Find Faces

Every morning I look at my sink and think it looks like a face.

I think, this would be a good photography warm-up activity to find (or make) faces out of common objects.

Never to Young

You are never to young to enjoy painting! Each year we make sure students get to paint with acrylic paints on canvas.

Lesson Ideas

I saw this chart in a brochure for vacation bible school curriculum. HERE is their website.

I don't particularly like store bought curriculum but this chart is a nice idea has to how to lay out the bible lesson plan for multiple teachers during the week.

Domino Puzzle

At Raising Olives, I saw THIS tutorial on how to make ornaments out of dominoes.

I had no idea you could draw on dominoes with permanent marker. I thought this would be a great opener if we taped several dominoes together to draw a puzzle on. This could also be a fun way to learn about famous artworks by copying a piece of a famous piece of work.

Mobiles

* Make the same origami animal out of different colored paper. Make into a mobile with sticks and wire to work on balance.



THIS mobile looks so beautiful. I would like to try it to see how difficult it is to get it to balance.

Clay Pictionary

* Pictionary with modeling clay or homemade play dough. Have different categories: animal (cat, dog, bunny, giraffe); places to sit (table, chair, boat); DIFFICULT (Mr. Tim, church, run)


The idea to try to sculpt a teacher to guess was inspired by this sketch by a student a few years ago.)

No-Bake Craft Clay
1 cup corn starch
1 1/4 cups cold water
2 cups baking soda
saucepan
food coloring (optional)
plate
damp cloth
tempera or acrylic paints (optional)
clear shellac, acrylic spray, or nail polish

Combine cornstarch, water, and baking soda in saucepan; stir over medium heat for about 4 minutes until mixture thickens to a moist mashed-potato consistency. (For colored clay, add a few drops of food coloring to the water before it is mixed with cornstarch and baking soda.) Remove from heat, turn onto plate, and cover with a damp cloth until cool. Knead until smooth. Shape as desired or store in an airtight container or Ziploc ba. Dry sculptures overnight, then paint with tempera or acrylic. Seal with shellac, acrylic spray, or nail polish.

This recipe is from The Toddlers Busy Book by Trish Kuffner.


This recipe is one of the best I have found- easy, cheap and looks good.