream, glue, and food coloring and then to pipe the mixture out to make puffy creations. At first, the kids were apprehensive about mixing
Art Challenges
This week we got the creative juices flowing with an art game. The kids were each stationed at one of four corners: scissors & paper, pipe cleaners, markers, or play dough. A challenge was picked out of a hat (“Horse”!
Sugar Cube Igloos
This week we celebrated the snow we’ve had by building igloos…. sugar cube igloos! We built them using edible glue, made of powdered sugar and water, to hold the sugar cubes together. The students were as excited to see and
Collaborative Drawing
Last week I feel I redeemed myself. Maybe letting the kids decide between two projects helped? The kids chose a collabrative project. At home I printed a somewhat abstract picture of a dog. I drew a grid on the print
Air Dry Clay
This week the Neutrons painted their Air Dry Clay creations. Some students had the bad luck of their clay breaking once it dried, which we used as a learning experience: When using Air Dry Clay, parts that are pieced together,
Tracing
Today we did tracing! We taped (using painter’s tape) a variety of blank and white coloring pages onto the tables, and taped tracing paper on top of those. In some cases we hid one side of the picture, so our
Spooky Houses
This week the Neutrons got ready for Halloween by creating their very own spooky houses. We used a single sheet of paper and folding and cutting techniques to make a pop-up house. The students then drew their house outlines (complete
Drawing Games
In our last class the Muons played some drawing games. The first game was new to the group. The kids paired up and sat back to back. One kid had a clipboard and paper. This kid was the “drawer”. The