ART for 1170

A different spin on the cherry blossom branches that I have done in the past.  I have so many students this year that attended the Early Childhood Young Fives so I don't want them doing the same lessons as last year and honestly I like to change things up, yep, that's my attention span too. So we used a straw to blow brown or black paint (depending on school and what I had), stamped yellow corks dipped in paint and then added tissue paper blossoms on top. I showed them how to twist a piece of tissue paper around an old pencil then dip in glue and TAdAAA...magic blossom! Seriously I think I got applause!

I found this great kraft paper a year ago and I just love the way craypas look on it.  For my young kinders we talked about stamping our wooden shapes by holding them with our fingers and NOT schwishzling them, (made up word for sweeping the black paint all over the paper) instead I tell them to HOP like a bunny with the wooden shapes.  The next week we  have the big discussion on Craypas and how to keep them on the table. I tell them they can use as many as they want but one at a time, placing each one back in its place. If you've ever had to clean up a squished Craypas you know what I'm talking about.