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In February, we made portraits. We reviewed the parts of our face, and practiced building silly faces by counting two eyes at the top, two eyebrows above the eyes, one nose in the middle, and one mouth at the bottom. We used markers to add hair, skin color, makeup, and a variety of creative accessories. Next, we prepared for our Fairytale themed Preschool Prom by drawing our own silly fairytale characters. Some of us chose to draw well-known characters like Tinkerbell and Ariel, while others made up their very own crazy ones, like Kenadie's Princess Puppy or Harper's Friendly Invisible Monster.
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In January, we learned how to dye fabric. We used cabbage, beans, flower petals, and turmeric to dye curtains. We learned about dye techniques from around the world while we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We tried batik resist dyeing from India, bandhani (dyeing with thread) from Indonesia, bógólafini (mud dyeing) from South Africa, and shibori indigo dyeing from Japan. At the end of the month, by popular request, we tie-dyed headbands.
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In November, we learned about shapes. We used dot dabbers and contact paper shapes to make resist art, and we studied artwork by Mondrian. In December, we learned about texture. We decorated pictures and ornaments with sand, pom poms, sticks, yarn, rocks, acorn caps. We practiced using texture words like bumpy, smooth, rough, and sticky.
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In October, we studied lines. We walked across different types of lines in the parking lot, decorate pictures of ourselves with lines, and make spooky line monsters to celebrate Halloween. We will also complete our first Artist Study this month. We learned about the life, childhood, and creative architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, and made our own buildings using floral foam, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, and skewers.
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In September, we learned about colors. We mixed red, yellow, and blue to make the missing secondary colors and fix our color wheels. Then, we learned about light and dark by we adding black and white to make shades and tints. After we knew everything about color mixing, we experimented by independently mixing together red, yellow, blue, black, and white to make our very own new color. Our new colors were capped, named, and waiting in mailboxes to be added to your craft supplies at home.
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Art Studio
At Forest Hill Nature Preschool, we believe that children learn best when they have opportunities to explore, discover, and create. When children visit the Art Studio, they are given the opportunity to work with a variety of materials and mediums in a relaxed, open-ended environment. Each child visits the Studio once a week, for about 20 minutes. Each month, children focus on one artist, one material, and one element of art. We also make one seasonal or holiday project each month. Parents, be sure to check out the Art Studio blog for in-depth descriptions of our projects, as well as photos of your child's visit.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!