"My owl has seven eyes."
"I love this painting stuff."
"My owl is my new pet."
"How long do you think he needs to dry?"
"My owl has wings. See."
"This owl is too heavy to really fly."
This morning our little artists made their own owls! We were beyond excited to break into the paints. Each child chose a rock to decorate. We painted them and added colorful feathers and eyes. I got quite a chuckle when the children told me their owls had more than two eyes. It is their creation so who was I to say what their owl should look like. I love the risk taking and creative expression they are already freely enjoying. And they were all so proud of their own unique rock owl. Overheard today... "My owl has seven eyes." "I love this painting stuff." "My owl is my new pet." "How long do you think he needs to dry?" "My owl has wings. See." "This owl is too heavy to really fly." A very special thank you goes out to our Playdough Maker this month. The children LOVED it! Each child was given a lump of playdough. We then talked about where owls live. We used our hands to try and form our playdough into small nests. Then each was given a small glass gem ( and egg ) to place in the nest. We buried the gems in the playdough and challenged our friends to find our egg. This activity is great for developing those finger muscles. Once those hand muscles are stronger there will be more success when holding a pencil, paint brush or even scissors. Some children even took things a step further and tried to roll their own eggs and make playdough snakes. I love how they naturally extended the task at hand into something more complex and challenged each other to try. Here are a few more snapshots from our busy day. Enjoy the weekend. Up next week...Our Five Senses!
Allison
9/19/2015 11:34:30 am
What a fun day for those awesome owls. Comments are closed.
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