This week at R-tworkz we decided to splatter paint! It was super fun but it does tend to get a little messy, it's definitely an outside project! And don't forget washable paint! We also modge podged boxes for Father's Day over all it was an awesome day for art!
Gazing Stone Art – Do’s and Don’ts
Not all garden projects turn out the way you'd expect and our gazing stone project was definitely one to remember. (What a mess!!!) As I had made up an example stone I already knew that the grouting process was a little messy so thankfully Rachel and I divided groups and she went off to make … Continue reading Gazing Stone Art – Do’s and Don’ts
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Pop Art Fun
Nothing makes a statement better than BRIGHT, BOLD colours. So last Thursday that is exactly what we did! 1.Using markers, paints and bingo dabbers our student create bright and bold backgrounds on cardstock and left them to dry. 2.While they were drying students then drew self portraits on separate paper and coloured them in bright and … Continue reading Pop Art Fun
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Seedlings!
Check out how much our seedlings are growing!!! Do you remember when they were just little seeds? Today the garden beds were ordered for the vegetable gardens, planting will be a bit late this year, but it was a long cold spring. Aren't you glad Winter is over???
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Rainbow Garden
This week at the Small Lot of HOPE the Garden Club planted our "rainbow garden". On a recent trip to the Country Garden Greenhouse, here in Carlyle, the children decided to plant the beds with a variety of different coloured plants in the order of a rainbow. Unfortunately the plants had to wait at the … Continue reading Rainbow Garden
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Garden Art
Our garden is beginning to take shape. In the last month we started our seedlings, did our Spring Clean Up, chose our bedding plants, made clay pot wind chimes and have now hung the fairy houses. (I couldn't find enough large bird houses for everyone... so the children are quite excited to have fairies instead.) … Continue reading Garden Art
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Eric Carle
This week for R-tworkz we made illustrations inspired by Eric Carle! The kids started by drawing their illustrations, and then moved on to painting designs on tissue paper! From there we cut pieces of tissue paper and glued it on to our masterpieces until it was all filled in and voila! We had beautiful Eric … Continue reading Eric Carle
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Background Blending
On May 2nd the Library R-tworx group practiced watercolour blending techniques. This class helped to teach the importance of painting the background first. We taught different brush strokes and water colouring techniques for background and foreground.
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Garden Club Kicks Off
On April 24th our Garden Club finally kicked off! We started with kindergartens and grade ones, they planted everything from peppers to marigolds and had a blast doing it!
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Rain Fun
For this activity we used: Clear plastic cups (mason jars or drinking cups would work too) Shaving Cream Water Food Colouring 1. Fill your container 3/4 full of water. 2. Fill the remainder of the container with shaving cream (these are your clouds) 3. Slowly drip food coloring over the clouds. As the dye builds … Continue reading Rain Fun
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