Check out these adorable little clay birds we created at art class! What a way to welcome Spring! All you need is some white Crayola Model Magic, markers, feathers and a paper bag. Easy peasey! Enjoy.
After School Art Class: Painted Hearts
The After School Art class had a blast painting freestyle Valentine's Hearts this week. We used small canvases and student acrylics. I had two rules for this project: It had to be a heart and no white space left behind. Check them out!
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Family Art Event!
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After school Art Class: Paper Bag Owls
This past Thursday, the After School Program worked on paper bag owls. It was a simple and fun project! If you would like to make one of your own you will need: paper bags, construction paper, scissors, and glue. To follow the instructions you can visit here.
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Afterschool Art: The Starry Night
This week at Afterschool Art Class students learned about Vincent Van Gogh and his painting: The Starry Night. We started again with a short artist bio before going into the lesson. For this project we used: Short Artist Bio Examples of the Painting: A Starry Night An outline of the painting: A Starry Night Black … Continue reading Afterschool Art: The Starry Night
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Afterschool Art Class: Picasso!
The Afterschool Art Class recently explored the works of Pablo Picasso. It was a super fun lesson! We used: A short biography of Pablo Picasso Some examples of his portraits Small mirrors A chart of facial expressions Student weight paper Water colour paints Black permanent markers We talked briefly about Picasso and some of his … Continue reading Afterschool Art Class: Picasso!
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Afterschool Art Class: Georgia O’Keefe
During the month of March the Afterschool Art Class will be studying famous artists in history. Our first study was Georgia O'keefe florals. O'keefe had a unique approach to painting flowers: She got very, very close. In my experience with young artists having them use all of their space is very, very difficult. Most children … Continue reading Afterschool Art Class: Georgia O’Keefe
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Afterschool Art Class: Drama Month
As part of the Active Afterschool Program from South East Connections the CFY Afterschool Art Program hosted Mrs. Margaret Bell to teach active drama to students for the month of February. Children were taught some silly games, improve acting, script reading and live performing skills. Ages 6-13 participated.
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Art Class: Zentangle Balloons
Our Zentangle Balloons were so fun to make! If you don't know what a Zentangle is then click here. I had the kids use some practice worksheets from my Zentangle 1 book. Which got them going in the right direction. The key to this activity is to get the kids used to the idea of … Continue reading Art Class: Zentangle Balloons
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