Last week on December 4th I got to visit the kids again. The project for the day was to paper mache our tin foil statues! Which was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be, which would explain why I didn't paper mache anything until the fourth grade. But oh well, you learn along the way.
We used paper pulp instead of strips of paper, which was probably easier for the kids to use. But it made the statues a lot more bulkier then before, so it was hard to smooth out. Unfortunately I had to leave before I could see the finished products. So I guess I'll see this week what they have in store for me! Depending on how the figures turned out we will either be reshaping them, or painting them! Either way I am excited to see the kids. They are all so adorable and fun. They all giggled so much when using the paper pulp. It was great.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Work, Work, Work!
Sorry I'm falling behind! Thanksgiving break kind of threw me off and now finals are just around the corner and the whole world is turned upside down. So, I have yet to report on my visit for November 20, 2014, so that is what I will do.
It was a huge success. I talked to the kids about how our bodies can be used to make art. When I asked if they had any examples of this they had a lot of cute ideas, like playing soccer and riding our bikes. So then I played a quick little game with them where they tried to guess my emotions, and they loved it. They had a blast. After that they spread out across the room and acted like statues doing different poses. My favorite statue was "I'm learning and listening to my teacher!"
When the kids had a good idea of what pose they liked best they went to their seats and we started the project. We handed out strips of tin foil, and from that they rolled them up and sculpted figures in their favorite pose that best expressed themselves. Their creations were amazing. I'm so inspired by how creative they are at such a young age.
It was a huge success. I talked to the kids about how our bodies can be used to make art. When I asked if they had any examples of this they had a lot of cute ideas, like playing soccer and riding our bikes. So then I played a quick little game with them where they tried to guess my emotions, and they loved it. They had a blast. After that they spread out across the room and acted like statues doing different poses. My favorite statue was "I'm learning and listening to my teacher!"
When the kids had a good idea of what pose they liked best they went to their seats and we started the project. We handed out strips of tin foil, and from that they rolled them up and sculpted figures in their favorite pose that best expressed themselves. Their creations were amazing. I'm so inspired by how creative they are at such a young age.
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