October Fun

Color Mixing

We used red and yellow finger paints for color mixing. We used the shape of a pumpkin on our finger paint paper.

Indian Corn Painting

This was fun but very messy. The Indian corn did not make a very good print like we anticipated. Next time we will try using fresh corn and maybe get better results.

Glitter Webs

Borrowed from a project we prepared for another group. We used white pencil on black paper to trace out a web. Students then traced with glue and sprinkled on glitter. After drying we attached a spider made out of pipe cleaners.

Felting

We were attempting to make orange felt balls that would later be decorated as pumpkins. The balls turned out wonderfully but unfortunately we ran out of orange wool before too many pumpkins could be created. Everyone was really please with their creation. Here is a students felting his wool in the water/soap solution.

Monster Puppets

After reading "Go Away Big Green Monster", we created our own monster puppets. We used various shapes of colored construction paper and arranged them on our paper bags. It was fun for students to identify shapes and which ones should be used for various facial parts.

Fall Equinox Lanterns

Today we welcomed in Autumn with our Fall Lanterns. Earlier in the week the children used yellow and red water color to paint their papers. They were delighted to arrive at school on this first day of fall to see that their paintings and been magically transformed into lanterns. I cut shapes in the top of the four sides with an exacto knife and cut and folded under the bottom pieces the make a base for the latern. You can see what they look like without candle light and with. So pretty. We also made fall collages on this day and corn muffins for snack.

First Finger Knit

Such a proud moment for a mom that loves all things yarn! My little guy created his first chain just before turing 5. I didn't know if it was the right time, but he has been asking and asking lately so I gave it a go. A few days before I took him to the yarn shop to choose his yarn. I have to laugh because I was thinking of all these really great pastel and rainbow ones we could get but he obviously had other ideas and went with his favorite color red. We used a knitting story about a Shepard and his sheep to help him remember what to do. What a success! His chain will keep growing daily and has plans to make it a leash for his stuffed cat.