Not too long ago, a good friend of mine lost her father to cancer ... I had no idea how to console her ... no idea how to let her know I was thinking of her during this difficult time ... I desperately wanted to create something meaningful ... something thoughtful ... something that would… Continue reading Let His Light Shine
Category: Creative Corner
Mackenzie’s Fall Tree
This tree took a few days to finish ... but was a fun process ... we painted the background and the tree, as well as some papers to snip for the leaves ... then Mackenzie arranged her leaves as she liked ... Mackenzie’s Fall Tree You can find full instructions for this project here: http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2016/09/autumn-collage-tree.html?m=1… Continue reading Mackenzie’s Fall Tree
Cambri’s Creations
Cambri gets in on the creative action over here as well ... She loves to colour, paint, use stickers, glue, and cut ... Here are a few of her recent creations: Cambri’s Creations Our favourite website for colouring pictures is supercoloring.com! Tons of options to choose from and super printer-friendly!
Pumpkins!!!
A couple of weeks ago, for my weekly read aloud, we read a story that originated from Japan. When I dug around for some Japanese artists, Yayoi Kusama's name came up ... here's a couple of examples we created based on her creations ... I personally love how colourful they are! Mrs. Hintz's Yayoi Kusama-Inspired… Continue reading Pumpkins!!!
The Leaves Are Falling
This is one of Madilyn's recent creations. I believe they did a similar project at school. She prepared the background one day, then added her silhouette trees and the colourful leaves the next day!
Madilyn’s Dragasaurus
This is Madilyn's dragasaur. The pink clouds at the top are made out of cotton candy. This dragasaurus breathes out blue cotton candy. His back is lined with a long row of colouful lollipops because he is a candy dragasaurus. He has a pink gumball eye and pink gumball claws. Madilyn's Dragasaurus
Madilyn’s Fall Crafts
Madilyn's been creating lately too! She's been enjoying the process of colouring, cutting, then pasting her creations together! Here's the link to the free template we used for this turkey craft: https://mamalikesthis.com/printable-turkey-craft/ Madilyn's Fall Crafts And here's the link to a recent scarecrow craft she made as well: https://lifeovercs.com/cut-and-paste-scarecrow-craft/ If you decide to make any… Continue reading Madilyn’s Fall Crafts
Fox Dot Art
This project was an Australian Aboriginal Dot Art project. We've definitely dabbled with this type of art before, but this little fox is Mackenzie's most recent dot art creation. You can find complete instructions for how to do this project here: https://www.artwithmrsnguyen.com/2013/05/australian-aboriginal-dot-art-4th.html Mackenzie's Dot Art Fox If you do some dot art of your own,… Continue reading Fox Dot Art
Mama Bear & Her Baby
In Science, Mackenzie was learning a little bit more about the black bear. Of course, we had to tie in some art to her learning. So we created this bear footprint art piece. For the bears, we made and used cardstock stencils. She still has evidence of the chalk pastels she used on her face… Continue reading Mama Bear & Her Baby
Saskatchewan Moose
A lot of our most recent art projects have an animal theme. We've recently learned the value of creating and using stencils in our art work. For this creation, we used a moose stencil. You can find full instructions here: http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2015/08/stencilling-and-stencil-craft-by.html Mackenzie's Moose Mrs. Hintz's Moose Be sure to post pictures of your creations if… Continue reading Saskatchewan Moose
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