Week 2, Friday

This week's teachers were..

Katie, myself, Eliza, Aubrey, Morgan, Ayla, and Charlotte!

Friday's art choices were

Painting our clay nature prints

Bowl sculptures

Finger print art

Ooblick

In order for easel paintings to dry in time, today we used do-a-dot markers and Crayola's "paint sticks" which are super rich in color and not messy. Try those at home sometime!

The concentration at the bowl sculptures was amazing!!

Our group activity today was nature centers. We rotated through four centers and got to touch and explore things like feathers, nests, bugs, seeds, snake skin, bones, fur, rocks, and fossils.  Ask which ones were most memorable for your kiddos!

We practiced our play with our scenery and also got a few dances in afterward! I think the most requested was Floating Down the River. :)  

And now...our picnic and play! My daughter visiting home grabbed some cute pictures.

Thank you all for coming this week!  And thanks for being part of our 15 years!

"Good bye! See you next time, everyone!"

Week 2, Thursday

Good morning everyone!  

Today we started off with some fun stories and songs.  If your kids want to talk about the book, "Bark George" you might be pretty entertained.  We also sang a song by a local artist, David Landau called "Sleep Song."  The first part is a lullaby, followed by the alarm clock to wake up the children!  Then we jump about as we get ready for school.  The funny thing is sometimes they are mistaken for squirrels, or kitties...then things get funny.

"We're not kitties!!!"

Today's art projects were

Yarn painting

Pony bead bracelets

Mosaics on black

Ooblick

(less art, more tactile experience!)

Heading over for art time...

Ooblick: is it a solid or a liquid!?

We always have nature books (nonfiction) out for kids to look at if they finish early. 

For our group activity today we played some parachute games!

We bounced "boats" around on a stormy ocean, 

popped them high in the sky, 

made a bubble, 

and tickled the kids!

Before dance and goodbyes we painted our scenery.  We've got ocean water, sand, a dark seaweed forest, and coral going. They were so focused and worked hard. You will likely find more paint on your child today!

We'll see you tomorrow for more fun and for our play!