Beach Art

Sometimes there are issues that mean it’s best not to be at school. 
This morning there was a big event using our parking lot which meant
there would be no parking for our families so we spent the morning
at the beach.
 
We spent some time creating Beach Art. 
I started it by drawing a mermaid in the sand.
 
As the families arrived they helped finish the mermaid.
 
And dress her.

But then they began their own pieces of art.
 
A sail boat riding on the waves
 
became a pirate ship by the end of the morning.
 
A very bright sunshine.
 
A crab with really long legs,
 
Simple designs in the sand and
 
sand castles.

 
“Mermaid Dreams” by Mark Sperring was great to read after finishing
our mermaid.  She had shells and green hair just like our mermaid.
 

We were happy to leave our art behind for others to discover
as they walk the beach.
     
We’ll be visiting a different beach next Tuesday because our
school will be busy as a voting station for the election. 
           I think we'll go crabbing.

Bus Town

Many of the families have expressed that their children are interested
in going for a bus ride so the past couple of weeks we have been talking
and playing with buses.  
  
We’ve talked about different kinds of buses and surveyed the children
to see what bus they would like to ride on. 
 
Then they drew a picture of themselves and added it to the choice of buses.
 
We've read books about buses and using toys we practiced waiting for
and riding on the bus.

       
             Today we started to build Bus Town.
 
Using a variety of collage materials they built buildings and
trees to add to Bus Town.
 
    
By the end of the morning our town was taking shape.
 
With a couple of houses, a farm, a hospital, tree and a bus.

Corn Syrup Painting

    
I learned about corn syrup painting from Heather, a StrongStart
facilitator down island, when I visited during Spring Break.

By mixing clear corn syrup with a bit of paint you can create
wonderful shiny pieces of art.
 
We used this painting technique for a couple of days.  The first day
using large paint brushes and large pieces of paper cut in flower shapes.
The wonderful thing about corn syrup paint is that the colours stay
separate unless you blend them.
 
The second day we tried the opposite by using small paint
brushes and small papers,
      
plus I added pictures of wild flowers of British Columbia for
inspiration.
 
 This paint creates a beautiful glossy finish that appears to be still wet.
 
 
 
Different styles by our young artists create wonderfully unique images.
Thank you to Heather for sharing.